| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1940 San Juan River and Glen Canyon expedition. Plaque at Crossing of the Fathers. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_16_28 |
| Description |
Photo shows the site where the 1776 Dominguez-Escalante Expedition crossed the Colorado, visited by Norman D. Nevills' June 1940 San Juan River and Glen Canyon expedition |
| Creator |
John E. Galley |
| Date |
1940-06-07 |
| Textual Date |
June 7, 1940 |
| Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Crossing of the Fathers (San Juan County, Utah); Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Glen Canyon (Utah and Arizona); Rivers; Canyons; Fluvial landforms |
| Subject |
Nevills Expeditions--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Crossing of the Fathers (San Juan County, Utah); Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
| Latitude |
37.0488788 |
| Longitude |
-111.3037652 |
| 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. |
| Rights |
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| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65x31kj |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1342550 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x31kj |
