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"Riggins (Trim from Master)": 1944-1949. Water patterns - spire - waterfall - canyon views - mudslide - side canyons - rafting - rapids - running rapids - camp scenes - aerial views - whirlpool - the boats "Esmeralda" and "Hudson" - Hoover Dam / insects - buffalo - San Francisco - Grand Canyon [entries: Glen Canyon?; bison; cattle; Grand Canyon; Norm Nevills; Marston twins; Otis Marston; Margaret Marston; rapidrunning; Nevills Expedition; "Sandra"; sadirons; oarboats, aerial views; Lake Mead?; "Esmeralda II"; "Hudson"; motorboats; Hoover Dam; "Mexican Hat II"; San Francisco; cable cars; Inner Granite Gorge]

Type
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Production date
1870-1978.
Call number
R024
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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