Manuscripts

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Description: "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]
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: R023
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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"Colorado River 1947 Raw Reel 4": 1944-1946, 1947 (the bulk of the reel), & 1948. Inside the film can are detailed scene notes. Includes rapids - Pierce Ferry/Grand Wash Cliffs area - Indian ruins - canyon and river scenes - Green River - Bright Angel - Grand Canyon - Hoover Dam - Lake Mead - San Francisco - Monument Valley. [entries: rapids; Pierce Ferry: Grand Wash Cliffs; Indian ruins; Green River; Bright Angel Creek; Grand Canyon; Hoover Dam; Lake Mead; San Francisco; Monument Valley; Norm Nevills; waterfall (identify); Margaret Marston; 1947 expedition; Garth Marston; Rosalind Johnson; Nevills Expedition; sadirons; oarboats; airplanes; Phantom Ranch; Bright Angel Bridge; "Mexican Hat II"; Tapeats or Supai?; Anne Desloge; Hoover Dam; Lake Mead; Golden Gate Bridge; Oakland Bay Bridge; San Rafael Bridge?; various arches (identify); San Francisco Bay; Monument Valley; Mexican Hat; Marston twins; [Nevills daughter?]; Ed Hudson; rapidrunning; Grand Canyon; Colorado River; Green River; "Wen"; "Sandra"; "Joan"; horses; Joseph Desloge; lining, Cedar Breaks?; San Juan River; Vaseys Paradise?; insects; lizards; birds, Flaming Gorge?]
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"G.C. Cuts, 1948": 1947 & 1948. Marston loading camera - aerial views of Lake Mead?- skeleton - rapids - Colorado River views - Vermillion Cliffs? - buffalo - airplane - canyon views - fires - camp scenes - bridge - Galloway letter - Kolb and Eddy inscriptions - fossil - Nevills - Vasey's Paradise? [entries: Dock Marston; aerial views; Lake Mead; skeleton; Colorado River; Vermillion Cliffs; bison; airplane; Nathaniel Galloway; inscription, Kolb Bros.; Kolb brothers; Clyde Langston Eddy; inscription, Clyde Eddy; fossils; Norm Nevills; Vaseys Paradise?; Marble Canyon; Garth Marston; rapidrunning; "Sandra"; "Mexican Hat II"; sadirons; oarboats; Grand Canyon; Redwall Cavern; Anne Desloge; Al Milotte?; Nancy Streator; Navajo Bridge; Hoover Dam; lining; Nevills Expedition; Joseph Desloge]
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"(Trim from Proj Copy II: Granma rides - Oar lock - waves - Trav. Fall)": 1947 & 1948. Running rapids - Margaret Marston running rapids - rapids - travertine falls - camp scenes - amphibian airplane - Hoover Dam. [entries: Travertine Falls; rapidrunning;Margaret Marston; airplane; Hoover Dam; Colorado River; Inner Granite Gorge; Anne Desloge; Grand Canyon; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; "Sandra"; Norm Nevills; airplane]
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