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"(1957 not edited - Pug - Thunder Spr. Waters[?]) C '57": 1957. "Grand Canyon Motorcade" title - various motorboats - scenes of fueling - accelerating - controls - on Colorado River through Marble and Grand canyons - camp scenes - cascades. [entries: 1957 expedition; Thunder Spring; J. Ballard Atherton; motorboats; Colorado River; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; Otis Marston; "Grand Canyon Motorboats"; Lees Ferry; Harris/Brennan Expeditions; "Jax"; rapidrunning; Joseph Desloge; I'Anson?; cable cage; wrecked boat; "Cactus"; Supai or Tapeats?; "Rattlesnake"; Otis Marston]

Type
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Production date
1870-1978.
Call number
R119
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.
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