Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Two boatmen walking along the canyon wall above the river.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Two boatmen walking along the canyon wall above the river.
Photo Number P0341n02_09_21
Description Photo shows two member of the 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition led by Norm Nevills, walking along the canyon wall above the river, progbably scouting a rapid. Location unidentified, but perhaps in the Grand Canyon
Date 1938-06-20; 1938-08-01
Textual Date June 20-August 1, 1938
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Boatmen; Men; Canyons; Rivers; Pith helmets; Equipment; Protective and life-saving equipment; Life preservers; Personal flotation Device; PFD; Fluvial landforms
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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/s6n01z3q
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342258
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n01z3q
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