Manuscripts

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Description: "Early river runs, Colorado River, late 1930s - 1939, Loper-Harris (1939 - Loper, Harris, Klevin, Gibson - Photography by Gibson - Projection copy Run at 16 fps.": Run through Marble and Grand canyons, with each rapid preceded by title. [entries: Bert Loper; Don (Laphene?) Harris; (Loper's boat); sadirons; rapidrunning; oarboats; "Mexican Hat"; Badger Creek Rapid; Soap Creek Rapid; 25 Mile Rapid; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Sockdologer Rapid; Horn Creek Rapid; Granite Ledge Rapid; Serpentine Rapid; Walthenberg Rapid; Dubendorff Rapid; Upset Rapid; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan)]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R014
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.

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Manuscripts

"1939: Loper, Harris, Gibson, Klevin": Colorado River run from Lees Ferry to Lava Falls, July 1939, plus later interviews. [entries: Bert Loper; Don (Laphene)Harris?; Gibson; Klevin; Badger Creek Rapid; rapidrunning; "Mexican Hat"; Soap Creek Rapid; 25 Mile Rapid; Hance Rapid; Horn Creek Rapid; Upset Rapid]

R015

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Manuscripts

"B & W - Aluminum Ads 1951": 1951 and 1956? Scenes in Las Vegas, on desert, and at Lake Mead (1956?). Grand Canyon views - aerial views - launching of the motorboat "Sweet Chariot" at Lees Ferry, 1951 - trip in 1951 through Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon of several motorboats, including the "Sweet Chariot," "June Bug," and a Chris Craft inboard - "Shooting the Rapids with Aluminum" titles. [Beer and Daggett swimming rapid? Check it] [entries: Las Vegas; Riviera Hotel; Lake Mead; Grand Canyon; motorboats; aerial views; "Sweet Chariot"; Lees Ferry; Marble Canyon: "June Bug"; swimming rapids; Deer Creek Falls; Tapeats?; Smith Craft; boats, aluminum]

R097

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Manuscripts

"Colorado River 6.5 (Good Walls - Whirls - Waves: Vulcan - Sadiron: run, line - Baloney: pumps, start - Supai Ck. - Deer Ck Falls - Run Vulcan - Bow Shot - On Lake - Nancoweap)": 1942 and 1956. Canyon and river scenes - rapids - running rapids - lining - Georgie White inflating raft - large rafts leaving - side canyon and stream - Deer Creek Falls - outboard motorboats running rapids (1956). [entries: Grand Canyon; sadirons; oarboats; "Mexican Hat II"; Garth Marston; Georgie White and husband; inflatable rafts; Deer Creek Falls; Havasupai Canyon; Otis Marston; motorboats; Lake Mead]

R020

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Manuscripts

"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]

R116

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Manuscripts

"(Master Pic Atherton)": 1956. "Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminum Boat and Outboard Motor from Lee's Ferry Arizona to Boulder City Nevada on Lake Mead June 4-17,1956.": Not entirely in sequence. [entries: "Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminum Boat and Outboard Motor...; Ballard Atherton; Bill Beer; Hugh Cutler; Josh Eisaman; Otis Marston; Frank Masland; Art Green's Motel?; Navajo Bridge; Marble Canyon; Lees Ferry; Garth Marston; Willie Taylor; Joe Desloge?; Badger Creek Rapid; Soap Creek Rapid; 24 1/2 Mile Rapid; Redwell Cave; President Harding Rapid; Little Colorado River, mouth; Unkar Rapid; Hance Rapid; swimming rapids; Phantom Ranch; Granite Falls Rapid; Hermit Rapid; aerial cable car; Elve's Chasm; Dubendorff Rapid; Tapeats Creek; Deer Creek Falls; Supai Canyon; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); accident; Mile 217 Rapid; Lake Mead; Sandy Point; Bill Belknap]

R111

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Manuscripts

"Motorboats down G.C. June 4-17, 1956":1956. "Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminium Boat and Outboard Motor from Lee's Ferry Arizona to Boulder City Nevada on Lake Mead, June 4-17,1956." Occasional differences from reel 111. [entries:"Through the Grand Canyon by Aluminum Boat and Outboard Motor..."; Al Green's Motel?; Vermilion Cliffs; Navajo Bridge; Marble Canyon; Badger Creek Rapid; Lees Ferry; Bill Beer; Garth Marston; Otis Marston; Willie Taylor; 1956 expedition; motorboats; Frank Masland; Joe Desloge; Soap Creek Rapid; 24 1/2 Mile Rapid; Grand Canyon; Redwall Cave; Little Colorado River, mouth; Unkar Rapid; Hance Rapid; Phantom Ranch; Bright Angel Bridge; Granite Falls Rapid; (Bass Cable?); Elves Chasm; J. Ballard Atherton?; Dubendorff Rapid; Tapeats Creek; Deer Creek Falls; Supai Canyon; Lava Falls Rapid (Vulcan); accident; Mile 217 Rapid; Separation Rapid; "Cactus"; Lake Mead; Travertine Falls; Sandy Point; Bill Belknap; Temple Bar?]

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