A hot August afternoon in Horsethief Canyon

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Title A hot August afternoon in Horsethief Canyon
Photo Number P1049n1_11_27
Description Photo taken in Horsethief Canyon on the Colorado River during Harold Herbert Leich's attempt to run the Colorado from its source in the Rockies to the sea in 1933. (His boat sank in Cataract Canyon, and it took him several days to walk out to civilization.)
Keywords Colorado; Rivers and Lakes; Colorado River; Horsethief Canyon
Subject Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Kayaking--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Rivers--Recreational use--Colorado--Photographs
Additional Information Photos taken during Harold Herbert Leich's attempt to run the Colorado from its source in the Rockies to the sea in 1933. His boat sank in Cataract Canyon, and it took him several days to walk out to civilization. For further information, see Manuscripts ACCN 1973
Spatial Coverage Horsethief Canyon (Colo.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Mesa County (Colo.); Colorado
Collection Number and Name P1049 Harold Herbert Leich Photograph Collection
Collection Name Harold Herbert Leich
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Date 1933
Textual Date 1933
Creator Leich, Harold H.
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From The collection was donated by Jeffrey R. Leich and Harold M. Leich in September 2002.
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6nz8whk
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 961411
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nz8whk
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