Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Norman D. Nevills and Gene Atkinson sitting on cataract boats.

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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Norman D. Nevills and Gene Atkinson sitting on cataract boats.
Photo Number P0341n02_12_08
Description Photo shows Norman D. Nevills (left) and Gene Atkinson sitting on cataract boats on side of the river, during the 1938 expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers. Location unidentified but probably along the Colorado River
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Scouts and guides; River guides; Men; Boatmen; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Atkinson, W. Eugene; Zoologists; Men
Subject Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs; Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Atkinson, Eugene--Photographs
Additional Information The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. Gene Atkinson was a graduate student in zoology at the University of Michigan. He left the expedition at Lees Ferry
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); 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
Date 1938-06-20; 1938-08-01
Textual Date June 20-July 8, 1938
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/s6v990q6
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342344
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v990q6
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