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Description: "Dolores '48": 1948. "Dashing Down the Dolores with Ditty...: title - canyon and river scenes - lizard - camp scenes - launching boat - bridge - rapids - running rapids - frog - insects - flowers. Trip by Marston and Walker down the Dolores River in 1948. [entries: Dolores 1948 expedition; "Dashing Down the Dolores with Ditty"; Dolores River; lizard; Pres Walker and wife; Margaret Marston oarboats; "Rainbow Trail"; rapidrunning; bridge: frog; insects; flowers]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R082
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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"G.C. Cuts (Reel 1)": 1944, 1945, 1947, & 1948. Buffalo - amphibian airplane - waterfall - Lake Mead - camp scenes - miscellaneous canyon scenes - rattlesnake - lizard - Separation plaque - fossil - rapids - mouth of Little Colorado River - arches - San Francisco - Marston - Grand Canyon views. [entries: oarboats; sadirons; Norman Nevills; Garth Marston; bison; airplane, amphibious; Lake Mead; Cedar Breaks?; Anne Desloge; rattlesnake; lizard; Separation plaque; fossils; Little Colorado River mouth; (natural bridge, identify?); San Francisco; swimming rapids; Otis Marston; "Joan"; "Wen"; Grand Canyon; Nevills Expedition]
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"Rej., G.C. & Snake - No. 4": 1946 & 1948. Canyon and river views, Snake and Dolores Rivers - rapids - camp scenes - Indian rock inscriptions - San Francisco - Hoover Dam - rattlesnake. [entries: 1946 Snake expedition; 1948 expedition; Snake River; Dolores River; Indian petroglyphs; San Francisco; Hoover Dam; rattlesnake; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; Nevills Expedition; "Mexican Hat II"; "Joan"; Norman Nevills; sadirons; oarboats; cable cars; Pres Walker and wife; Margaret Marston; aerial views]
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"Idaho - 1946": 1946. Enclosed scene notes, incomplete, state: "Rapids, close ups - Fawcett Mon. - Nez[?] Perce Mon. One Way Club Tablets." Trestle - smoke from forest fire? - flowers - camp scenes - Nevills boats - Nez Perce monument - Fosskett plaque - rapids - running rapids - bridge - plaques for One Way Club, March 1946." [entries: 1946 Salmon? expedition; Idaho; Nez Perce Monument; One Way Club; flowers; Nevills Expedition; sadirons; oarboats; William A. Fosskett plaque; rapidrunning; bridge; Pres Walker; Pres Walker; Nevills Expedition; Marston twins; Salmon River?; Kent Frost; Otis Marston]
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"47-48 G.C. Trip, No. 6 (Colorado River 1947-48, Reel 6) (Grand C Trim, 1947-1948 - Some Snake R.)": 1942, 1944?, 1945?, 1946, 1947, & 1948. Dolores River - some bits and pieces - San Francisco - Hoover Dam - animals - Farquhar. [entries: 1947-1948 expedition; Colorado River; Snake River; Dolores River; San Francisco; Hoover Dam; Francis Farquhar; animals; Monument Valley; rapidrunning; Nevills Expedition; Rosalind Johnson?; Nancy Streator?; Navajo Bridge; Vermillion Cliffs; Marble Canyon; Dock Marston; Grand Canyon; sadirons; oarboats; "Sandra"; "Wen"; "Mexican Hat II"; "Joan"?; Garth Marston; Little Colorado River mouth; Deer Creek Falls?; Otis Marston; Hoover Dam?; (footbridge); Pres Walker?; Norman Nevills; Rainbow Bridge; Indian ruins; Anne Desloge; various arches (identify); fossils; fauna; Marston twins; (Joan or Sandra Nevills?); Indian pottery; Golden Gate Bridge; Indian petroglyphs; Desert View; cable cars; waterfall (identify); rattlesnake; bison; lining; lizard; fish]
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"Oar Power (Master Dupe - Otis Marston (Paper to Paper) 'Helicopter Rescue' firm)": 1944?, 1945?, 1946-1948, & 1952? Camp scenes, 1948 Grand Canyon trip - fossils - Indian drawings - desert scenes and rock formations - lizard - scorpion - rattlesnake with Garth - deer swimming - antelope? - tortoise - coyote in trap - buffalo - rapids - log - derelict boats - hauling Nevills boats - running rapids on Colorado River and in Idaho? - lining - Green River? - Hatch River Expeditions large rubber raft - swimming rapids - driftwood fire.
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