Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
Scenes from Knechts trip to the Paricutin Volcano in Mexico in December 1944. He toured the area around the volcano by car and on horseback. There are several illustrations of the volcano erupting. Knecht, Karl Kae, 1883-1972; Fuller, Richard E. (Richard Eugene), 1897-1976 Image Access WideTEK 25 Mexico City. Uruapan 310 miles, 500 kilometers. Toluca 8,761 feet, highest city in North America. Mexico 4. 65 kilometers. Extinct volcano snow crested Nevado de Toluca. Patzcuara and Lake. Morelia. To Uruapan. Michoacan Mexico. You rent overalls. Ghost trees. Volcanic dust ash over a 100 mile area. We rode small horses. An Indian guide to each--for half an hour. our guide before changing to volcano attire. Ash. First full view, 2 miles away. All that remains of San Juan. Wall of cooled lava. Red hot lava. Valley filled with lava. When we walk up to this point to view the eruptions. We are one mile away. Night time and it is a grand spectacle. The cone now 2000 feet or higher throws 2700 ton of lava and rocks every minute. Venus was unusually bright. Karl Kae Knecht at Paricutin volcano 12-22-44. Thar she blows again. I saw it start February 20, 1943. Then you ride down. Id like to go back up with you. Richard E. Fuller U.S. Geologist. U.S. Geology Department. It started so--. |
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| Origin: | 2014 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2573 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
| Subjects: |
Vacation Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States Volcanoes |
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