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Photograph of Murl Emery Airboat, Willow Beach (Ariz.), 1930s - 1940s

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Date

1930 to 1949

Description

The Murl Emery Airboat rides through the water. The description provided with the photograph: "Murl Emery Airboat. Shown here navigating the upper Ringbolt Rapids above Willow Beach. It was designed and built by Murl Emery in 1929 and made many exploratory trips into the Grand Canyon and downriver to below Black Canyon. It proved to be very successful in the shallow water it was designed for as it could run in as little as two inches of water and could attain speeds up to 40 MPH. The engine was a 100 HP Curtiss V-8 with a pusher propeller. It would not get up on top in deep calm water but there wasn't much of this at the time so it was usable until Lake Mead was formed, It was then bought by the Bureau of Reclamation and moved to Yuma. Emery Collection"

Digital ID

pho023318

Physical Identifier

0126_0004
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    Citation

    pho023318. Murl Emery Photograph Collection. PH-00126. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1bg2hg7d.

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    6875 x 5204 pixels
    11.458 x 8.673 inches
    107,332,740 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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