Title |
Doris Drown Nevills standing next to Piper J3 Cub airplane "Cherry II" getting ready to take mail to Bluff. |
Photo Number |
P0341n01_20_01 |
Description |
Photo shows Doris Drown Nevills standing next to Piper J3 Cub airplane "Cherry II" getting ready to take mail to Bluff, Utah. Caption on back of photograph: "Mom - getting ready to take mail to Bluff" |
Keywords |
Nevills, Doris Drown, 1914-1949; Women; Airplanes; Piper airplanes; Piper J3 Cub airplanes; Light aircraft; Airmail service; Winter; Snow |
Subject |
Nevills, Doris Drown, 1914-1949--Photographs; Piper airplanes--Photographs; Air mail service--Photographs |
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. |
Spatial Coverage |
Mexican Hat (Utah); San Juan County (Utah) |
Collection Number and Name |
P0341 Norman D. and Doris Nevills Photograph Collection |
Collection Name |
Norman D. and Doris Nevills |
Relation is Part of |
Utah River Running Archives |
Date |
1948; 1949 |
Textual Date |
1948 or 1949 |
Donated By/Purchased From |
Gift of daughters Joan Nevills-Staveley and Sandra Nevills Reiff in 1988. |
Rights |
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Type |
Image |
Finding Aid |
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2508 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fj37c1 |
Setname |
uum_map_rr |
ID |
1327382 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fj37c1 |