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

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Pulling the "Botany" out of the water.
Photo Number P0341n02_07_14
Description Photo shows members of the 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition led by Norm Nevills pulling the cataract boat "Botany" out of the river near a rapid. Location unidentified, but probably along the Colorado River
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Portages; Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Cataract boats; Oars; Men; Boatmen; Pith helmets; Equipment; Protective and life-saving equipment; Life preservers; Personal flotation Device; PFD; Rivers; Rapids; Talus (Geology); Pith helmets
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938.
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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 1938-06; 1938-07
Textual Date June-July 1938
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/s63b6qq8
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1341861
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63b6qq8
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