| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' September 29-October 2, 1938 expedition for Philip W. Tompkins on the Colorado River from Moab down to near the mouth of the Green River. View of Colorado River and canyon. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_03_03 |
| Description |
Photo shows a view of the Colorado River in the canyon between Moab and the confluence with the Green River, taken on a Norm Nevills expedition for Philip W. Tompkins, September 29-October 2, 1938. Much of this canyon is now part of Canyonlands National Park. Precise location unidentified |
| Creator |
Tompkins, Philip W., 1873-1972 |
| Date |
1938-09-29; 1938-09-30; 1938-10-01; 1938-10-02 |
| Textual Date |
September 29-October 2, 1938 |
| Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Rivers; Canyons; Fluvial landforms |
| Subject |
Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Motorboats--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Canyonlands National Park (Utah)--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Canyonlands National Park (Utah) |
| Latitude |
38.304167 |
| Longitude |
-109.761667 |
| Additional Information |
Huntington Digital Library: "Nevills had chartered the outfit for P. W. Tompkins with the plan to run to the mouth of the Green River where they hoped to meet the Holmstrom-Burg party. Nevills hoped for a share in the publicity. Tompkins considered the outfit so unseaworthy, he ordered them to turn back before reaching The Junction. [see original page for Times-Independent 1938, Sep. 29, short feature on Tompkins' trip]" Letter of Tomkins, 1952, Aug. 25: "We went down the river from Moab to near the mouth of the Green (1938, Sep. 29-Oct. 02) in tandum [sic] boats lashed together, the rear one rigged with an old Ford motor belonging to two boys hauling for an oil drilling outfit. In addition, Norman had a light two-man rowboat trailing behind, truly a strange looking outfit." |
| 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/s6xs6m10 |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1341728 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs6m10 |
