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Description: "Grand Canyon Uprun - Print no. 12 - Produced by Mannering and Donaldson Ltd.": 1960. Commercial film of the down and up runs by the Buehler/Indiana Gear Works jet boats through the Grand Canyon. [entries: "Grand Canyon Uprun: Jet boats conquer the Colorado" (film); John Buehler; Buehler Corp.; Colorado River; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Jon Hamilton; Guy Mannering; Lees Ferry; boats, jet; Otis Marston; river-running; "Big Yellow"; "Big Red"; "Wee Red"; "Wee Yellow"; "Kiwi"; "Dock"; Phil Smith; Garth Marston; Georgie White; boats, inflatable; Bill Ogden?; Dick "Fireball" Young; Jim Bechtel; Margy? Mannering; Joyce Hamilton; Soap Creek Rapid; House Rock; Bill Austin; Little Colorado River, mouth; Unkar Rapid; Granite Gorge; Hance Rapid; Bright Angel Bridge; Bright Angel Trail; Bright Angel; Phantom Ranch; Monument Creek Rapid; boat repairs; Elves Chasm; Indian pottery; Buzz Belknap; Bill Belknap; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); helicopter; accidents; Lake Mead; snake; Dubendorff Rapid; Horn Creek Rapid; Nankoweap; Navajo Bridge; Ed I'Anson; Ballard "Pug" Atherton; Bill Austin; Joyce Hamilton; Buzz Belknap; Bill Belknap; George Morrison; Jack Reynolds
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1870-1978.

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R134

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

Reels 140, 152-154, and 159 are not available on VHS.

Transparencies and negatives 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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