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Photograph of Powell Commemorative Ceremony, Lake Powell, June 19, 1969

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Date

1969-06-19

Description

Bill Diamond, professional river runner, portrays Major John Wesley Powell in an exhibit at the Powell Commemorative Ceremony at Lake Powell. Exhibit includes a boat that is representative of the type used by Powell in his expeditions. The sign positioned by the boat reads: "Early day boating through the canyons of the Colorado utilized heavy wooden boats like Powell's and like this one which was used between 1938 & 1942."

Digital ID

pho013323

Physical Identifier

0214_0641
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Citation

pho013323. Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection. PH-00214. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15m62866.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

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6155 x 4933 pixels
10.2583 x 8.2217 inches
30388146 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff