CSAV Hawaii: 1959 Eruption of Kilauea Iki

The entire 26-minute documentary of this volcanic eruption features early high fountains, rivers of lava pouring into the lava lake, the view from Volcano House, visitors for scale, hot cinders landing on the old road, fountains by day and night, heavily damaged forest, pieces of the cone sliding off into the lake, and NPS rangers planning trails over the devastated areas. Professional photographer Fred Rackle filmed the eruption with a B&H movie camera and a tripod. Decades later, he donated a narrated SVHS copy to CSAV, with permission to distribute. Now, 50 years after the eruption, we are pleased to honor Rackle by sharing this astonishing video with the world. Visit our new Fred Rackle web page, to learn details of this photographer's life and adventures, at http://www.hilo.hawaii.edu/~csav/rackle/Rackle.php

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• CSAV
• Hawaii
• lava
• volcano
• erupt
• 1959
• Rackle
• crater

[mikeypaco]

Good footage of Kilaeu IKI Fred Rackle has always been a good photographer.

[DonnaGleeReim]

We walked across the bed in 1968. It was still scary with steam coming up the cracks.

[Rammstein45]

I wish I could have seen that.

[88porscheturbo]

Stunning! Thank you for preserving and sharing it!