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

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:0852

Colorado River - Murl Emery's airplane engine-powered flat boat, the Flying Fish, 1930s: "So. Cal. Auto Club in Grand Canyon/ Dusty Rhoades posted mileage signs for So. Cal. Auto Club" 12-21-33 [Murl Emery with ankles crossed] [see MS 10]

Name/Title

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

Entry/Object ID

0002:0852

Description

Collection

Emery Collection, Colorado River Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Not Provided

Role

Photographer

Date made

Dec 21, 1933 - Dec 21, 1933

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, So. Cal. Auto Club, Dusty Rhoades, 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 BCHDDARPPC00020852

Condition

Reason for Exam

Digitizing

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Aug 5, 2026

Structure

Some warping; creases on the corners; small area of the bottom right corner missing from white border

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: Yes Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 5, 2026