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Norm Nevills posed at wreck of the Bur. of Reclamation pontoon which was lost at Lees Ferry, lodged on top of the rock at Bedrock Rapid in 1947, and landed on the left bank near Mile 193

Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1949, July 28
Call number: mssMarston papers V088/0154
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