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"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?]

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1870-1978.
Call number
R002
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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    Dave & Mrs. Rust

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    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?]

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    011

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    "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]

    R004

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    013

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    "G.C. Master II - Marston (Master Pic. - Marston 'G.C. II' - Reel No. 1 - Heads) (Marston G.C. Part One - Master pix head)": 1942?, 1944, 1945, 1946, & 1947. Indian ruins and pottery - black-and-white old stills - inscriptions - Separation plaque - Emery Kolb - Clyde Eddy - drawings - Elzada Clover - Lois Jotter - Bert Loper - various unidentified persons - skeleton - machinery on Colorado River - fire - old trunk and clothes - camp scenes - waterfalls - flowers - map - river scenes - running rapids - desert views - rock formations - Monument Valley - mudslide - Supai (Havasu) - Little Colorado - rafting rapids - swimming through rapids - wave patterns - rapids - travertine falls - Lake Mead - amphibian airplane [entries: Clyde Eddy; Elzada Clover; Lois Jotter; Bert Loper; Monument Valley; Supai Canyon; Little Colorado River mouth; swimming rapids; Travertine Falls; Lake Mead; airplanes, amphibious; Indian cliff dwellings and pottery; Marston twins; inscriptions, Dellenbaugh; inscriptions, Nathaniel Galloway; Emery Kolb; river drawings?; inscriptions, Hyde; skeleton; Norm Nevills; Joan Nevills?; Bruce Wilson?; Otis Marston; Deer Creek Falls?; Garth Marston; Ed Hudson; Anne Desloge?; cactus flower; "Wen"; rapidrunning; Granite Gorge?; "Sandra"; Joseph Desloge; "Joan"; Glen Canyon?; Mexican Hat; Tapeats?; Little Colorado River mouth; frog; Vulcan's Anvil?; swimming rapids; Margaret Marston]

    R021

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    037

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    "G.C. Cuts, 1948": 1947 & 1948. Marston loading camera - aerial views of Lake Mead?- skeleton - rapids - Colorado River views - Vermillion Cliffs? - buffalo - airplane - canyon views - fires - camp scenes - bridge - Galloway letter - Kolb and Eddy inscriptions - fossil - Nevills - Vasey's Paradise? [entries: Dock Marston; aerial views; Lake Mead; skeleton; Colorado River; Vermillion Cliffs; bison; airplane; Nathaniel Galloway; inscription, Kolb Bros.; Kolb brothers; Clyde Langston Eddy; inscription, Clyde Eddy; fossils; Norm Nevills; Vaseys Paradise?; Marble Canyon; Garth Marston; rapidrunning; "Sandra"; "Mexican Hat II"; sadirons; oarboats; Grand Canyon; Redwall Cavern; Anne Desloge; Al Milotte?; Nancy Streator; Navajo Bridge; Hoover Dam; lining; Nevills Expedition; Joseph Desloge]

    R039

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    039

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    "Master not used - No. 2 (G.C, Rejects, 1942+)": 1942. Camp scenes - Garth Marston and Bruce Wilson - running rapids - river scenes - on train. [entries: river-running; Garth Marston; Grand Canyon; Bruce Wilson; Colorado River; Nevills Expedition; sadirons; boat, oar; railroad]

    R044

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    010

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    "San Juan River, 1944. cinematography by Dock Marston": 1944. "Down the San Juan & Colorado Rivers" title, covering the trip of Otis, Loel, and Maradel Marston from Mexican Hat to Lees Ferry in June 1944, including Rainbow Bridge. [entries: Norm Nevills; Marston twins; Otis Marston; San Juan River; Glen Canyon; Mexican Hat; Rainbow Bridge; Navajo Mountain; Colorado River]

    R046