| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Head of Lake Mead. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_14_11 |
| Description |
Photo shows the upper reaches of Lake Mead in the Grand Canyon. The 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition, led by Norm Nevills, reached the currentless waters on July 30 and spent two days of hard rowing until Buzz Holmstrom arrived with a power boat on August 1 to tow them to Pearce Ferry |
| Creator |
Emery C. Kolb |
| Date |
1938-07-30; 1938-07-31; 1938-08-01 |
| Textual Date |
July 30-August 1, 1938 |
| Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Fluvial landforms; Canyons; Rivers; Lake Mead (Arizona and Nevada); Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Reservoirs (water distribution structures) |
| Subject |
Boats and boating--Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.)--Photographs; Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.)--Photographs; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Photographs; Nevills Expeditions--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.); Grand Canyon (Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
| Latitude |
38.307 |
| Longitude |
-112.763 |
| Additional Information |
The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Norman D. and Doris Nevills |
| Finding Aid |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17126/ |
| 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 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gb2vnx |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1342435 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gb2vnx |
