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John A. Allis, San Juan oil field, Mexican Hat, Utah, June 6, 1930.

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Title John A. Allis, San Juan oil field, Mexican Hat, Utah, June 6, 1930.
Photo Number P0341n01_22_15
Description Photo shows John A. Allis, San Juan oil field, Mexican Hat, Utah, June 6, 1930. Front of photograph: "John Packs Up-And How!"
Date 1930-06-06
Textual Date June 6, 1930
Keywords Mexican Hat (Utah); Deserts; Petroleum industry; San Juan oil field; Oil fields; Camps (temporary settlements); Allis, John A.; Oil field workers; Petroleum workers; Oil field roughnecks; Men; Donkeys; Burros; Pack animals
Subject Oil fields--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Oil wells--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Allis, John A.--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/s6kw66jp
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1327469
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kw66jp
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