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Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Steamer Powell inscription, Cataract Canyon.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Steamer Powell inscription, Cataract Canyon.
Photo Number P0341n02_06_20
Description Photo shows an inscription at the top of Cataract Canyon, left by crew of the steamer "Powell" during one of its 1893 runs along the Colorado River. Photographed by the Nevills Expedition on June 23, 1938
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Green River (Utah); Rivers; Inscriptions; River registers; Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902; Cataract Canyon (Wayne County-San Juan County, Utah); Cataract Canyon Wilderness (Utah)
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Inscriptions--Photographs
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. They reached the top of Cataract Canyon on June 23 and reached the bottom on July 2
Spatial Coverage Cataract Canyon (Wayne County-San Juan County, Utah); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Latitude 38.1775
Longitude -109.90278
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 1938-06-23
Textual Date June 23, 1938
Donated By/Purchased From Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988.
Rights
Type Image
Finding Aid http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/
ARK ark:/87278/s69k52v3
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1341819
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69k52v3
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