Mae Davies Nevills, Norman D. Nevills' mother, making 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.

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Title Mae Davies Nevills, Norman D. Nevills' mother, making 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_05
Description Photo shows Mae Davies Nevills, Norman D. Nevills' mother, making 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
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; Men; Women; Families; Children; Girls
Subject Nevills, Mae Davies--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Photographs; Piper airplanes--Photographs; Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Photographs; Moccasin Arch (Ariz.)--Photographs; Natural bridges--Arizona--Photographs; Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Moccasin Arch (Ariz.); Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)
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/s67m10gj
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1327390
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67m10gj
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