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Description: "1950": 1950. Trip of the "Esmeralda II" and 19' Chris Craft down Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon in 1950 - wrecked helicopter - Mexican Hat Expeditions boats running rapids - salvaging "Esmeralda II" and running rapids - lining sadirons.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R094
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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Trip of the "Esmeralda II" and 19' Chris Craft down Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon in 1950
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Trip of the "Esmeralda II" and 19' Chris Craft down Marble Canyon and Grand Canyon in 1950 - wrecked helicopter - Mexican Hat Expeditions boats running rapids - salvaging "Esmeralda II" and running rapids - lining sadirons.
mssMarston papers R094 008
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"(Esmerda [sic] - Cuts & Mixed Oar[?] Film)"; 1945, 1946?, 1947?, & 1950. Running rapids in Grand Canyon - river and canyon scenes - SOS sign - Supai (Havasu) - night fire - "Esmeralada II" - helicopters - aerial views - desert views - various people, including Margaret Marston and Ros Johnson - clouds - rapids - snowy mountains - wrecked boat - map of Clolorado/Green River basin - school house - Green River scenery? - lining - man floating through rapids - camp scenes - Lake Mead? - Grand Canyon rim - flash flood waterfall - waterfall - sunset. [entries: "Esmeralda II"; 1945 expedition; 1950 expedition; 1946 expedition?; 1947 expedition?; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; Supai; helicopters; aerial views; Margaret Marston; Rosalind Johnson; wrecked boat; Green River?; lining; swimming rapids; Lake Mead; Grand Canyon; South Rim; waterfall; motorboats; Bright Angel Bridge; Bill Belknap; Ed Hudson; Willie Taylor; Otis Marston; Joseph Desloge; aerial views; oarboats; sadirons; "Joan"; dories; Norman Nevills; Marston twins; Confluence of Green and Grand rivers; Green River; Grand River; Split Mountain; Arizona Helicopter Service; Vaseys Paradise; Marble Canyon]
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"Colorado R. - 1942 - Moving": 1942. Marble and Grand canyons - canyon and river scenes with titles - camp scenes - lining and portaging boats - running rapids. [entries: Colorado River; 1942 expedition; Marble Canyon; Grand Canyon; rapidrunning; lining; Otis Marston; waterfall (Deer Creek?); Garth Marston; Norman Nevills; Bruce Wilson; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; "Mexican Hat II"; "Wen"; "Joan"]
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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]
R024
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"Colorado River 6.5 (Good Walls - Whirls - Waves: Vulcan - Sadiron: run, line - Baloney: pumps, start - Supai Ck. - Deer Ck Falls - Run Vulcan - Bow Shot - On Lake - Nancoweap)": 1942 and 1956. Canyon and river scenes - rapids - running rapids - lining - Georgie White inflating raft - large rafts leaving - side canyon and stream - Deer Creek Falls - outboard motorboats running rapids (1956). [entries: Grand Canyon; sadirons; oarboats; "Mexican Hat II"; Garth Marston; Georgie White and husband; inflatable rafts; Deer Creek Falls; Havasupai Canyon; Otis Marston; motorboats; Lake Mead]
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"1948 G.C. Cuts": 1945?, 1947, & 1948. Running rapids - rapids - San Francisco - woman typing - Lake Mead - Nevills - Vulcan's Forge - canyon and river scenes - high tension wires - waterfall - rafting rapids - Hoover Dam - amphibian airplane - Pathe-Bray inscription - lining - rattlesnake - Powell sign - buffalo. [entries: 1948 expedition; 1947 expedition; rapidrunning; San Francisco; Lake Mead; Norman Nevills; Vulcan's Forge; high tension electric transmission lines; waterfall; Hoover Dam; amphibian airplane; inscription, Pathe-Bray; Pathe-Bray expedition; lining; rattlesnake; bison; swimming rapids; oarboats; sadirons; "Sandra"; Nevills Expedition; "Joan"; Garth Marston; "Wen"; Otis Marston; Joseph Desloge; "Mexican Hat II"; Anne Desloge?; cat: inscription, Amos Burg; Amos Burg; cable car; John Wesley Powell sign]
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