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Pencil sketch of Colorado River in Glen Canyon, Narrow Canyon to mouth of the San Juan River, [constructed title], undated.

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Call number	nm370g000s001b002f0020i001p001
Item number	58629
Creator	Sprang, Richard W., 1915-
Title	Pencil sketch of Colorado River in Glen Canyon, Narrow Canyon to mouth of the San Juan River, [constructed title], undated.
Date	1950-1961
Type	Map
Description	CONTENT: From 1950 until 1961, Dick Sprang traveled the Colorado River in Glen Canyon on six trips, two of which were conducted by Canyon Surveys. Sprang was a Batman artist for nearly twenty years and his drawing skill is evident in various aspects of the collection. Undated pencil sketch contains numbered sites and comments on side canyons. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: The Richard (Dick) Sprang Collection documents his activities and research on the Colorado Plateau and to a lesser extent, his career as an illustrator of Batman for DC Comics. The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs and correspondence, ranging primarily from the 1940s to the 1980s. These materials are complemented by diaries, trip logs, subject files, articles, news clippings, drawings, manuscripts, maps, and reel-to-reel audio tapes. The materials relating to Sprang's family and his career as a Batman artist are smaller in volume. This collection contributes to the study of the Colorado Plateau significantly, as it provides in depth accounts, through photographs, journals, correspondence and articles. Of particular interest are the materials related to Glen Canyon, providing a more comprehensive understanding of a now extinct place. Correspondents of note include Harry Aleson, Katie Lee, Stan Jones, Otis 'Dock' Marston, Robert MacLeod, Harry C. James, Dr. Angus Woodbury, and Brooks Shephard
Collection name	Sprang, Richard W.
Finding aid	http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/sprang_richard.xml
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	ABOR
Subjects	Maps
Places	Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.) San Juan River (Colo.-Utah) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Physical format	Map
Physical dimension	8.5x11
Master file size	99167792
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
Hardware	Epson Expression 10000XL scanner
Software	Photoshop 9.0
Master color scheme	Grayscale
Master image bit depth	8-bit
Master resolution	800
Master pixels horizontal	8881
Master pixels vertical	11164

Pencil sketch of Colorado River in Glen Canyon, Narrow Canyon to mouth of the San Juan River, [constructed title], undated.

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