Sources of the Colorado River - Mt. Richthofen.

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Title Sources of the Colorado River - Mt. Richthofen.
Photo Number P1049n1_01_07
Description Photo of a stream in the Never Summer Range, one of the sources of the Colorado River visited by Harold H. Leich in 1933. Mount Richthofen in background
Creator Leich, Harold H.
Date 1933
Textual Date 1933
Keywords Colorado; Rivers and Lakes; Colorado River
Subject Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--Photographs; Mountains--Colorado--Grand County--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Richtofen, Mount (Colo.); Rocky Mountain National Park(Colo.); Grand County (Colo.); Colorado
Additional Information Photos taken during Harold Herbert Leich's attempt to run the Colorado from its source in the Rockies to the sea in 1933. His boat sank in Cataract Canyon, and it took him several days to walk out to civilization. For further information, see Manuscripts ACCN 1973
Collection Number and Name P1049 Harold Herbert Leich Photograph Collection
Collection Name Harold Herbert Leich
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From The collection was donated by Jeffrey R. Leich and Harold M. Leich in September 2002.
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6r21p88
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 961186
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r21p88
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