J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Ray Bramble photograph collection
Bramble, Ray
P0795
0.2 linear feet
1 archival box
73 scans
1954
Ray Bramble photograph collection consists of slides documenting trips through Glen Canyon by Ray Bramble and his family.
English
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The slides in this collection document river trips taken by Ray Bramble and his brothers, along with other youths, through Glen Canyon of the Colorado River in July 1954. The trip was outfitted by SOCOTWA, a semi-private river outfitter of the period. (The name is an acronym for South Cottonwood Ward). Many of the slides document the climb up Rainbow Bridge. Identification provided by Ray Bramble in April 2000. Slides are not in geographic (i.e., downriver from launch to takeout) order.
Collection is arranged topically.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Ray Bramble.
Processed by Kristi Pace in 2000.
See also the Ray Bramble audio-visual collection (A0595) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).
Glen Canyon is a natural canyon carved by a 169.6-mile (272.9 km) length of the Colorado River, mostly in southeastern and south-central Utah, in the United States. Glen Canyon starts where Narrow Canyon ends, at the confluence of the Colorado River and the Dirty Devil River. A small part of the lower end of Glen Canyon extends into northern Arizona and terminates at Lee's Ferry, near the Vermilion Cliffs. Like the Grand Canyon farther downstream, Glen Canyon is part of the immense system of canyons carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. [Wikipedia]
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs
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Photographs
Color slides
General River Scenes
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- 1: Robert Murdock and Lee Malin
- 2: "Honeymoon couple" who accompanied the trip for part of the way
- 3-5: Setting up and loading boats
- 6: Scenic view from the river
- 7: Tapestry Wall
- 8-24: On the river
- 25: The Patriarchs (rock formation)
- 26: Abandoned mine near Hite, Utah
- 27-29: On the river
- 30: Bullfrog Rapids Lee Malin telling Ray Bramble to sit down.
- 31: Setting up and loading boats
- 32: Sunset
- 33-35: Cliff dwellings
- 36: On the river
- 37: Two of three females on trip in a party of over 30
- 38-40: Hike to Hole in the Rock (historic site)
Rainbow Bridge and General River Scenes
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- 41: Petroglyphs
- 42: Hole in the Rock from the plateau above
- 43: On the river
- 44: Natural amphitheater where LDS church services were held.
- 45: Robert Murdock next to Spanish bayonet (yucca) plant on flat inside bend of the river. Guide said it was an area where earlier Native Americans made arrowheads. Ray Bramble found an arrowhead the day the picture was taken.
- 46: Trail to Rainbow Bridge
- 47-48: Rafters lowering themselves down 25-foot cliff to the base of Rainbow Bridge.
- 49: Norman Bramble, age 13
- 50: Dale Bramble, age 14
- 51: Max Malin, twin of Lee Malin, lowering himself
- 52: Climbers
- 53: View from top of Rainbow Bridge, back toward Colorado River, facing Navajo Mountain.
- 54: View from Rainbow Bridge
- 55: Climbers
- 56: View of bridge from mountain that had to be climbed to reach cliff above Rainbow Bridge.
- 57: View of Rainbow Bridge
- 58-59: Relaxing
- 60: Sunset
- 61: Scenic view from the river
- 62: Sunset
- 63: On the river
- 64-67: Cleaning, deflating, and packing boats in talcum powder (for preservation of rubber)
- 68: View toward Colorado River
- 69: Walking across Navajo Bridge (near Lee=s Ferry) over Colorado River and Kanab, Utah
- 70: Resting in Kanab prior to return to Salt Lake City. Elwood Bramble, age 44, father of Glen, Ray, Norman, Dale Bramble. Norman, age 13, was only allowed to take trip because father was there.
- 71: River guides, brothers Merlin and Ferry Shaw of Salt Lake City.
- 72: Boarding stake-bed truck to return to Salt Lake City on top of all the trip gear.
- 73: Glen Bramble to the right of Norman Bramble.