Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Pulling the "Botany" out of the river.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Pulling the "Botany" out of the river.
Photo Number P0341n02_07_16
Description Photo shows the "Botany," one of the three "cataract boats" used in the 1938 Nevills Expeditions, being pulled out of the river (probably the Colorado). Location unidentified
Date 1938-06; 1938-07; 1938-08
Textual Date June 20-August 1, 1938
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Rivers; Talus (Geology); Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Cataract boats; Boatmen; Boulders
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938.
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
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6zk677c
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1341865
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zk677c
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