"1951 Inboard (Master - Reel II - Grand Canyon 1951)": 1951. Launching of the "Sweet Chariot" and another boat - waterskiing - trip through Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon - cable. Enclosed are detailed editing notes. [entries: Lees Ferry; Grand Canyon; "The Twin"; "Sweet Chariot"; motorboats; waterskiing; "June Bug"; Marble Canyon; inscriptions. F. M. Brown; cable in Marble Canyon (Bridge Canyon dam site?); Little Colorado River, mouth; Otis Marston; Joe Desloge?; Jordan?; Bright Angel Bridge; Deer Creek Falls; Travertine Falls; Lake Mead; Hoover Dam]
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.
"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]
"1951, 1952 (Trim from Part 2, 1951)": 1951. Trip of the motorboats "Boo," "Sweet Chariot," "June Bug," "Twin," and "Step-in-Again" through Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon in 1951. [entries: 1951 expedition; 1952 expedition?; "Bootoo"; "Sweet Chariot"; "June Bug"; "Twin"; "Step-in-Again"; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; motorboats; rapidrunning; Supai?; swimming through rapids; Chris Craft; waterskiing; Lake Mead?; Joseph Desloge; Otis Marston; Willie Taylor?]
"Cuts from Maxson Film, 1951 - Poettgen Film": 1951. Motorboats, including "Sweet Chariot," shooting rapids - repairs - Supai?; Lake Mead - swimming at mouth of the Little Colorado River. [entries: motorboats; rapidrunning; ChrisCraft; Colorado River; Otis Marston; Bill Belknap?; "Sweet Chariot"; boat repairs; Sjpai?; Lake Mead; waterskiing; Little Colorado River mouth; John Maxson; Poettgen]
"River Course - Bridges (R of R Reel I Part One Master Pix Heads)": 1945?, 1947, 1948, & 1950? Title, "So Granma Rides the Rapids of the Grand Canyon: - map - San Francisco - snowy mountains - Green River from Flaming Gorge to Confluence - Colorado River from Confluence to Lake Mead - cable - Grand Canyon views - aerial views - volcanic eruptions - desert and canyon views - Hoover Dam - rapids - map - bridges - arches. [entries: San Francisco; "So Granma Rides the Rapids of the Grand Canyon"; Green River; Flaming Gorge; Confluence of Green and Grand rivers; Colorado River; Cataract Canyon; Lake Mead; Grand Canyon; aerial views; volcanoes; Hoover Dam; arches; bridges; cable cars; Golden Gate Bridge; San Rafael Bridge?; Francis P. Farquhar?; Nevills Expedition; "Wen"; Green River; Ashley Falls?; Split Mountain; Shiprock [or Echo?]; Dinosaur National Monument; Green River, Utah?; Glen Canyon?; Hole in the Rock; Dock Marston; Navajo Mountain?; Vermillion Cliffs; Lees Ferry; Marble Canyon; Vaseys Paradise?; cable across Marble Canyon; dam camp; bridge; Angels Wing; Phantom Ranch; Inner Granite Gorge; rapids; Norm Nevills; motorboats; Little Colorado River?; church; cascade; waterfall; lava flows; Hawaii; Joseph Desloge; Diamond Peak?; high tension electric transmission lines; hand cable; foot bridge; bridge at Moab?; Navajo Bridge; Bright Angel Bridge; Bright Angel or Kaibab trail; ruins of cage cable; arches (various, identify); natural bridges (various, identify); Rainbow Bridge; airplane]
"Cable - Thunder Sp - Supai - Tuweap - Paria Pl - Soap - Shivwits - Mead": 1950, 1951?, and probably several other years. Incomplete enclosed scene notes state: "Plane & Ballard, Nav Mt. - Plane at Art Greene's - Paria Plateau - Lees Ferry - sinkhole - Soap Ck - Cable: barge; dynamite; outboard - Harding - Little Colo. - Hance - Th. Spring - Supai - Tuweep - Shivwits - Head, use Iceberg Canyon." Deals in general with the region of Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon. A great deal of footage on the cable at Vasey's in 1950. There are many aerial views. Also includes "Mauna Loa Erupts 1950." [entries: Mauna Loa; Vulcan's Anvil; Lake Mead?; Navajo Mountain; Marble Canyon?; Navajo Bridge; cable (Bridge Canyon dam site?, Vasey's Paradise); Otis Marston; dams; Havasupai Canyon and waterfalls; volcano (at Vulcan?, Paria Plateau); Thunder Spring; Supai; Tuweap?; Lees Ferry; Soap Creek Rapid?; President Harding Rapid?; Little Colorado River, mouth?; Hance Rapid; Thunder Spring; Grand Canyon; Shivwits]
"1949, 1951, 1954 Outboard": 1954. Traverse of Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon by the outboards "Cactus," "Rattlesnake," and "Boo Too" in 1954. [entries: Lees Ferry; motorboats; "Bootoo"; Marble Canyon; Bill Belknap; Joe Desloge?; Hoover Dam; lizard; Grand Canyon; inscriptions, Brown, 1890; Travertine Falls?; frog; Frank Masland?; Willie Taylor?; Otis Marston; Buzz Belknap; Lake Mead]
