Manuscripts

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Description: "1956: Copy of Hugh Cutler film": 1956. Scenes from the June 1956 run in outboard motorboats down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Enclosed scene notes state: "Hugh's film - Harding wave: fine - Camp at 67 - Rod &.. recognize C - Josh: good - Cactus crew: good - Garth good - Bill Beer: good - Hugh: good - Joe: good - Hance run: fair - Pan of rapid: NG - Mon Ck: OK - Detail: OK - Bootoo: OK - 1st shot Elves Chasm: ok - Bootoo in Dubie OK - Rough [?] detail can be used - Deer Ck Fall: N. G - Rod & Joe: OK - two boats ahead OK. [entries: Navajo Bridge; aerial views; airplane; Marble Canyon; Joseph Desloge; Dock Marston; Frank Masland; Garth Marston; Bill Beer; motorboats (outboards); Deer Creek Falls; boat repairs; 1956, June motorboat run; Colorado River; Hugh Cutler; President Harding Rapid; blf067; Rod Sanderson?; Josh Eiseman?; "Cactus"; Hance Rapid; Monument Creek; "Bootoo"; Elves Chasm; Dubendorff Rapid]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R116
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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