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The 79-year-old Bert Loper stands by his boat at his home in Greenriver, Utah, the night before leaving on his fatal trip into the Grand Canyon. He died at Mile 24 1/2 in Marble Canyon on July 8

Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1949, July 01
Call number: mssMarston papers V160/0128
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