| Title |
Oil drilling rig, San Juan oil field. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n01_26_03 |
| Description |
Photo shows an oil drilling rig at the Nevills camp near Mexican Hat, San Juan County, Utah |
| Keywords |
Deserts; Petroleum industry; San Juan oil field; Oil fields; Oil wells; Oil well drilling rigs |
| Subject |
Oil fields--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs; Oil wells--Utah--San Juan County--Photographs |
| 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 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mexican Hat (Utah); San Juan County (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Norman D. and Doris Nevills |
| 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 |
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| Type |
Image |
| Finding Aid |
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2508 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zc8tfs |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1327831 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zc8tfs |
