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Call number	NAU.PH.99.3.1.25.66
Item number	28013
Creator	Nichols, Tad, 1911-
Title	[Tad Nichols at the river, with camera and tripod.]
Alternate title	Glen Canyon trips [constructed title] May/June, 1962.
Date	1962
Type	Image
Description	Biography Note: Tad Nichols was born in Springfield, Ohio, on July 8, 1911, and lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts until 1930, when, due to his asthma, he went to Mesa Ranch School in Arizona. In addition to academics, his school experiences included camping, hiking, and horseback riding, which helped Nichols develop a great love of the outdoors. In 1937, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a double degree in geology and anthropology. He met Mary Jane Hayden in an astronomy class and married her in 1937. A university photography class inspired Tad's initial interest in taking pictures. He later studied with such noted photographers as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Brett Weston. He traveled with many scientific expeditions, during which he acted as official photographer. He gained experience as a cameraman during World War II while creating training films for the Air Force. Afterwards, he made films of his own about the Southwest and also produced instructional films for the U.S. Indian Service. During the 1950s, Nichols worked for Walt Disney Productions and the Sierra Club. Tad and Mary Jane traveled extensively throughout the world; of all these places, Glen Canyon was a favorite, where he shot over four thousand images, resulting in a book published by the Museum of New Mexico Press in 2000, entitled, Glen Canyon: Images of a Lost World, Photographs and Recollections.
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	Photographers--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz. Nichols, Tad, 1911-
Places	Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Physical format	Black and white polyester film negative
Physical dimension	6x6 cm
Master file size	38504972
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
Hardware	Imacon Flextight 848
Software	Photoshop 6.0
Master color scheme	RGB
Master image bit depth	48-bit
Master resolution	2000
Master pixels horizontal	4387
Master pixels vertical	4388

[Tad Nichols at the river, with camera and tripod.]

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