U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library

New Madrid Earthquake 1904

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1. fml00064.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. River-swamp type of sunk lands formed by earthquake. Varney River, Missouri. 1904. Plate 5-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L.  64
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2. fml00065.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Water weeds of shallower lakes of the sunk lands, Varney River. Missouri. 1904. Plate 5-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L.  65
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3. fml00068.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Young growth along edges of sunk lands, Varney River. Missouri. 1904. Plate 6-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L.  68
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4. fml00069.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Channel of Varney River. Missouri. 1904. Plate 6-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L.  69
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5. fml00131.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Cypress trunks killed by submergence resulting from the earthquake. Lake St. Francis, Arkansas. 1904. Plate 4-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L. 131
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6. fml00137.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Sand blows of the New Madrid earthquake at Blytheville, Missouri. Coalescent or linear blows obstructing drainage in the Arkansas district. 1904. ID. Fuller, M.L. 137
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7. fml00140.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Sand blow (sand volcano) of craterlet type in an area of disturbance at Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri. 1904. Published as plate 9-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L. 140
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8. fml00149.gif Sand blow (Sand Volcano) of craterlet type in area of disturbance, Caruthersville. New Madrid earthquake. Pemiscot County, Missouri. 1904. ID. Fuller, M.L. 149
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9. fml00154.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Elevated cypress near south end of Reelfoot Lake. Lake County, Tennessee. 1904. Plate 7-B in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L. 154
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10. fml00336.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Earthquake fissure filled with intruded sand in Mississippi County, Missouri, formed at the time of the New Madrid earthquake. 1904. ID. Fuller, M.L. 336
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11. fml00353.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Landslide trench and ridge in the Chickasaw Bluffs east of Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, resulting from the New Madrid earthquake. ID. Fuller, M.L. 353
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12. fml00355.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Landslide scarps in the Chickasaw Bluffs east of Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, resulting from the New Madrid earthquake. 1904. ID. Fuller, M.L. 355
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13. fml00356.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Trees tilted by the New Madrid earthquake at the Chickasaw Bluffs on the east side of Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Note twist of trees into an upright position. ID. Fuller, M.L. 356
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14. fml00361.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Stumps of trees killed by deposits of sand. Lake County, Tennessee. Plate 10-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L. 361
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15. fml00362.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. Trees with double sets of roots. Elevated trees left by scooping out of sand by overflowing Mississippi waters at the south end of Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. The surface is now about at its original level, and the original tree trunk can be seen continuing down to the level of the ground. Later, the tree was buried by sand to a depth of 5 feet and new roots formed. Still later, the sand was removed. 1904. ID. Fuller, M.L. 362
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16. fml00375.gif New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-12. One side of fault trench or "fissure" near banks of St. Francis River, Clay County, Arkansas. 1904. Plate 2-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 494. 1912. ID. Fuller, M.L. 375
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