| Title |
Nevills oil well drilling rig, San Juan oil field, Mexican Hat, Utah. Water truck in the background. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n01_23_17 |
| Description |
Photo shows the Nevills oil well drilling rig, San Juan oil field, Mexican Hat, Utah. Water truck in the background |
| Keywords |
Mexican Hat (Utah); Deserts; Petroleum industry; San Juan oil field; Oil fields; Oil wells; Oil well drilling rigs; Oil field workers; Petroleum workers; Oil field roughnecks; Men; Cargo vehicles; Trucks; Corrugated metal |
| Subject |
Oil fields--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Oil wells--Utah--San Juan County--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 |
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| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6db8sf2 |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1327726 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6db8sf2 |
