Glen Canyon, early Lake Powell

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Title Glen Canyon, early Lake Powell
Photo Number P1194n01_06_095
Description Color slide image of a scene in Glen Canyon, just as the rise of Lake Powell was beginning to flood it in 1964. Waldo Ruess joined a tour of the area led by Ken Sleight in May of 1964, looking for traces of his brother, Everett Ruess, who disappeared in the area in 1934.
Creator Ruess, Waldo, 1909-2007
Date 1964-05
Textual Date May 1964
Keywords Canyons; Sandstone; Landforms; Lakes
Subject Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs; Rafting (Sports)-- Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs; Boats and boating-- Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.); Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah and Ariz.)
Collection Number and Name P1194 Everett Ruess Family Photograph Collection
Collection Name Everett Ruess Family
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6xh475q
Setname uum_map
ID 1428297
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xh475q
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