| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. The group climb a rope ladder to the Rust Tramway Cable Car, a hand-powered wooden box cable car, at Bright Angel to cross the Colorado River. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_06_10 |
| Description |
Photo shows members of the 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition led by Norm Nevills boarding the aerial cable car to cross the Colorado River at Bright Angel before hiking up to the South Rim |
| Date |
1938-07-19 |
| Textual Date |
July 19, 1938 |
| Keywords |
Colorado River (Utah); Rivers; Boatmen; Pith helmets; Rope ladders; Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Hand-powered cable cars; Cable cars; Aerial tramways; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980; Gibson, (Wilbur) Bill, d. 1963; Jotter, (Mary) Lois, 1914-; Botanists; Scientists; Biologists; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Scouts and guides; River guides; Boatmen; Men; Pith helmets; Boulders; Mountains; Bright Angel Trail (Arizona); Trails and paths |
| Subject |
Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Aerial tramways--Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Phantom Ranch (Coconino County, Ariz.) |
| Latitude |
36.098611 |
| Longitude |
-112.095278 |
| Additional Information |
The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. They arrived at Bright Angel on July 18 and most of them went up the Bright Angel Trail to South Rim on the 19th |
| 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/s63499x2 |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1341797 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63499x2 |
