Manuscripts
019
- Description
"Marston film - down river run 1960, May-June (Marston no. 01783 Head - PFH)": 1960. Down river run (not in proper sequence) of Turbocraft jet boats through Marble and Grand canyons: at Bright Angel - Lees Ferry - camp scenes - repairs. [entries: Colorado River; Grand Canyon; jetboats; rapidrunning; "Little Red"; "Big Red"; "Big Yellow"; Vermillion Cliffs; Bright Angel Bridge; Navajo Bridge; 1960 jetboat downrun; "Little Squirt"; Lees Ferry; Little Colorado River mouth; Dock Marston; Bill Belknap; boat repairs; Marble Canyon; Bright Angel Trail?; "Miss Turbocraft" (i.e., "Big Yellow"?)]
- Production date
- 1870-1978.
- Call number
- R136
- Additional description
- While the principal focus is the history of river-running, the collection also touches, often in depth and with original materials, on the geology of the entire region, the history of mining, water issues, hydroelectric power development, recreational use and policy issues, the history of transportation, the ecology of various riverine ecosystems, exploration, the film industry and promotion of the West, and indigenous cultures.
