Nevills Expedition, 1938. Part 1. Norman D. and Doris Nevills collection

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Title Nevills Expedition, 1938. Part 1. Norman D. and Doris Nevills collection
Alternative Title 1941 Zee Grant Kayak Trip [original label]
Creator Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Nevills Expedition (1938)
Date 1938
Subject Rafting (Sports); Rivers--Recreational use; Petroglyphs; Rapids; San Juan River Valley (Colo.-Utah); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)
Description Film (16mm, no sound, 8 minutes, 40 seconds) from part one of a Nevills Expedition river running trip. The film can has the title "Zee Grant Kayak Trip", however, the content of the film does not include the kayak trip with Zee Grant. Only cataract-type boats were used in the film. It includes footage of camping, cooking, rowing boats, and petroglyphs. They use the boat "Hidden Passage" on this trip. It also shows Powell 1811 and F. M. Bishop 1800 carvings on the rocks. Possibly filmed at San Juan River, Glen Canyon, and Colorado River.
Collection Number and Name A0245 Norman D. and Doris Nevills
Holding Institution Multimedia Archive, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type Image/MovingImage
Genre 16mm (photographic film size)
Format video/mp4
Extent 0:08:40
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6r2g2qz
Collection Name Norman D. and Doris Nevills
Setname uum_avacr
ID 2433004
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r2g2qz
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