In this interview, conducted by Linda S. Dodds and Patricia Keith on June 17, 1980, Kathleen A. Johnson (born 1950) and David W. Harvey (born 1947) discuss their home on the Toutle River, which was destroyed in the 1980 eruption. They describe the neighborhood, talk about their neighbors, and discuss the state of the area after the eruption. They share their reaction to the early predictions that Mount St. Helens would erupt. They look at photographs of their house and discuss them. Harvey talks about the eruption from his perspective as an archaeologist. They close the interview by discussing the work being done to clean up the ash and debris from the eruption, and by talking about how their experience of losing their home and possessions affected them.