Manuscripts
041
- Description
"(8mm) Dupe - print No. 1 (Down the Colorado River)": 1954, "Down the Colorado River 365 miles from Lee's Ferry to Boulder Dam Through the Grand Canyon," showing the traverse made in 1954 by the "Cactus," "Rattlesnake," and "BooToo."
- Production date
- 1870-1978.
- Call number
- R108
- 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.
