| Title |
Norman D. Nevills' 1938 Green and Colorado Rivers expedition. Aerial view of Boulder Dam downstream of the Colorado River. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n02_05_18 |
| Description |
Photo shows an aerial view of Boulder Dam (renamed Hoover Dam in 1947), on the Colorado River. Probably take during the 1938 Nevills Expeditions tour of the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1938 |
| Date |
1938-06-20; 1938-08-01 |
| Textual Date |
June 20-August 1, 1938 |
| Keywords |
Nevills Expeditions; River running; Journeys; Expeditions; Lake Mead (Arizona and Nevada); Colorado River (Colorado-Mexico); Reservoirs (water distribution structures); Boulder Dam (Arizona and Nevada); Hoover Dam (Arizona and Nevada); Hydraulic structures; Hydraulic facilities; Dams; Arch-gravity dams; Concrete dams; Black Canyon (Arizona and Nevada) |
| Subject |
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) |
| Latitude |
36.0159558 |
| Longitude |
-114.7375177 |
| Additional Information |
The expedition started in Green River, Utah, on June 20, 1938 and ended at Lake Mead, Arizona on August 1, 1938. Lake Mead (behind Hoover Dam, completed in 1935) is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. |
| 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/s6j10trm |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1343133 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j10trm |
