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Description: Untitled: 1946. Enclosed scene notes state: "Rapids and rocks - Blue canyon shot - Small Arch - Old Ferry - Ranch Bldgs Salmon - Walk up Road - 2 boats thru rapid - M fishes - Junction Middle Fork - Arco - dropping rocks - rapid run - Rocky Rapid, slow - Boats land above - Study rapid - Asotin[?] Park - Rapid on Snake?" [entries: 1946 Salmon expedition?; Salmon River; rapidrunning; Nevills Expedition; sadirons; oarboats; "Mexican Hat II"; Marston twins; Otis Marston; Norman Nevills]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R058
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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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"]
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"(Snake River Reject)": 1946. Canyon views - sky - river views - launching - camp scenes - Nevills boats - painted rock designs - wreckage - Hi.Wa.Inn - airpalne - aerial view - road - "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale" title - flowers - people sleeping - bridge - Indian rock drawings waterfall. [entries: 1946 Snake expedition; Snake River; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; wrecked boats; Hi.Wa.Inn - airplane aerial views; "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale"; flowers; bridge (identify); Indian petroglyphs; waterfall; Confluence Snake and Salmon rivers?; Lewiston, Idaho?; Norman Nevills; airplane; flowers; Pres Walker; Marston twins; "Mexican Hat II"; waterfall/cascade]
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"Idaho Reject": 1946. Aerial views - canyon and river scenes - airplane - camp scenes - running rapids - bridges - flowers - cascades - birds - ranch cabin - rattlesnake - unidentified people - Nevills boats - mule? - ferry. [entries: 1946 expedition; airplane; rapidrunning; flowers; cascades; birds; cabin; rattlesnake; sadirons; oarboats; aerial views; Snake River?; "Mexican Hat II"; Marston twins; Pres Walker; bees; Norman Nevills; "Joan"; mule; Salmon River; Kent Frost; Brownlee Ferry?]
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"Snake R. Trim - Master (Roll 3 - High Road to Danger)": 1946. Junction Snake and Salmon rivers - plane - camp scenes - swallows - insects - flowers - rattlesnake - canyon and river scenes - deer - launching site - various people - One Way Club certificate - snowy scenes - waterfalls - "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale" title - hauling boats on road - maps of Snake and Salmon river basin - volcanic rock formations - aerial views - waterskiing on lake - cascades - ferry (Brownlee?) - people sleeping - hydroelectric plant - clouds - Indian rock drawings - ranch house. [entries: Snake River; 1946 Snake expedition; Junction Snake and Salmon rivers; Salmon River; airplanes; swallows; insects; flowers; rattlesnake; deer; One Way Club; waterfalls; "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale"; aerial views; waterskiing; ferry (Brownlee?); Indian petroglyphs; oarboats; sadirons; Nevills Expedition; bees; Margaret Marston; Pres Walker; Marston twins; Otis Marston; "Joan"; Norman Nevills; (dam at cascade, identify); Lewiston?, Idaho]
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"Idaho Rej. (Idaho Rej.: Dodge; Title-Salmon)": 1946. River scenes - rapids - wrecked boats - ranches - various people - dowsing? - baby - Loel and Maradel Marston - arch - bridge - dredge? - flowers - waterfalls - aerial views of canyons - people at pool (Marston's home?) - title "Great Shakes of a Salmon Tale." [entries: 1946 Salmon expedition; wrecked boats; dowsing; Marston twins; arch; bridge; flowers; waterfalls; aerial views; "Great Shakes of a Salmon Tale"; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; log cabin; Norman Nevills; Margaret Marston; tadpoles]
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