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Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Grand Canyon South Rim, left to right, Edith Lehnert, Elzada Clover (front seated) and Norm Nevills, Blanche Kolb (Emery's wife), Lorin Bell, Lois Jotter, Bill Gibson (behind Lois), and Emery Kolb, south of Kolb Studio on steps leading to parking area. Left background is display of Ellsworth Kolb's boat "Defiance."

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Grand Canyon South Rim, left to right, Edith Lehnert, Elzada Clover (front seated) and Norm Nevills, Blanche Kolb (Emery's wife), Lorin Bell, Lois Jotter, Bill Gibson (behind Lois), and Emery Kolb, south of Kolb Studio on steps leading to parking area. Left background is display of Ellsworth Kolb's boat "Defiance."
Photo Number P0341n02_15_03
Description Photo shows the members of the 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition led by Norm Nevills, along with Emery Kolb, his wife Blanche, and daughter Edith.
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Kolb, Blanche Bender; Bell, Lorin, 1914-1974; Jotter, (Mary) Lois, 1914-; Gibson, (Wilbur) Bill, d. 1963; Kolb, Emery Clifford, 1881-1976; Lehnert, Edith Kolb; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980; Botanists; Scientists; Biologists; Women; Photographers; Scouts and guides; River guides; Boatmen; Men; Grand Canyon (Arizona); Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona); Grand Canyon Village Historic District (Coconino County, Arizona); Grand Canyon Village (Coconino County, Arizona); National Register of Historic Places listing; Watercraft; Boats
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Photographs; Kolb, Emery Clifford, 1881-1976--Photographs
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. Kolb, who had a photography studio at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, joined the expedition for the remainder of the voyage
Spatial Coverage Grand Canyon Village (Ariz.); South Rim (Ariz.); Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Coconino County (Ariz.)
Latitude 36.05641
Longitude -112.11645
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 1938-07-21
Textual Date July 21, 1938
Creator Kolb Bros. Photo (Emery C. and Ellsworth L. Kolb)
Donated By/Purchased From Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988.
Rights
Type Image
Finding Aid http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/
ARK ark:/87278/s6rj595q
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342459
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj595q
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