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Description: "(G.C. Rejects)": 1944, 1945?, 1947, & 1948. San Francisco - powerlines - Hoover Dam - Lake Mead - amphibian airplane - waterfall - rapids - rafting down rapids - Monument Valley? - Navajo Bridge - aerial views of Hoover Dam - Grand Canyon - mouth of Little Colorado River - waterfall. [entries: San Francisco; cable cars; Hoover Dam; oarboats; sadirons; airplane, amphibious; Nevills Expedition; swimming rapids; Margaret Marston; Garth Marston; Monument Valley; Marston twins; (bridge over canyon, identify?); aerial views; lava flow; Little Colorado River mouth; (Thunder Spring?)]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R026
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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"1950 Trim": 1950? River rapids scenes - motorboats. [entries: Margaret Marston; Joe Desloge; motorboats; "Esmeralda II"; cable at Bridge dam site?, Marble Canyon; Marble Canyon; aerial views; airplane]
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"3-47": 1947. Random scenes from 1947 Nevills expedition through Marble and Grand canyons, plus views of Hoover Dam, buffalo, and aerial views. Inside the film can is a detailed list of scenes. [entries: 1947 expedition; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; Hoover Dam; bison; aerial views; Vaseys Paradise; Redwall Cavern; sadirons; oarboats; rattlesnake; Nevills expedition; Garth Marston; Margaret Marston; lining; rapidrunning; Norman Nevills; airplane; Anne Desloge; Joseph Desloge; motorboats; Lake Mead; Little Colorado River mouth; cable cage over river; "Mexican Hat II"; swimming rapids; Navajo Mountain?; Navajo Bridge?; Lees Ferry; Bright Angel Bridge; Inner Granite Gorge; Bright Angel Creek; "Joan"; "Wen"; "Sandra"; high tension electric transmission lines; South Rim, Grand Canyon; window; waterfall; Supai?; cactus; lizard; bonfire; amphibian airplane]
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"Cut Outs Master": At least 1944-1948. Garth Marston - Norm Nevills - mouth of Little Colorado River - Dock Marston - rapids - river any canyon views - side canyons - various people - Lake Mead - water fight - mudslide - camp scenes - waterfall. [entries: Garth Marston; Norman Nevills; Little Colorado River mouth; Dock Marston; Marble Canyon; Lake Mead; waterfall; oarboats; Grand Canyon; rapidrunning; sadirons; ruined cable cage; Vaseys Paradise; Margaret Marston; Hoover Dam; "Wen"; Anne Desloge; Nevills Expedition; swimming rapids; Glen Canyon?; "Sandra"; cat]
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"Ballard Atherton - 1959 - Marston-Disney Cruise - Reel no. 2 - Orginal film": 1959. Almost all of this reel is identical with reel 129, except the first third of the trip has been spliced on at the end instead of the beginning. Includes: make-up and costuming - shooting rapids - at the shore - camp scenes - river and canyon scenes - mouth of Little Colorado River - repairing outboard motor and boat hull - filming - pack train - running rapids from in boat - side streams - shoes with sand - fishing - cooking - boat trying to run up rapids - Lees Ferry, start of trip - Navajo Bridge - running rapids - make-up and costuming. [entries: "Ten Who Dared" (motion picture); Disney Productions; motorboats; "II"; Redwall Cave; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Little Colorado River, mouth; Bright Angel Trail; Buzz Belknap; "Cactus"; I'Anson?; Otis Marston; Bill Beer; "Rattlesnake"; Travertine Falls; Lake Mead]; "Bootoo"; Navajo Bridge; Lees Ferry; House Rock]
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"River Course - Bridges (R of R Reel I Part One Master Pix Heads)": 1945?, 1947, 1948, & 1950? Title, "So Granma Rides the Rapids of the Grand Canyon: - map - San Francisco - snowy mountains - Green River from Flaming Gorge to Confluence - Colorado River from Confluence to Lake Mead - cable - Grand Canyon views - aerial views - volcanic eruptions - desert and canyon views - Hoover Dam - rapids - map - bridges - arches. [entries: San Francisco; "So Granma Rides the Rapids of the Grand Canyon"; Green River; Flaming Gorge; Confluence of Green and Grand rivers; Colorado River; Cataract Canyon; Lake Mead; Grand Canyon; aerial views; volcanoes; Hoover Dam; arches; bridges; cable cars; Golden Gate Bridge; San Rafael Bridge?; Francis P. Farquhar?; Nevills Expedition; "Wen"; Green River; Ashley Falls?; Split Mountain; Shiprock [or Echo?]; Dinosaur National Monument; Green River, Utah?; Glen Canyon?; Hole in the Rock; Dock Marston; Navajo Mountain?; Vermillion Cliffs; Lees Ferry; Marble Canyon; Vaseys Paradise?; cable across Marble Canyon; dam camp; bridge; Angels Wing; Phantom Ranch; Inner Granite Gorge; rapids; Norm Nevills; motorboats; Little Colorado River?; church; cascade; waterfall; lava flows; Hawaii; Joseph Desloge; Diamond Peak?; high tension electric transmission lines; hand cable; foot bridge; bridge at Moab?; Navajo Bridge; Bright Angel Bridge; Bright Angel or Kaibab trail; ruins of cage cable; arches (various, identify); natural bridges (various, identify); Rainbow Bridge; airplane]
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