Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Nevills party pulled to shore in lower Grand Canyon with the boats "WEN," "Botany" and "Mexican Hat." |
Photo Number |
P0341n02_13_17 |
Description |
Photo shows the Nevills Expedition boats on the side of the Colorado River in the lower Grand Canyon |
Creator |
Emery C. Kolb |
Date |
1938-06-20; 1938-08-01 |
Textual Date |
June 20-August 1, 1938 |
Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Cataract boats; Oars; Fluvial landforms; Canyons; Rivers; Men; Women; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Scouts and guides; River guides; Boatmen; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980; Botanists; Scientists; Biologists; Gibson, (Wilbur) Bill, d. 1963; Jotter, (Mary) Lois, 1914-; Harris, (LaPhene) Don, 1911-2004; Atkinson, W. Eugene; Zoologists; Pith helmets; Equipment; Protective and life-saving equipment; Life preservers; Personal flotation Device; PFD; Beaches; Shores (landforms); Boulders |
Subject |
Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs |
Spatial Coverage |
Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Mohave County (Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
Latitude |
36.053284 |
Longitude |
-112.139549 |
Additional Information |
The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. |
Collection Number and Name |
P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection |
Collection Name |
Norman D. and Doris Nevills |
Finding Aid |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/ |
Relation is Part of |
Utah River Running Archives |
Donated By/Purchased From |
Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988. |
Rights |
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Type |
Image |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6k658nk |
Setname |
uum_map_rr |
ID |
1342399 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k658nk |