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Title Norman D. Nevills' 1940 San Juan River and Glen Canyon expedition. Norm Nevills in boat riding through 13-Foot Rapid alone, mouth of Cha Canyon, Mile 11.
Photo Number P0341n02_16_04
Description Photo shows Norm Nevills riding a rapid near Cha Canyon along the San Juan River, during the 1940 expedition from Mexican Hat to Lees Ferry
Creator John E. Galley
Date 1940-06-04
Textual Date June 4, 1940
Keywords Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Cha Canyon (San Juan County, Utah); San Juan River (Colorado-Utah); Rivers; Fluvial landforms; 13-Foot Rapid; Rapids; Shooting rapids; Watercraft; Boats; Rowboats; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Boatmen; Scouts and guides; River guides; Men; Boulders; Talus (geology)
Subject Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--Photographs; Rapids--San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--Photographs; Wooden boats--Photographs; Rapids--San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Cha Canyon (Utah); San Juan County (Utah); San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)
Latitude 37.1480501
Longitude -110.8137534
Additional Information The expedition started at the Goodridge Bridge in Mexican Hat, Utah, on June 3, 1940 and ended at Lee's Ferry, Arizona on June 10, 1940. Members of the expedition, Norman D. Nevills, John E. Galley and his wife Margaret Galley, Joe Borden and his wife Marion Border.
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.
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ARK ark:/87278/s60586hg
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1342478
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60586hg

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Setname uum_map_rr
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60586hg/1342479