Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Bill Gibson setting up to film the river.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Bill Gibson setting up to film the river.
Photo Number P0341n02_09_13
Description Photo shows Bill Gibson with movie camera, setting up to film the river during Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Location unidentified, but probably along the Colorado River, perhaps in Cataract Canyon
Date 1938-06-20; 1938-08-01
Textual Date June 20-August 1, 1938
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Gibson, Bill (Wilbur), d. 1963; Photographers; Filming; Filmmaking; Tripods (camera accessories); Motion picture cameras; Men; Pith helmets; Boulders; Rivers; Rapids; Canyons; Equipment; Protective and life-saving equipment; Life preservers; Personal flotation Device; PFD; Fluvial landforms; Cataract Canyon
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Gibson, Bill (Wilbur), d. 1963--Photographs; Motion picture cameras--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Utah
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938.
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.
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6mw37rz
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342244
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mw37rz
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