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Description: "1869-1909 (People of the River)": Stills of early river runners, with some live interviews long after the events. Most are not specifically identified. [entries: John Wesley Powell; inscriptions: Brown 1890; Frank Mason Brown; 1890 Brown-Stanton expedition; Nathaniel Galloway; William C. Richmond?; Dellenbaugh?]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R001
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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"G.C. Master II - Marston (Master Pic. - Marston 'G.C. II' - Reel No. 1 - Heads) (Marston G.C. Part One - Master pix head)": 1942?, 1944, 1945, 1946, & 1947. Indian ruins and pottery - black-and-white old stills - inscriptions - Separation plaque - Emery Kolb - Clyde Eddy - drawings - Elzada Clover - Lois Jotter - Bert Loper - various unidentified persons - skeleton - machinery on Colorado River - fire - old trunk and clothes - camp scenes - waterfalls - flowers - map - river scenes - running rapids - desert views - rock formations - Monument Valley - mudslide - Supai (Havasu) - Little Colorado - rafting rapids - swimming through rapids - wave patterns - rapids - travertine falls - Lake Mead - amphibian airplane [entries: Clyde Eddy; Elzada Clover; Lois Jotter; Bert Loper; Monument Valley; Supai Canyon; Little Colorado River mouth; swimming rapids; Travertine Falls; Lake Mead; airplanes, amphibious; Indian cliff dwellings and pottery; Marston twins; inscriptions, Dellenbaugh; inscriptions, Nathaniel Galloway; Emery Kolb; river drawings?; inscriptions, Hyde; skeleton; Norm Nevills; Joan Nevills?; Bruce Wilson?; Otis Marston; Deer Creek Falls?; Garth Marston; Ed Hudson; Anne Desloge?; cactus flower; "Wen"; rapidrunning; Granite Gorge?; "Sandra"; Joseph Desloge; "Joan"; Glen Canyon?; Mexican Hat; Tapeats?; Little Colorado River mouth; frog; Vulcan's Anvil?; swimming rapids; Margaret Marston]
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"Cuts from Nevills film": 1942 and 1944 trips, plus interviews. People speaking, including Barry Goldwater, Otis and Margaret Marston, and Doris Nevills - title "Nine Navigating Nuts" - Bruce Wilson rowing - loading boats on trailer - hauling boats over desert road. [entries: Nevills 1942 expedition; Nevills 1944 expedition; Barry Morse Goldwater; Nancy Streator?; Otis Marston; Margaret Marston; Doris Drown Nevills; Bruce Wilson; oarboats; Colorado River; Elzada Clover; Lois Jotter; Ed Hudson; "Hidden Passage"; Norman Nevills; Lees Ferry]
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"1953 Oars,1954 (1953 Cap Rowe - 1954 Pat's boat - Moulty's boat)": 1953-1954. Interviews - "Gem." [entries: "Gem"; oarboats; Margaret Marston]
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