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William E. Nevills working on the garage, November 1925.

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Title William E. Nevills working on the garage, November 1925.
Photo Number P0341n01_24_05
Description Photo shows William E. Nevills working on his garage near Mexican Hat, Utah, November 1925
Date 1925-11
Textual Date November 1925
Keywords Nevills, William Eugene, d. 1941; San Juan oil field; Mexican Hat (Utah); Deserts; Petroleum industry; Oil fields; Oil field workers; Petroleum workers; Oil field roughnecks; Men; Garages; Wooden-frame buildings; Automobiles
Subject Oil fields--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Oil wells--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Nevills, William Eugene, d. 1941--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Mexican Hat (Utah); San Juan County (Utah)
Latitude 37.15
Longitude -109.85
Additional Information William Nevills came to Mexican Hat in the 1920s to work in the San Juan oil field. His son Norman joined him in 1928. The oil boom didn't last and the family turned to other work to make a living. They turned their former oil camp into a tourist inn, and it eventually became the headquarters for Norm's river-running operation, Nevill Expeditions
Collection Number and Name P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection
Collection Name Norman D. and Doris Nevills
Finding Aid http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2508
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/s6640f8q
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1327748
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6640f8q
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