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July 09, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1938

* Norman Nevills - river-running pioneer
* Whitewater rafting - river-running pioneer
* Conquers Colorado River - Grand Canyon


The front page has a one column heading: "NEVILLS CONQUERS COLORADO RIVER" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: Norman D. Nevills was a pioneer of commercial river-running in the American Southwest, particularly the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. He led trips including Dr. Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, the first two women to successfully float the Grand Canyon (which occurred in 1938), and Barry Goldwater.

Category: The 20th Century