Manuscripts

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Description: "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]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R027
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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"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]
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"G.C. Cuts (Reel 1)": 1944, 1945, 1947, & 1948. Buffalo - amphibian airplane - waterfall - Lake Mead - camp scenes - miscellaneous canyon scenes - rattlesnake - lizard - Separation plaque - fossil - rapids - mouth of Little Colorado River - arches - San Francisco - Marston - Grand Canyon views. [entries: oarboats; sadirons; Norman Nevills; Garth Marston; bison; airplane, amphibious; Lake Mead; Cedar Breaks?; Anne Desloge; rattlesnake; lizard; Separation plaque; fossils; Little Colorado River mouth; (natural bridge, identify?); San Francisco; swimming rapids; Otis Marston; "Joan"; "Wen"; Grand Canyon; Nevills Expedition]
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"(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?)]
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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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"(Mixed River Footage)": 1946-1948 & 1951? Loel and Maradel Marston - boats landing - Rainbow Bridge - map of Colorado/Green River system - unidentified people - travertine falls - mine - rapids - water fight - motor cruiser "Hae Dae" - wind on sand bank - map of Snake/Salmon River system - boats hauled on highway - San Francisco - rattlesnake - Navajo Bridge from below - canyon and river scenes [entries: Marston twins; Rainbow Bridge; Travertine Falls; "Hae Dae"; motorboats; San Francisco; rattlesnake; Navajo Bridge; Margaret Marston; Snake or Salmon River?; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; "Mexican Hat II"; Rosalind Johnson; Colorado River; Grand Canyon; Garth Marston; mining; Norm Nevills; Lake Mead; Bruce Wilson; Marble Canyon]
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"Colorado River 1947 Raw Reel 4": 1944-1946, 1947 (the bulk of the reel), & 1948. Inside the film can are detailed scene notes. Includes rapids - Pierce Ferry/Grand Wash Cliffs area - Indian ruins - canyon and river scenes - Green River - Bright Angel - Grand Canyon - Hoover Dam - Lake Mead - San Francisco - Monument Valley. [entries: rapids; Pierce Ferry: Grand Wash Cliffs; Indian ruins; Green River; Bright Angel Creek; Grand Canyon; Hoover Dam; Lake Mead; San Francisco; Monument Valley; Norm Nevills; waterfall (identify); Margaret Marston; 1947 expedition; Garth Marston; Rosalind Johnson; Nevills Expedition; sadirons; oarboats; airplanes; Phantom Ranch; Bright Angel Bridge; "Mexican Hat II"; Tapeats or Supai?; Anne Desloge; Hoover Dam; Lake Mead; Golden Gate Bridge; Oakland Bay Bridge; San Rafael Bridge?; various arches (identify); San Francisco Bay; Monument Valley; Mexican Hat; Marston twins; [Nevills daughter?]; Ed Hudson; rapidrunning; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; Green River; "Wen"; "Sandra"; "Joan"; horses; Joseph Desloge; lining, Cedar Breaks?; San Juan River; Vaseys Paradise?; insects; lizards; birds, Flaming Gorge?]
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