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Volcano House, 1870 - National Parks Gallery

Volcano House, 1870 - National Parks Gallery

The 1866 Volcano House, circa 1870

Concrete Marker to the Completion of Peter Lee's Road

Concrete Marker to the Completion of Peter Lee's Road

Crater Rim Historic District. This concrete marker, inscribed "AUG 1887", may be a monument to the completion of Peter Lee's road. The 3-foot-high marker is located by the Crater Rim Drive across from the origi... More

Volcano House, 1889 - National Parks Gallery

Volcano House, 1889 - National Parks Gallery

The 1877 Volcano House, circa 1889. The men on the porch may be proprietor George Jones and William Lenz or Julius Richardsn

Volcano House 1888-1890, With Caldera Beyond

Volcano House 1888-1890, With Caldera Beyond

The 1877 Volcano House from behind as it appeared circa 1888-1890, with Kaluapele (Kīlauea Caldera) in the background

Volcano House, 1888-1890 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Volcano House, 1888-1890 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A busy scene in front of the 1877 Volcano House, likely taken between 1888 and 1890

Volcano House, 1892-1895 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Volcano House, 1892-1895 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The front of Volcano House, likely between 1892 and 1895, complete with the bedded-out garden scheme typical of the era

Volcano House (small),  Panoramic Photograph

Volcano House (small), Panoramic Photograph

H19704 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Melvin Vaniman; July 3, 1902; DLC/PP-1902:41747. Copyright claimant's address: S.F.

Hawaii - Postcard, 1907 - National Parks Gallery

Hawaii - Postcard, 1907 - National Parks Gallery

Postcard of he Volcano House from 1907 Public domain scan of the vintage Hawaii postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Congressional Party, 1909 - National Parks Gallery

Congressional Party, 1909 - National Parks Gallery

A congressional delegation gathered in Volcano House in 1909, prior to the designation of Hawaii National Park. Those present include Senator Dillingham from Vermont, Lorrin Thurston, and others

Whitney Seismograph Vault - National Parks Gallery

Whitney Seismograph Vault - National Parks Gallery

Crater Rim Historic District. The Whitney seismograph vault, adjacent to the Volcano House, is an underground room of reinforced concrete walls, concrete floors, and concrete slab roof. The only indications of ... More

A view of the Kilauea Crater - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A view of the Kilauea Crater - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Crater Rim Historic District. Views of the crater from behind the Volcano House are framed by ferns and low vegetation. This view of the crater rim is the first that many visitors get of Kilauea. The view is ob... More

View from the Kilauea Iki Overlook

View from the Kilauea Iki Overlook

Crater Rim Historic District. The view from the Kilauea Iki overlook is characteristic of views around the crater that are framed by vegetation. This was one of the sites that the original Crater Road showcased... More

Vegetation around the Volcano House

Vegetation around the Volcano House

Crater Rim Historic District. Vegetation is a major character-defining feature throughout the district. Early park planners put great thought into the role of vegetation in the park landscape, and Master Plans ... More

Natural and Designed Vegetation at the Volcano House

Natural and Designed Vegetation at the Volcano House

Crater Rim Historic District. The district contains a combination of naturally-occurring and planted vegetation, sometimes in the same space like in this example from the landscape around the Volcano House. Des... More

Volcano House, Approximately 1920

Volcano House, Approximately 1920

The 1891 Volcano House, seen here from around 1920

Hawaii - Postcard, 1923 - National Parks Gallery

Hawaii - Postcard, 1923 - National Parks Gallery

A postcard for Volcano House, circa 1923 Public domain scan of the vintage Hawaii postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Explosion From Volcano House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Explosion From Volcano House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Steam explosion in Halemauʻmaʻu on May 22nd, 1924 as seen from Volcano House by photographer Tai Sing Loo

1924 Explosion As Seen From Volcano House

1924 Explosion As Seen From Volcano House

One of the steam-driven explosions in 1924, as seen from the porch of Volcano House

Topography near the Volcano House Site

Topography near the Volcano House Site

Crater Rim Historic District. Due to the undulating volcanic landscape around the crater, the Crater Rim Drive was constructed with alternating cut and fill. In this area of the road, the terrace that held the ... More

Hawaii - 1940 FIre - National Parks Gallery

Hawaii - 1940 FIre - National Parks Gallery

The Volcano House burned down on February 6, 1940 and was rebuilt closer to the caldera edge the following year

Volcano House - Hawaii free images

Volcano House - Hawaii free images

Crater Rim Historic District. A contemporary look at the Volcano House. The split-level, wood frame structure has a low-sloped roof with unenclosed eves. A battered, exterior lava stone chimney greets visitors ... More

Volcano House in the Steam - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Volcano House in the Steam - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

View of the Volcano House from the Steaming Bluff Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Behind the Volcano House by the old Whitney Vault

Behind the Volcano House by the old Whitney Vault

Eric explains the history of the Whitney Vault.

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park—Labeled

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park—Labeled

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has a large caldera on its summit. Smaller collapse craters are found on the floor and flanks of the caldera, including Halemaumau and Kilauea Iki. The Volcano ... More

Kilauea Volcano Caldera—Labeled

Kilauea Volcano Caldera—Labeled

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has a large caldera on its summit. Smaller collapse craters are found on the floor and flanks of the caldera, including Halemaumau and Kilauea Iki. The Volcano ... More

December 21 - Hawaii free images

December 21 - Hawaii free images

The summit eruption on its first full day, as viewed from behind Volcano House

Kilauea Volcano caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Kilauea Volcano caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has a large caldera on its summit. Smaller collapse craters are found on the floor and flanks of the caldera, including Halemaumau and Kilauea Iki. The Volcano ... More

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce group of people at the Volcano House near Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, 1907 (CHS-390)

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce group of people at the Volcano House n...

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce group of people at the Volcano House near Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, 1907 Photograph of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce group of people at the Volcano House near Kilauea Volca... More

Crater Kilauea, as seen from the Volcano House, photograph by H. L. Chase, Mission Houses Museum Archives
View of Mouna Kea from B. Pitman's lookout, Hilo, Sandwich Islands, 1855, watercolour by James Gay Sawkins

View of Mouna Kea from B. Pitman's lookout, Hilo, Sandwich Islands, 18...

View of Mouna [i.e. Mauna] Kea from B. Pitman's lookout, Hilo, Sandwich Islands [picture] / [James Gay Sawkins].

Volcano House Kileuea 1912

Volcano House Kileuea 1912

Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii, about 1912

Hilo Bay from Waiakea, Mauna Loa in distance, sketches from the Volcano House visitors book, 1881, by Joseph Nawahi

Hilo Bay from Waiakea, Mauna Loa in distance, sketches from the Volcan...

Hilo Bay from Waiakea, Mauna Loa in distance. The sketch is by Joseph Nawahi found in Volcano House Guest Register 1873 to 1885. It shows the 1881 lava flow from Mauna Loa approaching Hilo on February 21. Imag... More

Sketches from the Volcano House visitors book, 1881, by Joseph Nawahi

Sketches from the Volcano House visitors book, 1881, by Joseph Nawahi

Sketches from the Volcano House visitors book, 1881, pen and ink. The sketch is by Joseph Nawahi found in Volcano House Guest Register 1873 to 1885.

Volcano House 1904 - A black and white photo of a large building

Volcano House 1904 - A black and white photo of a large building

Volcano House, c. 1904, perched at the edge of Kilauea Crater.

Demosthenes Lycurgus (1908)

Demosthenes Lycurgus (1908)

Demosthenes Lycurgus in the Volcano House hotel, circa 1908, on the Island of Hawaii. Note the shrine to the deposed Queen Lili'uokalani, and the notation "Volcano House manager's room"

[Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii],  Panoramic Photograph

[Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii], Panoramic Photograph

J167315 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R. Bonine; March 20, 1912; DLC/PP-1912:44452. Stamped on verso: "Published by Robert K. Bonine, Honolulu, H.I." Stamped on verso: "Notice, this photograph is cop... More

[Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii],  Panoramic Photograph

[Volcano House, Kilauea, Hawaii], Panoramic Photograph

J167315 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; R. Bonine; March 20, 1912; DLC/PP-1912:44452. Stamped on verso: "Published by Robert K. Bonine, Honolulu, H.I." Stamped on verso: "Notice, this photograph is cop... More

Volcano House (large),  Panoramic Photograph

Volcano House (large), Panoramic Photograph

H19703 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Melvin Vaniman; July 3, 1902; DLC/PP-1902:41747.

Volcano House (large),  Panoramic Photograph

Volcano House (large), Panoramic Photograph

H19703 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Melvin Vaniman; July 3, 1902; DLC/PP-1902:41747.