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Ruy H. Finch (1890-1957)

By California Volcano Observatory 1924 (approx.)
A black-and-white photo of a man in a black suit jacket, pinstriped pants, and a dapper fedora. He is standing on a Hawaiian pahoehoe lava flow and peering into a deep ground crack.
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The founder of the Lassen Volcano Observatory (1926-1935) and second Director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (1940-1951), Ruy Herbert Finch conducted research in both Hawaii and throughout the Western United States.

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Public Domain.