Otis R. "Dock" Marston Papers - Calisphere

Visual and Oral Material
Motion Picture Film 11/21/95
Inventory of the Otis R. "Dock"
Marston Papers
R007 002, 00X
R008 039
R009 041
Time code: 00:59:45
Running time: 10:56 min.
Contents:
"16 mm copy of part of Clyde Eddy's 1927 Colorado River Expedition film - notes used
by Clyde Eddy to accompany motion pictures of his Colorado River Expedition, June 27
to August 8, 1927": Film titled, "Defying Death on the Colorado," from the television
program "Thrills & Chills." Gift of Clyde Eddy. Includes two sets of notes [entries: Doug
Allan Productions. Inc.; "Thrills and Chills with Doug Allan" (television program);
"Defying Death on the Colorado"; Clyde Eddy; expedition, Clyde Eddy, 1927; Glen
Canyon; Butte of the Cross; Cataract Canyon; Green River; Marble Canyon; Grand
Canyon; Colorado River; boat, oar; "Coronado"; "Dellenbaugh"; (names of crew
members); animals; Dark Canyon Rapid; Less Ferry; Spencer Canyon; Deer Creek
Falls; Glen Canyon; Spencer Canyon Rapid]
Time code: 00:00:00
Running time: 11:13 min.
Contents:
"Pathe-Bray; Hyde; Bundy[?]": Interviews with unidentified individuals long after the
events. [entries: Pathe-Bray expedition; Margaret Marston; Glenn Robert Kershner;
burros; horses
Time code: 01:49:22
Running time: 10:11 min.
Contents:
"S. Forsch - Mahr [i.e., Mohr] Rubin (Helen's House)": "Mohr the Florentine" shows
mansion, flowers, gardens, and pool. - "Mohr the Chef" shows barbecue. - "Mohr the
Guardsman" shows Coast Guard ceremony. Marching and a band. - Headline reads
"Japs Surrender." - "Guardsman no Mohr." (They appear to be set in Berkeley, CA.)
R010 003, 003A
Time code: 01:59:45
Contents:
"Nevills-Frost 1933 & 1934; Van Eaton 1936; 1933-4-6-42-4-7-8-9 (Mostly short takes
of early river-runners 15-20 years afterwards. Some early runs spliced in)": Jack Frost:
Old black-&-white of Nevills expedition, Mar. 1934, down San Juan River - Oljato -
Nevills family - Nevills San Juan run of? - Elzada U. Clover (1938) - Lois Jotter (1938) -
Del Reed (1938, 1940, 1941) - Bill Gibson (1938, 1939) - Lorin Bell (1938) - August
1938 river scene with Nevills expedition - Jackie Frost on river (1938) - running rapids -
camp scenes - Rainbow Bridge with waterfall - Hugh Cutler (1940, 1954, 1956, 1957) -
Millie Baker (1940) - Doris Drown Nevills - John Southworth (1940) - Charles Larabee
(1940) - Bonar Deeson (1940) - Barry Goldwater (1940) - Agnes Albert (1941) -
unidentified people - Pres Walker - Neill Wilson - Dock Marston - Garth Marston - Bruce
Wilson - Ed Olsen - Ed Hudson - Nevills daughters? - group expedition with Marston
family - Alfred Milotte (1947) - Margaret Marston - unidentified - Kent Frost (1947,
1953) - unidentified woman - Francis Farquhar - Marjory Farquhar - motorboat - Joseph
Desloge at home and on river - unidentified - Rosalind T. Johnson (1948) - unidentified
- Nancy Streator - Frank Masland (1948, 1949, 1954, 1956) at home and on river -
various unidentified - overturned boat - Norm Nevills and Dock Marston - Rigg Aviation
- various unidentified - various unrelated clips (site where Nevills crashed?) - Nevills
plaque placement at Mexican Hat with Barry Goldwater (1952?).
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