| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Lake Mead at Boulder Dam. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_05_14 |
| Description |
Photo shows a view of Boulder Dam (later renamed Hoover Dam). The Nevills Expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers ended its voyage near here on August 1, 1938 |
| Date |
1938-08-01 |
| Textual Date |
August 1, 1938 |
| Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Lake Mead (Arizona and Nevada); Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Reservoirs (water distribution structures); Boulder Dam (Arizona and Nevada); Hoover Dam (Arizona and Nevada); Hydraulic structures; Hydraulic facilities; Dams; Arch-gravity dams; Concrete dams; Black Canyon (Arizona and Nevada) |
| Subject |
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--Photographs; Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.)--Photographs; Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.) |
| Latitude |
36.0159558 |
| Longitude |
-114.7375177 |
| Additional Information |
The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. |
| 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/s6n30nh1 |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1343121 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n30nh1 |
