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Description: "Yampa": 1950. Canyon and river scenes - running rapids - camp scenes - flowers - toad - geese - antelope? [entries: Yampa River; 1950 Yampa expedition; rapidrunning; Flaming Gorge?; Green River; oarboats; dories; "Moja"; flowers; toad; geese; Shiprock?; Dinosaur National Monument; Island Park?]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R093
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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"II Green River": June 28 to July 2, 1947. General notes enclosed state: "6-28: Brown's Hole - 6-30: Brown's Hole, Gates of Lodore - 7-1: End of 1/2 mile portage; water 1/2 mile - 7-2: Cherry; end of Lodore, Echo Cliff, deer." There are also detailed notes enclosed, which refer, however, only to the very end of the reel: "Shirl & Willie on stern in rapids in Whirlpool - Land: Island Park - plane shots over Green Island Park - lining Ashley, boat takes off - Langley Exped., 1936 - rock in river as we drift by - water action from boat, boat ahead - Willie on a horse - goose near, drifts by - Flaming Gorge - goose takes off - up ended rock - moth - in train - boats on trailer on highway - boats on trailer - cross bridge at Moab - Wilson Arch - down into Canyon from Green Lakes sign." [entries: 1947 Green River expedition; Browns Hole; Gates of Lodore; Lodore; Echo Cliff, deer; Whirlpool Canyon; Island Park; aerial views; Ashley Falls; horse; Flaming Gorge; goose; train; Moab Bridge; Wilson Arch; Swallos nests; cable bridge; Green River; Nevills Expedition; Shirley Marston; sadiron oarboats; "Mexican Hat II"; Marston twins; rapidrunning; Split Mountain?; flowers; Rosalind Johnson?; Garth Marston; "Joan"; Joan Nevills Staveley?; Otis Marston; "Wen"; (Steamboat Rock?); Dinosaur National Monument; spider; "Langley Expedition 1936" inscription; butterfly; Red Gorge (Green River); Willie Taylor?]
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"Dolores '48": 1948. "Dashing Down the Dolores with Ditty...: title - canyon and river scenes - lizard - camp scenes - launching boat - bridge - rapids - running rapids - frog - insects - flowers. Trip by Marston and Walker down the Dolores River in 1948. [entries: Dolores 1948 expedition; "Dashing Down the Dolores with Ditty"; Dolores River; lizard; Pres Walker and wife; Margaret Marston oarboats; "Rainbow Trail"; rapidrunning; bridge: frog; insects; flowers]
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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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"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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