| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1940 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Painting the road sign at Camp Necessity. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_18_03 |
| Description |
Photo shows Norm Nevills adding an inscription to a canyon wall during the Green and Colorado Rivers expedition of July-August 1940. Notice his inscription from a previous expedition in June 1940 |
| Date |
1940-07; 1940-08 |
| Textual Date |
July 11-August 22, 1940 |
| Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Boatmen; Scouts and guides; River guides; Men; San Juan River (Colorado-Utah); Rivers; Fluvial landforms; Camp Necessity (San Juan River, Utah); Campsites; Inscriptions; River registers |
| Subject |
Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Inscriptions--Photographs; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
San Juan River (Colo.-Utah) |
| Latitude |
37.179722 |
| Longitude |
-110.900833 |
| Additional Information |
The expedition started at the Green River, Utah, on July 11, 1940 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 22, 1940. Members of the expedition were Norm Nevills, Doris Nevills, Del Reed, Mildred Baker, Ann Rosner, John Southworth, Dr. Hugh Cutler, Charles Larabee, and Barry Goldwater in 3 boats, "Mexican Hat II," "WEN" and "Joan" each 16 feet long by 3 feet wide. |
| 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/s60c5md1 |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1342583 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60c5md1 |
