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Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Norm Nevills in his pajama bottoms, his only dry garments after a rain storm, Cataract Canyon.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Norm Nevills in his pajama bottoms, his only dry garments after a rain storm, Cataract Canyon.
Photo Number P0341n02_11_11
Description Photo shows Norm Nevills in his only dry clothes after a rainy night in Cataract Canyon, Utah. This is described in William Cook's book about the expedition, "The Wen, the Botany, and the Mexican Hat"; it was the morning of June 29, at a camp around Mile 201 below Big Drop Rapids
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Scouts and guides; River guides; Men; Boatmen; Walking sticks; Cataract Canyon (San Juan County, Utah); Canyons; Fluvial landforms; Pajamas
Subject Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. They reached the top of Cataract Canyon on June 23 and reached the bottom on July 2
Spatial Coverage Cataract Canyon (Wayne County-San Juan County, Utah); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Latitude 36.06111
Longitude -110.0424
Collection Number and Name P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection
Collection Name Norman D. and Doris Nevills
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Date 1938-06-29
Textual Date June 29, 1938
Donated By/Purchased From Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988.
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Type Image
Finding Aid http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/
ARK ark:/87278/s6z9040z
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342315
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z9040z
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