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Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. The WEN on the Colorado River, left to right, Norm Nevills, Elzada Clover and Emery Kolb in the river.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. The WEN on the Colorado River, left to right, Norm Nevills, Elzada Clover and Emery Kolb in the river.
Photo Number P0341n02_06_06
Description Photo shows the cataract boat "WEN" on the Colorado River, with (left to right) Norm Nevills, Elzada Clover and Emery Kolb. Location unidentified but in the Grand Canyon between Bright Angel and Lake Mead
Date 1938-07-22; 1938-07-23; 1938-07-24; 1938-07-25; 1938-07-26; 1938-07-27; 1938-07-28; 1938-07-29; 1938-07-30; 1938-07-31; 1938-08-01
Textual Date July 22-July 30, 1938
Keywords Green River (Utah); Rivers; Scouts and guides; River guides; Men; Boatmen; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980; Botanists; Scientists; Biologists; Women; Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Cataract boats; Oars; Equipment; Protective and life-saving equipment; Life preservers; Personal flotation Device; PFD; Pith helmets; Kolb, Emery Clifford, 1881-1976; Photographers; Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980--Photographs; Kolb, Emery Clifford, 1881-1976--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Latitude 31.9
Longitude -114.950833
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. Emery Kolb joined the expedition at Bright Angel for the remainder of the voyage to Lake Mead
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.
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6vd7q0r
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1341789
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vd7q0r