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Norman D. Nevills' September 29-October 2, 1938 expedition for Philip W. Tompkins on the Colorado River from Moab down to near the mouth of the Green River. View of Colorado River and canyon.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' September 29-October 2, 1938 expedition for Philip W. Tompkins on the Colorado River from Moab down to near the mouth of the Green River. View of Colorado River and canyon.
Photo Number P0341n02_03_03
Description Photo shows a view of the Colorado River in the canyon between Moab and the confluence with the Green River, taken on a Norm Nevills expedition for Philip W. Tompkins, September 29-October 2, 1938. Much of this canyon is now part of Canyonlands National Park. Precise location unidentified
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Rivers; Canyons; Fluvial landforms
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Motorboats--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Canyonlands National Park (Utah)--Photographs
Additional Information Huntington Digital Library: "Nevills had chartered the outfit for P. W. Tompkins with the plan to run to the mouth of the Green River where they hoped to meet the Holmstrom-Burg party. Nevills hoped for a share in the publicity. Tompkins considered the outfit so unseaworthy, he ordered them to turn back before reaching The Junction. [see original page for Times-Independent 1938, Sep. 29, short feature on Tompkins' trip]" Letter of Tomkins, 1952, Aug. 25: "We went down the river from Moab to near the mouth of the Green (1938, Sep. 29-Oct. 02) in tandum [sic] boats lashed together, the rear one rigged with an old Ford motor belonging to two boys hauling for an oil drilling outfit. In addition, Norman had a light two-man rowboat trailing behind, truly a strange looking outfit."
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Canyonlands National Park (Utah)
Latitude 38.304167
Longitude -109.761667
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
Date 1938-09-29; 1938-09-30; 1938-10-01; 1938-10-02
Textual Date September 29-October 2, 1938
Creator Tompkins, Philip W., 1873-1972
Donated By/Purchased From Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988.
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Type Image
Finding Aid http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/
ARK ark:/87278/s6xs6m10
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1341728
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs6m10
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