Norman D. Nevills and unidentified man filling water truck, San Juan oil field.

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Title Norman D. Nevills and unidentified man filling water truck, San Juan oil field.
Photo Number P0341n01_23_18
Description Photo shows Norman D. Nevills and unidentified man filling water truck, San Juan oil field, Mexican Hat, Utah
Keywords Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Mexican Hat (Utah); Deserts; Petroleum industry; San Juan oil field; Oil fields; Cargo vehicles; Trucks; Tanks; Troughs; Oil field workers; Petroleum workers; Oil field roughnecks; Men
Subject Oil fields--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Water-supply--Utah--Mexican Hat--Photographs; Trucks--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.
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s60v94bp
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1327729
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60v94bp
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