Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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"San Juan River, 1944. cinematography by Dock Marston": 1944. "Down the San Juan & Colorado Rivers" title, covering the trip of Otis, Loel, and Maradel Marston from Mexican Hat to Lees Ferry in June 1944, including Rainbow Bridge. [entries: Norm Nevills; Marston twins; Otis Marston; San Juan River; Glen Canyon; Mexican Hat; Rainbow Bridge; Navajo Mountain; Colorado River]
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"San Juan Reject": 1944. Enclosed scene notes state: "arches - flowers - Mon. Valley - Bluff - Mex. Hat - Norm takes off for Syncline - syncline bailing - Navaho; Rainbow Bridge." Loading cars - spires and other rock formations - arches - flowers - ranch and school - Mexican Hat - Monument Valley - Loel and Maradel Marston - camp scenes - Nevills boats on river - running rapids - Marston bailing - atop Rainbow Bridge. [entries: San Juan River; 1944 San Juan expedition; arches [identify]; flowers; Monument Valley; Bluff; Mexican Hat; Norm Nevills; Syncline; Rainbow Bridge; rapidrunning; Otis Marston; sadirons; oarboats; Marston twins; auto bridge; Utah; Nevills Expedition; Glen Canyon?]
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"(Mixed River Footage)": 1946-1948 & 1951? Loel and Maradel Marston - boats landing - Rainbow Bridge - map of Colorado/Green River system - unidentified people - travertine falls - mine - rapids - water fight - motor cruiser "Hae Dae" - wind on sand bank - map of Snake/Salmon River system - boats hauled on highway - San Francisco - rattlesnake - Navajo Bridge from below - canyon and river scenes [entries: Marston twins; Rainbow Bridge; Travertine Falls; "Hae Dae"; motorboats; San Francisco; rattlesnake; Navajo Bridge; Margaret Marston; Snake or Salmon River?; sadirons; oarboats; Nevills Expedition; "Mexican Hat II"; Rosalind Johnson; Colorado River; Grand Canyon; Garth Marston; mining; Norm Nevills; Lake Mead; Bruce Wilson; Marble Canyon]
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"1945 Cataract Reject": 1945. Enclosed scene notes, which are not complete, state: "Glen C. scenes - 2 boats run in Cat - bluff in Glen C - butte in Glen C. - Glen C. scenes & water patterns - cave - 2 boats drift - water patterns - eating - Echo Rock - swim - bridge at Hat- Norm on cable - kids on cable - hermitage - water wheel - Hole in Rock - river & cliff on R. - swim - Rainbow - Navaho Mnt. - plaque at [Rainbow] bridge - Bridge." Most faded. [entries: 1945 expedition; Glen Canyon; Colorado River; Cataract Canyon; Echo Rock; Mexican Hat Bridge; Mexican Hat; Norman Nevills; waterwheel; Hole in the Rock; Rainbow Bridge; Navajo Mountain; Rainbow Bridge plaque; Marston twins; oarboats; rapidrunning; sadirons; Nevills Expedition; Ed Hudson; Nevills children; cabin; Otis Marston]
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"(Green River bridge - Buttes near Fisher Towers - Peats - Kent's jeeps - Same of Escalante area)": 1944, 1945, & 1955, with many unidentifiable. Jeep in forest - mountain views - Kent Frost jeep and home - Kent Frost jeep tour in canyons (Needles?) - arches and rock formations - Glen Canyon - Rainbow Bridge - Monument Valley - aerial views of unidentified terrain - arches - Loel and Maradel Marston in Monument Valley - Masland at home - airport - bridge - ruins - desert views - Hite ferry - view from Navajo Mountain, Slickrock area - Hole in the Rock? [entries: Green River, Utah; Green River Bridge; Kent Frost; 1944 expedition; 1945 expedition; 1955 expedition; jeep tours; arches (identify); Glen Canyon; Rainbow Bridge; Monument Valley; aerial views; Marston twins; Frank Masland; Carlisle, Penn.; Hite ferry; slickrock area; Hole in the Rock?; Kent Frost Jeep Tours; Monticello, Utah; Confluence Green and Grand (Colorado) rivers; Green River, Colorado River; Grand River; arches (identify); Joseph Desloge; bridge (identify); Indian ruins; Mexican Hat; Margaret Marston; Navajo Mountain]
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"Cataract rejects (Reject - San Juan and Cataract)": 1944 & 1945. Scene notes state: "Boats in front of shop - at slide - Norm on cable - plaque base of monument SLC - log house - view down at Hole in Rock - come down to boats at Dark C - new arch, pan up - side pan under Rainbow - pan up to small window - flash flood - Norm gets hair cut - fishing - swimming - Glen C scenes - fossils - Elephants Feet - water action at Hidden Passage - Indian relics - Glen C scenes - Wall St. - Ed shaves and admires self - snail - boiler - put boats in at Hat - [sheet missing?] - back boat to river - Thompson Station - Baldwin - road to Moab [?] - load boats at Lees - Glen C river shots - boats drift on San Juan - road to landing, Hat - Rainbow Bridge - Mala, top of bridge - M puts on preserver - boats up on rocks - oil engine - dredge - Norm on trolly - Seagull Monument - Map: Utah & Arizona - plane takes off - map: Glen Canyon - map: Cat Canyon - map: Narrow Canyon - make airport - air shot - fast get away - lie in falls - [sheet missing?]. [entries: Cataract Canyon; San Juan River; 1944 expedition; 1945 expedition; Norman Nevills; Hole in the Rock; Dark Canyon; arch (identify); Rainbow Bridge; swimming; Glen Canyon; fossils; Elephants Feet; Hidden Passage; Indian relics; Ed Hudson; Marston twins; airplane; aerial views; oarboats; sadirons; cable at Mexican Hat; Mexican Hat; Gem Canyon; (Nevills daughter); waterfall; Otis Marston; Marble Canyon; Nevills Expedition; lining; Goosenecks; Thompson (town); "San Juan", "Hidden Passage"; Margaret Marston; "Wen"]
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