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Call number	NAU.PH.99.3.1.18.133
Item number	24139
Creator	Nichols, Tad, 1911-
Title	[Construction worker sitting at edge of cliff near Glen Canyon bridge site.]
Alternate title	Glen Canyon trip [constructed title] May 17-May 20, 1960.
Date	1960
Type	Image
Description	BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: In a diary kept by Tad Nichols during this trip, he reveals that on May 17, 1960, he flew to Hite, where he met boatmen Earl Johnson and Jack Hay. Before they headed out with their passengers in a 'fast current,' they were interviewed by Paul Baker for the San Juan News. On May 19th, Tad writes 'After b'fast Earl & I upstream to gold diggings. Gerheart [Gerhart] camp. Scavenged forge, wheelbarrow, wheels, gears, etc. Will store. Bar burnt.' He also mentions that upon return to their camp 'another boat had come in with Art Chaffin & Bur. Land Mgt. surveyors. Art told of his work at Cal. Bar' in the early 1920s. Tad related a few more stories about this particular trip during an interview in 1997. He admitted that he didn't know any of the passengers; he had just gone along to take pictures. One picture he particularly liked was of an image that appeared on the face of a cliff. He saw it as a 'chariot with the fringe on top, pulled by flying horses... In certain lights, it's beautiful and perfect... A little imagination, but it's there.' He also mentioned one notable event that took place during this trip-- an airdrop of food at Forbidding Bar. Tad remarked 'I think it was somebody's birthday... Oh, my, the ice cream was frozen. Had steaks and ice cream that night - it was a treat - particularly after having walked to Rainbow Bridge that day.'
Collection name	Nichols, Tad
Finding aid	http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/nichols_tad.xml
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	ABOR
References	Tad Nichols Manuscript Collection - NAU.MS.332; Glen Canyon: Images of a Lost World, Photographs and Recollections - by Tad Nichols
Subjects	Bridges--Design and construction
Places	Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Physical format	Black and white polyester film negative
Physical dimension	6x6cm
Master file size	37856720
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
Hardware	Imacon Flextight 848
Software	Photoshop 6.0
Master color scheme	Grayscale
Master image bit depth	16-bit
Master resolution	2000
Master pixels horizontal	4370
Master pixels vertical	4331

[Construction worker sitting at edge of cliff near Glen Canyon bridge site.]

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