Rouge Canyon - Washing down gravel bank at placer outfit. Easy rapids.

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Title Rouge Canyon - Washing down gravel bank at placer outfit. Easy rapids.
Photo Number P1049n1_06_07
Description Photo of a mining operaton near Yarmony Rapid along the Colorado River in Rouge Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado. Taken during Harold H. Leich's river voyage down the Colorado River in 1933
Creator Leich, Harold H.
Date 1933
Textual Date 1933
Keywords Colorado; Rivers and Lakes; Colorado River; Boats and boating
Subject Placer mining--Colorado--Colorado--Eagle County--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Kayaking--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Rivers--Recreational use--Colorado--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Rouge Canyon (Colo.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Eagle County (Colo.); Colorado
Additional Information Photos taken during Harold Herbert Leich's attempt to run the Colorado from its source in the Rockies to the sea in 1933. His boat sank in Cataract Canyon, and it took him several days to walk out to civilization. For further information, see Manuscripts ACCN 1973
Collection Number and Name P1049 Harold Herbert Leich Photograph Collection
Collection Name Harold Herbert Leich
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From The collection was donated by Jeffrey R. Leich and Harold M. Leich in September 2002.
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6f19mkc
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 961498
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f19mkc
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