Manuscripts

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Description: "1945 Cataract Reject": 1945. Enclosed scene notes state: "Boat floats: Glen Canyon - overhanging rock: mouth Escalante - Glen Canyon scene: overcast - pan down rock cliff - Marg. climbs down to river - Wayne, Norm & Twin: preparation for dinner - Glen C. scene: short - dip up water in glass - Ed on stern - Quill? Arch in shadow - ditto light - climb down from Corona - pan Corona - tiny arch near Moab? - cave - shaky canyon scenes - haul boat to river at Hat - tip boat off trailer - whirls - Thumb[?] of rock in Wall St. - M[arston] walks up steps at Hole in Rock - flash flood - Indian picture of dancer - wrecked water wheel - Mex. Hat Lodge - boats below; take off p Rainbow Arch [many scenes] - plaque - Norm lies on top - Norm and girls on top - wave - Water waves - Marg. & dinosaur bones - Glen C. scenes - air views - flash flood."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R050
Creator: Marston, Otis R

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"1945 Cataract Reject": 1945. Enclosed scene notes state: "Glen C. scenes - air views, underexposed - Glen C scene - boat runs rapid to L - Glen C scene - water from boat - Gregory Arch - Glen C scene - Dellenbaugh name - Moab bridge - Norm & names Dark C. - camp on beach - Glen C. scene - names, Dark C. - camp on rock ledge - Glen C. scenes - Dark C. names - Wayne & Ed drift - fossils - dinosaur bones - sign, Elephant Feet - Glen Canyon butte - Glen C scene - water pattern - fossils, Glen C scene - Norm's car crosses hat bridge - water at shore - gorge at Dark Canyon." [entries: 1945 Cataract expedition; Glen Canyon; aerial views; rapidrunning; Gregory Arch; Moab bridge; Dark Canyon; fossils; Mexican Hat bridge; Colorado River; Cataract Canyon; oarboats]

R049

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"Cataract rejects (Reject - San Juan and Cataract)": 1944 & 1945. Scene notes state: "Boats in front of shop - at slide - Norm on cable - plaque base of monument SLC - log house - view down at Hole in Rock - come down to boats at Dark C - new arch, pan up - side pan under Rainbow - pan up to small window - flash flood - Norm gets hair cut - fishing - swimming - Glen C scenes - fossils - Elephants Feet - water action at Hidden Passage - Indian relics - Glen C scenes - Wall St. - Ed shaves and admires self - snail - boiler - put boats in at Hat - [sheet missing?] - back boat to river - Thompson Station - Baldwin - road to Moab [?] - load boats at Lees - Glen C river shots - boats drift on San Juan - road to landing, Hat - Rainbow Bridge - Mala, top of bridge - M puts on preserver - boats up on rocks - oil engine - dredge - Norm on trolly - Seagull Monument - Map: Utah & Arizona - plane takes off - map: Glen Canyon - map: Cat Canyon - map: Narrow Canyon - make airport - air shot - fast get away - lie in falls - [sheet missing?]. [entries: Cataract Canyon; San Juan River; 1944 expedition; 1945 expedition; Norman Nevills; Hole in the Rock; Dark Canyon; arch (identify); Rainbow Bridge; swimming; Glen Canyon; fossils; Elephants Feet; Hidden Passage; Indian relics; Ed Hudson; Marston twins; airplane; aerial views; oarboats; sadirons; cable at Mexican Hat; Mexican Hat; Gem Canyon; (Nevills daughter); waterfall; Otis Marston; Marble Canyon; Nevills Expedition; lining; Goosenecks; Thompson (town); "San Juan", "Hidden Passage"; Margaret Marston; "Wen"]

R030

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Manuscripts

"1945 Cataract Reject": 1945. Enclosed scene notes, which are not complete, state: "Glen C. scenes - 2 boats run in Cat - bluff in Glen C - butte in Glen C. - Glen C. scenes & water patterns - cave - 2 boats drift - water patterns - eating - Echo Rock - swim - bridge at Hat- Norm on cable - kids on cable - hermitage - water wheel - Hole in Rock - river & cliff on R. - swim - Rainbow - Navaho Mnt. - plaque at [Rainbow] bridge - Bridge." Most faded. [entries: 1945 expedition; Glen Canyon; Colorado River; Cataract Canyon; Echo Rock; Mexican Hat Bridge; Mexican Hat; Norman Nevills; waterwheel; Hole in the Rock; Rainbow Bridge; Navajo Mountain; Rainbow Bridge plaque; Marston twins; oarboats; rapidrunning; sadirons; Nevills Expedition; Ed Hudson; Nevills children; cabin; Otis Marston]

R051

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Manuscripts

"San Juan Reject": 1944. Enclosed scene notes state: "arches - flowers - Mon. Valley - Bluff - Mex. Hat - Norm takes off for Syncline - syncline bailing - Navaho; Rainbow Bridge." Loading cars - spires and other rock formations - arches - flowers - ranch and school - Mexican Hat - Monument Valley - Loel and Maradel Marston - camp scenes - Nevills boats on river - running rapids - Marston bailing - atop Rainbow Bridge. [entries: San Juan River; 1944 San Juan expedition; arches [identify]; flowers; Monument Valley; Bluff; Mexican Hat; Norm Nevills; Syncline; Rainbow Bridge; rapidrunning; Otis Marston; sadirons; oarboats; Marston twins; auto bridge; Utah; Nevills Expedition; Glen Canyon?]

R047

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022

Manuscripts

"Colorado River 1942. Reel 1 (Small fire at night - Plaque - Vermillion Cliffs from LF - Scenes, Water patterns, buttes - Big rock wave in Cat - Water patterns - Buttes below Soap - Whirls, waves, rapids)": 1942, 1945. Includes detailed scene notes. [entries: 1942 Nevills expedition; Vermillion Cliffs; Cataract Canyon?; Separation plaque; Lees Ferry; Grand Canyon; Glen Canyon; Marble Canyon; Little Colorado River mouth]

R019

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Untitled: 1946. Enclosed scene notes, not entirely accurate, state; "Hi trestle - watermelon - flowers - boats on Snake - shooting - Norm flies... - Cert at Lewiston - hi trestle - camp scenes - goats - camp scenes - swallow nests - loading boats on trailer - boats on highway - Payette lake water skiing - upper Snake from plane - Bruneau - running Salmon River Rapid - Salmon River farm - smashed boat - tent." [entries: 1946 Snake expedition; watermelon; flowers; Snake River Norman Nevills; Lewiston, Idaho; mountain sheep; rapidrunning; Salmon River; wrecked boat; Marston twins; "Mystery Canyon"; sadirons, oarboats; firearms; airplane; Margaret Marston; "Wen"; Nevills Expedition; birds; waterskiing; motorboats; aerial views; "Mexican Hat II"]

R057

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