Side drainages off Forbidding.
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Rating |
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Call number |
NAU.PH.99.3.1.18.103 |
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Item number |
23989 |
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Creator |
Nichols, Tad, 1911- |
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Title |
Side drainages off Forbidding. |
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Alternate title |
Glen Canyon trip [constructed title] May 17-May 20, 1960. |
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Date |
1960 |
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Type |
Image |
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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.' |
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Collection name |
Nichols, Tad |
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Finding aid |
http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/nichols_tad.xml |
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Repository |
Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. |
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Rights |
ABOR |
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References |
Tad Nichols Manuscript Collection - NAU.MS.332; Glen Canyon: Images of a Lost World, Photographs and Recollections - by Tad Nichols |
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Subjects |
Formations (Geology)--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.) |
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Places |
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.) |
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Physical format |
Black and white polyester film negative |
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Physical dimension |
6x6cm |
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Master file size |
37953592 |
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Master mimetype |
image/tiff |
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Master file format |
tif |
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Hardware |
Imacon Flextight 848 |
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Software |
Photoshop 6.0 |
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Master color scheme |
Grayscale |
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Master image bit depth |
16-bit |
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Master resolution |
2000 |
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Master pixels horizontal |
4325 |
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Master pixels vertical |
4387 |
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