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Description: "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]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R051
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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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"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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"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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"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."

R050

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"(Green River bridge - Buttes near Fisher Towers - Peats - Kent's jeeps - Same of Escalante area)": 1944, 1945, & 1955, with many unidentifiable. Jeep in forest - mountain views - Kent Frost jeep and home - Kent Frost jeep tour in canyons (Needles?) - arches and rock formations - Glen Canyon - Rainbow Bridge - Monument Valley - aerial views of unidentified terrain - arches - Loel and Maradel Marston in Monument Valley - Masland at home - airport - bridge - ruins - desert views - Hite ferry - view from Navajo Mountain, Slickrock area - Hole in the Rock? [entries: Green River, Utah; Green River Bridge; Kent Frost; 1944 expedition; 1945 expedition; 1955 expedition; jeep tours; arches (identify); Glen Canyon; Rainbow Bridge; Monument Valley; aerial views; Marston twins; Frank Masland; Carlisle, Penn.; Hite ferry; slickrock area; Hole in the Rock?; Kent Frost Jeep Tours; Monticello, Utah; Confluence Green and Grand (Colorado) rivers; Green River, Colorado River; Grand River; arches (identify); Joseph Desloge; bridge (identify); Indian ruins; Mexican Hat; Margaret Marston; Navajo Mountain]

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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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