Manuscripts

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Description: "Motor - 1948-1952": 1948-1952. Enclosed scene notes, which are not complete, state: "Lees Ferry - Brown lnsc. - Edi, Willie M. - Hudson at Plaque - Esm. repair, 1948 - Soap - Belknap and Joe wash dishes - Salt - Supai - Heli.r at Tapeats - Guy and Nancy - Edi - Dan - Jimmy - Mac." [entries: Lees Ferry; F.M. Brown inscription; Frank Mason Brown; "Esmeralda II"; boat repairs; Soap Creek Rapid; Bill Belknap; Joseph Desloge; Hopi Salt?; Supai; helicopter; Tapeats; aerial views; Dock Marston; motorboats; Lake Mead; Separation plaque; Ed Hudson; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; Inner Granite Gorge; rapidrunning; Travertine Falls; Arizona Helicopter Service; Flaming Gorge?; Green River; Macdonald Salvage Co.; swimming rapids]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R079
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.
Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Otis R. Marston, with numerous smaller additions from G. Marston and many others, November 7, 1979, with additions 1950-1992.
Restrictions: are not available on VHS.; can be accessed only through existing prints in other sections of the collection or through Photo CD copies.
Rights: open for reading only. May not be copied or quoted.; Formal permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts Dept., Henry E. Huntington Library, for the reproduction, quotation, exhibition, or any other public or commercial use of any material in the collection. In addition, when the copyright, film rights, or literary rights are held by a third party, permission must also be sought from that party.
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"Hudson Trim (Hudson Trim, 1948-1949)". 1948-1949. Scenes, not in sequence, include working on "Esmeralda II" - finished - launching - Grand Canyon views - helicopter views - rapids - Supai. [entries: Ed Hudson; "Esmeralda II"; Grand Canyon; helicopter; Supai; Lake Mead; Colorado River; Marble Canyon; Vaseys Paradise; rapids; motorboats; aerial views; wrecked boat]
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"(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]
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"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?]
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"Cable - Thunder Sp - Supai - Tuweap - Paria Pl - Soap - Shivwits - Mead": 1950, 1951?, and probably several other years. Incomplete enclosed scene notes state: "Plane & Ballard, Nav Mt. - Plane at Art Greene's - Paria Plateau - Lees Ferry - sinkhole - Soap Ck - Cable: barge; dynamite; outboard - Harding - Little Colo. - Hance - Th. Spring - Supai - Tuweep - Shivwits - Head, use Iceberg Canyon." Deals in general with the region of Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon. A great deal of footage on the cable at Vasey's in 1950. There are many aerial views. Also includes "Mauna Loa Erupts 1950." [entries: Mauna Loa; Vulcan's Anvil; Lake Mead?; Navajo Mountain; Marble Canyon?; Navajo Bridge; cable (Bridge Canyon dam site?, Vasey's Paradise); Otis Marston; dams; Havasupai Canyon and waterfalls; volcano (at Vulcan?, Paria Plateau); Thunder Spring; Supai; Tuweap?; Lees Ferry; Soap Creek Rapid?; President Harding Rapid?; Little Colorado River, mouth?; Hance Rapid; Thunder Spring; Grand Canyon; Shivwits]
R090
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"1950 Cuts - Cut Outs Master": 1950? River and rapids scenes - aerial shots - Grand Canyon views - motorboats - Supai? - wrecked helicopter - helicopter landing and taking off - travertine falls - side canyons. Includes some duplicates. [entries: 1950 expedition; aerial views; Grand Canyon; Supai?; helicopter; helicopter accident; Travertine Falls; rapidrunning; motorboats; Colorado River; "Esmeralda II"; Havasupai Canyon; Supai or Tapeats?; Ed Hudson; Joe Desloge; Dock Marston; Bill Belknap]
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"(1957 not edited - Pug - Thunder Spr. Waters[?]) C '57": 1957. "Grand Canyon Motorcade" title - various motorboats - scenes of fueling - accelerating - controls - on Colorado River through Marble and Grand canyons - camp scenes - cascades. [entries: 1957 expedition; Thunder Spring; J. Ballard Atherton; motorboats; Colorado River; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Otis Marston; "Grand Canyon Motorboats"; Lees Ferry; Harris/Brennan Expeditions; "Jax"; rapidrunning; Joseph Desloge; I'Anson?; cable cage; wrecked boat; "Cactus"; Supai or Tapeats?; "Rattlesnake"; Otis Marston]
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