Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. The boats "WEN" and "Mexican Hat" pulled out of rapids, left to right, Elzada Clover, Norm Nevills, Lois Jotter and Lorin Bell. |
Photo Number |
P0341n02_13_13 |
Description |
Photo shows the cataract boats "WEN" and "Mexican Hat" being pulled out of the river at Hermit Rapids in the Grand Canyon. The 1938 Nevills Expedition reached Hermit Rapid on July 22, camped here, and lined the boats around the rapid on the 23rd |
Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Grand Canyon (Arizona); Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona); Fluvial landforms; Canyons; Rivers; Rapids; Clover, Elzada Urseba, 1897-1980; Botanists; Scientists; Biologists; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Scouts and guides; River guides; Jotter, (Mary) Lois, 1914-; Bell, Lorin, 1914-1974; Boatmen; Men; Cigarettes; Smoking; Women; Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Cataract boats; Oars; Pith helmets; Safety equipment; Life preserver |
Subject |
Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs |
Additional Information |
The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. |
Spatial Coverage |
Hermit Rapids (Ariz.); Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Coconino County (Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
Latitude |
36.1002811 |
Longitude |
-112.2103865 |
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 |
1938-07-13; 1938-07-14; 1938-07-15; 1938-07-16; 1938-07-17; 1938-07-18; 1938-07-19; 1938-07-20; 1938-07-21; 1938-07-22; 1938-07-23; 1938-07-24; 1938-07-25; 1938-07-26; 1938-07-27; 1938-07-28; 1938-07-29; 1938-07-30; 1938-07-31; 1938-08-01 |
Textual Date |
July 22-July 23, 1938 |
Creator |
Emery C. Kolb |
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://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/ |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x932v5 |
Setname |
uum_map_rr |
ID |
1342387 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x932v5 |