"The Bubble." A rivercraft invented by Wayne Wilson of Pennsylvania, it consisted of a round plastic bubble propelled by fins.

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Title "The Bubble." A rivercraft invented by Wayne Wilson of Pennsylvania, it consisted of a round plastic bubble propelled by fins.
Photo Number P1007n1_01_60
Description Photo of Wayne Wilson's "Bubble" rivercraft on the Colorado River in Glen Canyon, seen during a SOCOTWA boat trip in the late 1950s or early 1960s
Creator Dimmitt, Gregg, 1930- ; OR; Thompson, David B. (David Burton), 1931-2015
Date 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961
Textual Date 1954 - 1961
Keywords SOCOTWA; Utah; Rivers and Lakes; Colorado River; Glen Canyon; Boats and boating
Subject Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Rivers--Recreational use--Utah--Photographs; Canyons--Utah--Photographs; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs; Utah--Photographs; Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)
Additional Information SOCOTWA was an organization founded in the South Cottonwood Ward, Salt Lake County, that organized recreational and educational field trips for LDS groups, Boy Scouts, etc., for many decades.
Collection Number and Name P1007 Greg Dimmitt and David Thompson Photograph Collection
Collection Name Greg Dimmitt and David Thompson
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From Loaned to the University of Utah for scanning by Dimmitt and Thompson.
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6xs6gd8
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 953926
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs6gd8
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