| 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 Orange Cliff Canyon. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_03_10 |
| 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; Orange Cliff Canyon (Utah); 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/s6902vds |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1341739 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6902vds |
