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Call number	NAU.PH.99.3.1.27.169
Item number	18890
Creator	Nichols, Tad, 1911-
Title	[Frank Wright and boat (the Andy) at shore]
Alternate title	Glen Canyon trip [constructed title], November 1962.
Date	1962
Type	Image
Description	BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: In November of 1962, Tad Nichols drove from Tucson, Arizona to Blanding, Utah where he met Frank Wright for yet another trip on the Colorado River through Glen Canyon. After meeting with Woody Edgell and Gay Staveley and his father at Hite Ferry, Tad and Frank set off in Tad's boat, the 'Andy.' Days were quiet and calm; nights were long and cold, with frost covering everything in the mornings. On their second day of the trip, Thanksgiving Day, Tad records in his journal that he 'Cant clean off Andy this morn-- the sponges are frozen solid.' He also records their Thanksgiving dinner: 'Sherry, caviar. Swiss onion soup. Rose wine. Chicken roasted in Dutch oven. Lima beans. Cranberries.' Of note on this trip were the numerous waterfalls in the canyon (due to all the rains), and also the plentiful beaver along the river. The men had 'seen several, one family of six in a nest.' From November 21 to November 28, Frank and Tad built many driftwood fires for warmth and took lots of pictures of 'sunset light on river cliffs with waterfall streaks.' One different feature of this trip was the scenery they encountered at the end. There were 'Bedouin tents etc. at the landing' and 'elaborate sets for Jerusalem, Nazareth, etc. along the road to Wahweap.' These odd sights were due to the filming of the movie 'The Greatest Story Ever Told.'
Collection name	Nichols, Tad
Finding aid	http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/nichols_tad.xml
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	Use:
References	Tad Nichols Manuscript Collection - NAU.MS.332; Glen Canyon : images of a lost world : photographs and recollections by Tad Nichols ; Life story of John Franklin Wright by John Franklin Wright
Subjects	Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Camping--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz. Formations (Geology)--Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz. Wright, John Franklin, 1903- Rivers--West (U.S. Canyons Rock formations--Utah
Places	Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)
Physical format	Color transparency
Physical dimension	6x6
Master file size	126240846
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
Hardware	Imacon Flextight 848
Software	Photoshop 6.0
Master color scheme	RGB
Master image bit depth	24-bit
Master resolution	2040
Master pixels horizontal	4620
Master pixels vertical	4554

[Frank Wright and boat (the Andy) at shore]

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