Colorado River - Murl Emery's airplane engine-powered flat boat, the Flying Fish

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:0851

Colorado River - Murl Emery's airplane engine-powered flat boat, the Flying Fish, 1930s: "Murl Emery's air-propelled boat/ 1935, Black Canyon below dam." [see MS 10]

Name/Title

Colorado River - Murl Emery's airplane engine-powered flat boat, the Flying Fish

Entry/Object ID

0002:0851

Description

Colorado River - Murl Emery's airplane engine-powered flat boat, the Flying Fish, 1930s: "Murl Emery's air-propelled boat/ 1935, Black Canyon below dam." [see MS 10]

Collection

Emery Collection, Colorado River Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Not Provided

Role

Photographer

Date made

1935 - 1935

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [see MS 10]

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Murl Emery, Black Canyon

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (5 x 7)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 2

Date

November 18, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Aug 5, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020851

Condition

Reason for Exam

Digitizing

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Aug 5, 2026

Surface

Stains throughout the photo

Structure

Multiple tears and deep creases throughout the photo

Notes

Photo is in fragile condition

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 5, 2026