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Description: "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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Type

Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)

Production date

1870-1978.

Call number

R074

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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R073
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"Green River - 3 Neville boats - no date": 1947. Railway station at Green River (Wyoming?) - Flaming Gorge - canyon and river views - Ashley Falls - lining - Split Mountain? - Shirley and Dock Marston bail - rapids - running rapids - portaging - Pat's Hole - Island Park? - bridge - water wheel.
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R033
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