Manuscripts

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Description: "USGS, 1923, by LaRue-Alt Hatch": Film titled, "The Survey of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona," photographed by E. C. LaRue, Aug. 1 to Oct. 19, 1923. [entries: Eugene Clyde LaRue; USGS 1923 Survey; Birdseye; Lewis Ransome Freeman; Badger Creek Rapid; Soap Creek Rapid; Frank Word; Emery Kolb; Sockdologer Rapid; Burchard; Bright Angel; Pipe Creek Rapid; Horn Creek Rapid; Hermit Creek Rapid; Tuna Rapid; Walthenberg Rapid; Havasupai Creek; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); boats, oar; river-running; "Grand"; "Marble"; Felix...; Lees Ferry; Hualpai Indians; Diamond Creek; Separation Rapid; Lava Escarpment Rapid; Black Canyon; Needles]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R004
Creator: Marston, Otis R(Opens in new tab)
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.

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Manuscripts

"1911-1923 - Dave & Mrs. Rust": Emery Kolb with the Marstons. - Early black-&-white film of trip of the "Grand" and another boat. - Black-and-white LaRue film. [entries: Emery Kolb; Margaret Marston; Otis Marston; USGS 1923 survey?; Eugene Clyde LaRue; boats, oar; "Grand"; Dave Rust? and wife?]

R002

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Dave & Mrs. Rust

Manuscripts

Emery Kolb with the Marstons. - Early black-&-white film of trip of the "Grand" and another boat. - Black-and-white LaRue film. [entries: Emery Kolb; Margaret Marston; Otis Marston; USGS 1923 survey?; Eugene Clyde LaRue; boats, oar; "Grand"; Dave Rust? and wife?]

mssMarston papers R002 010

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012

Manuscripts

"Early river runs, Colorado River, late 1930s - 1939, Loper-Harris (1939 - Loper, Harris, Klevin, Gibson - Photography by Gibson - Projection copy Run at 16 fps.": Run through Marble and Grand canyons, with each rapid preceded by title. [entries: Bert Loper; Don (Laphene?) Harris; (Loper's boat); sadirons; rapidrunning; oarboats; "Mexican Hat"; Badger Creek Rapid; Soap Creek Rapid; 25 Mile Rapid; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Sockdologer Rapid; Horn Creek Rapid; Granite Ledge Rapid; Serpentine Rapid; Walthenberg Rapid; Dubendorff Rapid; Upset Rapid; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan)]

R014

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040

Manuscripts

"Motorboats down G.C. June 4-17, 1956":1956. "Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminium Boat and Outboard Motor from Lee's Ferry Arizona to Boulder City Nevada on Lake Mead, June 4-17,1956." Occasional differences from reel 111. [entries:"Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminum Boat and Outboard Motor..."; Al Green's Motel?; Vermilion Cliffs; Navajo Bridge; Marble Canyon; Badger Creek Rapid; Lees Ferry; Bill Beer; Garth Marston; Otis Marston; Willie Taylor; 1956 expedition; motorboats; Frank Masland; Joe Desloge; Soap Creek Rapid; 24 1/2 Mile Rapid; Grand Canyon; Redwall Cave; Little Colorado River, mouth; Unkar Rapid; Hance Rapid; Phantom Ranch; Bright Angel Bridge; Granite Falls Rapid; (Bass Cable?); Elves Chasm; J. Ballard Atherton?; Dubendorff Rapid; Tapeats Creek; Deer Creek Falls; Supai Canyon; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); accident; Mile 217 Rapid; Separation Rapid; "Cactus"; Lake Mead; Travertine Falls; Sandy Point; Bill Belknap; Temple Bar?]

R112

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Manuscripts

"(Master Pic Atherton)": 1956. "Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminum Boat and Outboard Motor from Lee's Ferry Arizona to Boulder City Nevada on Lake Mead June 4-17,1956.": Not entirely in sequence. [entries: "Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminum Boat and Outboard Motor...; Ballard Atherton; Bill Beer; Hugh Cutler; Josh Eisaman; Otis Marston; Frank Masland; Art Green's Motel?; Navajo Bridge; Marble Canyon; Lees Ferry; Garth Marston; Willie Taylor; Joe Desloge?; Badger Creek Rapid; Soap Creek Rapid; 24 1/2 Mile Rapid; Redwell Cave; President Harding Rapid; Little Colorado River, mouth; Unkar Rapid; Hance Rapid; swimming rapids; Phantom Ranch; Granite Falls Rapid; Hermit Rapid; aerial cable car; Elve's Chasm; Dubendorff Rapid; Tapeats Creek; Deer Creek Falls; Supai Canyon; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); accident; Mile 217 Rapid; Lake Mead; Sandy Point; Bill Belknap]

R111

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Manuscripts

"Grand Canyon Uprun - Print no. 12 - Produced by Mannering and Donaldson Ltd.": 1960. Commercial film of the down and up runs by the Buehler/Indiana Gear Works jet boats through the Grand Canyon. [entries: "Grand Canyon Uprun: Jet boats conquer the Colorado" (film); John Buehler; Buehler Corp.; Colorado River; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Jon Hamilton; Guy Mannering; Lees Ferry; boats, jet; Otis Marston; river-running; "Big Yellow"; "Big Red"; "Wee Red"; "Wee Yellow"; "Kiwi"; "Dock"; Phil Smith; Garth Marston; Georgie White; boats, inflatable; Bill Ogden?; Dick "Fireball" Young; Jim Bechtel; Margy? Mannering; Joyce Hamilton; Soap Creek Rapid; House Rock; Bill Austin; Little Colorado River, mouth; Unkar Rapid; Granite Gorge; Hance Rapid; Bright Angel Bridge; Bright Angel Trail; Bright Angel; Phantom Ranch; Monument Creek Rapid; boat repairs; Elves Chasm; Indian pottery; Buzz Belknap; Bill Belknap; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); helicopter; accidents; Lake Mead; snake; Dubendorff Rapid; Horn Creek Rapid; Nankoweap; Navajo Bridge; Ed I'Anson; Ballard "Pug" Atherton; Bill Austin; Joyce Hamilton; Buzz Belknap; Bill Belknap; George Morrison; Jack Reynolds

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