[Woody Edgell on ferry.]
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Rating |
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Call number |
NAU.PH.99.3.1.28.117 |
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Item number |
26183 |
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Creator |
Nichols, Tad, 1911- |
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Title |
[Woody Edgell on ferry.] |
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Alternate title |
Glen Canyon - Sierra Club trip [constructed title] April 1963. |
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Date |
1963 |
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Type |
Image |
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Description |
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: From April 7 to April 12 in 1963, a large group of over 50 people made a 'farewell trip' through Glen Canyon. Sponsored by the Sierra Club, this trip included club executive director, David Brower, and photographer, Eliot Porter, among others. In Tad's diary from that trip he describes their transportation on the river: 'The outfit consists of 2 rafts, each composed of 3 floats linked together with plywood panels aft as decking. With fewer people on board, this arrangement would be quite comfortable and convenient...' He also writes that one night 'Dave Brower gave a talk with much feeling for the canyon. As he so aptly pointed out, all the trees, plants, and grass that [are] now budding will never fulfill their cycle & come to seed. It is the Last Spring and we are seeing the death of the Living River.' Tad later notes that 'hot-rod outboards with water skiers are tearing up & down in front of Hidden Passage. This is a preview of what is to come.' This diary is full of descriptions of the great variety of flora and fauna being destroyed or displaced by the dammed water. 'What a tragedy... [We] put into the Keyhole for cocktails-- & toasted a farewell to the Canyon.' |
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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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Language |
English |
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Repository |
Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. |
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Rights |
Use: |
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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 |
Ferries--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.
Edgell, Woody |
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Places |
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Hite (Utah) |
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Physical format |
Black and white film (unidentified) |
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Physical dimension |
6x6 cm |
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Master file size |
38234054 |
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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 |
4365 |
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Master pixels vertical |
4379 |
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