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Construction view of the Nevills Mexican Hat Lodge beside the San Juan River, opened in 1933. Left to right: William E. Nevills, Thom Mayes, Norman D. Nevills, (?), and Doris Drown Nevills.

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Title Construction view of the Nevills Mexican Hat Lodge beside the San Juan River, opened in 1933. Left to right: William E. Nevills, Thom Mayes, Norman D. Nevills, (?), and Doris Drown Nevills.
Photo Number P0341n01_21_10
Description Photo shows the Nevills Mexican Hat Lodge under construction before opening in 1933
Date 1932; 1933
Textual Date ca. 1932-1933
Keywords Nevills, William Eugene, d. 1941; Mayes, Thom; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Nevills, Doris Drown, 1914-1949; Men; Women; Lodges (public accommodations); Mexican Hat Lodge (Utah); Mexican Hat (Utah); Stone buildings; Building construction; Masonry; Trucks; Flatbed trucks; Cargo vehicles; General Motors trucks
Subject Mexican Hat Lodge (Utah)--Photographs; Hotels--Utah--Mexican Hat--Photographs; Tourist camps, hostels, etc.--Utah--Mexican Hat--Photographs; Stone buildings--Construction--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Mexican Hat (Utah); San Juan County (Utah)
Latitude 37.15
Longitude -109.85
Additional Information William Nevills came to Mexican Hat in the 1920s to work in the San Juan oil field. His son Norman joined him in 1928. The oil boom didn't last and the family turned to other work to make a living. They turned their former oil camp into a tourist inn, and it eventually became the headquarters for Norm's river-running operation, Nevill Expeditions
Collection Number and Name P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection
Collection Name Norman D. and Doris Nevills
Finding Aid http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2508
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
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6c54bdp
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1327433
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c54bdp
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