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nm370g000s003b010f0018i001p001
Item number
49123
Creator
Sprang, Richard W., 1915-
Title
Letter
dropped
from
plane
to
boatmen
on
Colorado
River
in
Glen
Canyon
[constructed
title]
,
1952
.
Date
1952
Type
Text
Description
CONTENT
:
Letter
to
Elmer
Purtymun
and
Bill
Towne
,
dropped
from a
plane
piloted
by
Joe
Moser
and
Dick
Sprang
(all
of
Sedona
,
Arizona)
.
Purtymun
and
Towne
were
conducting
a
boat
trip
through
Glen
Canyon
on the
Colorado
River
in
May
1952
.
BIOGRAPHICAL
HISTORY
:
Dick
Sprang
came
to
Sedona
,
Arizona
in
May
1946
, from
Ohio
,
eager
to
explore
the
canyon
country
of
northern
Arizona
and
southern
Utah
. He
remained
in
Sedona
until
1956
,
hiking
the
backcountry
,
taking
aerial
photographs
, and
running
the
Colorado
River
in
Glen
Canyon
. In
1952
,
together
with
Dudy
Thomas
and
Harry
Aleson
,
Sprang
founded
Canyon
Surveys
, a
series
of
trips
in
Glen
Canyon
designed
to
map
the
geology
,
archeology
, and
flora
and
fauna
of the
soon-to-be
dammed
region
. In
1957
,
Sprang
moved
to a
ranch
in
Wayne
County
,
Utah
,
where
he
ran
cattle
and
continued
exploring
the
slick
rock
country
of
southern
Utah
. He
returned
to
Arizona
(Prescott)
in
1973
where
he
remained
until
his
death
in
2000
.
Sprang
s
years
of
research
and
exploration
,
writings
and
drawings
earned
him a
reputation
as an
expert
on the
canyon
country
.
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
Contributor
Moser, A.J.
Subjects
Boatmen--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Purtymun, Elmer
Towne, Bill
Places
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Description and travel
Physical format
Letter
Physical dimension
8.5x11 inches
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104731424
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image/tiff
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tif
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Epson Expression 10000XL scanner
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