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NAU.PH.2002.20.7.1.1538
Item number
75266
Creator
Sprang, Richard W., 1915-
Title
Colorado
River
at
Good
Hope
Bar
,
Glen
Canyon.
;
Image
Alternate title
Glen
Canyon
and
Environs
,
Black-And-White
Aerial
Views
[constructed
title]
,
1943-1960
Date
1943-1960
Description
Richard
'
Dick
'
Sprang
was
born
on
July
28
,
1915
in
Fremont
,
Ohio
to
William
and
Hannah
(Hintz)
Sprang
.
After
graduating
from
Fremont
High
School
,
Sprang
lived
in
Toledo
,
Ohio
and
later
New
York
City
working
as a
newspaper
artist
,
Western
pulp
fiction
writer
, and as
one
of the
first
Batman
cartoonists
. In
1946
Sprang
moved
west
to the
town
of
Sedona
,
Arizona
, with his
wife
,
Lora
Neusiis
(aka
Pat
Gordon)
. They were
divorced
in
1951
.
Sprang
was
married
to
three
other
women
,
including
Dudy
Thomas
from
1956
until
her
death
in
early
1958
.
Though
he had
moved
west
to be
free
of
work
demands
, the
first
few
years
in
Sedona
were
consumed
with
drawing
Batman
for
D.C
.
Comics
. The
Sedona
Post
Office
in the
1940s
was
unable
to
handle
the
special
packaging
of the
artwork
,
necessitating
frequent
trips
north
to
Flagstaff
. In
October
1950
,
Sprang
,
along
with his
companion
,
Dudy
Thomas
and
Sedona
local
,
Elmer
Purtymun
,
launched
a
six
week
trip
on the
Colorado
River
in
Glen
Canyon
. On this
trip
they
met
a
lone
boatman
,
Harry
Aleson
.
Sprang
and
Aleson
became
fast
friends
and would
remain
so
for
two
decades
.
Sprang
,
Thomas
,
Purtymun
, and
Sedonan
Bill
Towne
repeated
their
trip
in
1951
. Not
long
after
this
trip
,
Sprang
proposed
a
plan
to
Aleson
that would
entail
forming
a
research
team
designed
to
conduct
a
study
of
Glen
Canyon
in
half
mile
increments
.
Aleson
accepted
and
Canyon
Surveys
began
its
first
river
reconnaissance
in
October
1952
.
When
the
Utah
State
Historical
Society
acquired
the
papers
of
Harry
Aleson
,
Sprang
became
an
invaluable
asset
to their
understanding
of
Aleson
and his
experiences
in
Glen
Canyon
.
Collection name
Sprang, Richard W.
Finding aid
http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/sprang_richard.xml
Repository
Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights
ABOR
Subjects
Aerial photography--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)
Places
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)
Physical format
Gelatin
Silver
print
(black
and
white)
Physical dimension
8x10inches
Master file format
tif
Hardware
Epson Expression 10000XL scanner
Software
Photoshop 9.0
Master color scheme
Grayscale
Master image bit depth
16-bit
Master resolution
800
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