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Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Nevills party pulled to shore in lower Grand Canyon with the boats "WEN," "Botany" and "Mexican Hat." Clockwise, Lois Jotter (standing), Bill Gibson (standing), Del Reed, Elzada Clover, Norm Nevills, and Lorin Bell.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Nevills party pulled to shore in lower Grand Canyon with the boats "WEN," "Botany" and "Mexican Hat." Clockwise, Lois Jotter (standing), Bill Gibson (standing), Del Reed, Elzada Clover, Norm Nevills, and Lorin Bell.
Photo Number P0341n02_13_08
Description Photo shows the 1938 Nevills Expedition along the side of the Colorado River in the lower Grand Canyon
Creator Emery C. Kolb
Date 1938-07-13; 1938-07-14; 1938-07-15; 1938-07-16; 1938-07-17; 1938-07-18; 1938-07-19; 1938-07-20; 1938-07-21; 1938-07-22; 1938-07-23; 1938-07-24; 1938-07-25; 1938-07-26; 1938-07-27; 1938-07-28; 1938-07-29; 1938-07-30; 1938-07-31; 1938-08-01
Textual Date July 13-August 1, 1938
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Cataract boats; Oars; Fluvial landforms; Canyons; Rivers; Men; Women; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Scouts and guides; River guides; Boatmen; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980; Botanists; Scientists; Biologists; Bell, Lorin, 1914-1974; Jotter, (Mary) Lois, 1914-; Gibson, (Wilbur) Bill, d. 1963; Pith helmets; Equipment; Protective and life-saving equipment; Life preservers; Personal flotation Device; PFD; Beaches; Shores (landforms); Boulders; Grand Canyon (Arizona); Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Mohave County (Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Latitude 36.053284
Longitude -112.139549
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.
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s69c7p01
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342372
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69c7p01
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