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In Remembrance of Norman Nevills and Wife plaque with Piper J3 "Cherry II" airplane model, 1951.

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Title In Remembrance of Norman Nevills and Wife plaque with Piper J3 "Cherry II" airplane model, 1951.
Photo Number P0341n01_20_16
Description Photo of the monument installed at Navajo Bridge near Lees Ferry, Arizona
Date 1951
Textual Date 1951
Keywords Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949; Nevills, Doris Drown, 1914-1949; Airplanes; Piper airplanes; Piper J3 Cub airplanes; Light aircraft; Plaques; Models (representations)
Subject Nevills, Norman D., 1908-1949--Monuments--Photographs; Nevills, Doris Drown, 1914-1949--Monuments--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Navajo Bridge (Ariz.); Marble Canyon (Ariz.); Coconino County (Ariz.)
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/s62528rs
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 1327409
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62528rs
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