| Title |
Christmas delivery to a Navajo family. Pictured is Norman D. Nevills' Piper J3 airplane "Cherry II" parked in front of Moccasin Arch, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona. |
| Photo Number |
P0341n01_20_06 |
| Description |
Photo shows Norm Nevills' plane at Moccasin Arch, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, mking a Christmas delivery to a Navajo family |
| Date |
1948; 1949 |
| Textual Date |
1948 or 1949 |
| Keywords |
Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Nevills, Mae Davies; Airplanes; Piper airplanes; Piper J3 Cub airplanes; Light aircraft; Caves; Natural arches; Natural bridges; Navajo People; Navajo Indians; Indians of North America; Native Americans; Pets; Cats; Men; Women; Families; Children; Girls |
| Subject |
Piper airplanes--Photographs; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs; Moccasin Arch (Ariz.)--Photographs; Natural bridges--Arizona--Photographs; Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)--Photographs; Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Spatial Coverage |
Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah); Moccasin Arch (Ariz.) |
| Latitude |
36.916668 |
| Longitude |
-110.0840139 |
| Additional Information |
Norman Nevills named his Piper airplane "Cherry," the affectionate nickname he used for his wife Doris. The failure of the plane motor in "Cherry II" caused the death of the two on September 19, 1949. |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Norman D. and Doris Nevills |
| Finding Aid |
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2508 |
| Relation is Part of |
Utah River Running Archives |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988. |
| Rights |
 |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64j15n7 |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
1327391 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64j15n7 |
