Manuscripts

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Description: "800' Jet T.V. Koda Print "Hell's Canyon Marston" - Hells Can. TV copy 800": 1946. Film for television showing trip by Nevills and Marston family down Hell's Canyon of the Snake River. Narrated by Steve Brodie. Shown on "High Road to Danger," Jan. 22, 1957. [entries: "Hells Canyon Marston"; Snake River; Hells Canyon; sadirons; boats, oar; "Wen"; "Joan"; "Mexican Hat II"; "Mystery Canyon"; (lava beds?); Brownlee Ferry; Norm Nevills; Kent Frost; Pres Walker; Neal Wilson; Howard Welty; (Ferris & Harry Dodge?); George Fletcher; Otis Marston; Margaret Marston; Marston twins; Salmon River, mouth; Nevills Expedition; swallows; snakes; deer; petroglyphs; inscriptions, Indian; airplane; One Way Club]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R053
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: are not available on VHS.; 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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"Snake R. Trim - Master (Roll 3 - High Road to Danger)": 1946. Junction Snake and Salmon rivers - plane - camp scenes - swallows - insects - flowers - rattlesnake - canyon and river scenes - deer - launching site - various people - One Way Club certificate - snowy scenes - waterfalls - "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale" title - hauling boats on road - maps of Snake and Salmon river basin - volcanic rock formations - aerial views - waterskiing on lake - cascades - ferry (Brownlee?) - people sleeping - hydroelectric plant - clouds - Indian rock drawings - ranch house. [entries: Snake River; 1946 Snake expedition; Junction Snake and Salmon rivers; Salmon River; airplanes; swallows; insects; flowers; rattlesnake; deer; One Way Club; waterfalls; "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale"; aerial views; waterskiing; ferry (Brownlee?); Indian petroglyphs; oarboats; sadirons; Nevills Expedition; bees; Margaret Marston; Pres Walker; Marston twins; Otis Marston; "Joan"; Norman Nevills; (dam at cascade, identify); Lewiston?, Idaho]
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"Idaho Reject": 1946. Aerial views - canyon and river scenes - airplane - camp scenes - running rapids - bridges - flowers - cascades - birds - ranch cabin - rattlesnake - unidentified people - Nevills boats - mule? - ferry. [entries: 1946 expedition; airplane; rapidrunning; flowers; cascades; birds; cabin; rattlesnake; sadirons; oarboats; aerial views; Snake River?; "Mexican Hat II"; Marston twins; Pres Walker; bees; Norman Nevills; "Joan"; mule; Salmon River; Kent Frost; Brownlee Ferry?]
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"(Snake River Reject)": 1946. Canyon views - sky - river views - launching - camp scenes - Nevills boats - painted rock designs - wreckage - Hi.Wa.Inn - airpalne - aerial view - road - "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale" title - flowers - people sleeping - bridge - Indian rock drawings waterfall. [entries: 1946 Snake expedition; Snake River; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; wrecked boats; Hi.Wa.Inn - airplane aerial views; "Great Shakes of a Snake Tale"; flowers; bridge (identify); Indian petroglyphs; waterfall; Confluence Snake and Salmon rivers?; Lewiston, Idaho?; Norman Nevills; airplane; flowers; Pres Walker; Marston twins; "Mexican Hat II"; waterfall/cascade]
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"(Mixed River Footage)": 1946-1948 & 1951? Loel and Maradel Marston - boats landing - Rainbow Bridge - map of Colorado/Green River system - unidentified people - travertine falls - mine - rapids - water fight - motor cruiser "Hae Dae" - wind on sand bank - map of Snake/Salmon River system - boats hauled on highway - San Francisco - rattlesnake - Navajo Bridge from below - canyon and river scenes [entries: Marston twins; Rainbow Bridge; Travertine Falls; "Hae Dae"; motorboats; San Francisco; rattlesnake; Navajo Bridge; Margaret Marston; Snake or Salmon River?; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; "Mexican Hat II"; Rosalind Johnson; Colorado River; Grand Canyon; Garth Marston; mining; Norm Nevills; Lake Mead; Bruce Wilson; Marble Canyon]
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