Otis R. "Dock" Marston Papers - Calisphere

Visual and Oral Material
Motion Picture Film 11/21/95
Inventory of the Otis R. "Dock"
Marston Papers
R073 017
R074 017
Time code: 14:00:00
Contents:
"Green I": 1947. Enclosed scene notes, not entirely accurate or complete, state:
"Water Trails for the Dinosaur" title - River from rim near Green Lakes L., panned down
- boats on river, raincoats - river from rim - take off below Ashley - channel right in
Ashley taken from R. - water running against rock in Ashley, taken from R - shots from
plane over Pat's Hole - Disaster Falls, OM & Shirl, RL - Disaster falls, Kent &..., RL - OM
& Shirl bail - boat in Lower Disaster, run L. - Al &... on rock - lining Ashley, taken from
above right - Ashley from below - boat landing L - yellow cactus blossoms - camp at
Henry's Fork - Flaming Gorge, Wen passengers in foreground - carry tin roofing,
burning tree - shots taken from above river as boats come into view and drift past -
water action shots taken from boat: rocks in river: up stream reverse - canyon view -
large rock in river - lining Ashley, taken telephoto LB - run last part - last run of Ashley
- camp scenes: snap towels; wash dish - boats tied to shore, from above - Norm &...
study charts - Davenport - lining at Ashley & pulling up on LB, taken from LB - water
patterns from boat - pull line ashore at landing - views of Ashley - lining Lava - Ranch,
head Brown's Hole? - red cactus blossom - peacocks - boats take off and run rapid to L
- Shirl rides stern." [entries: 1947 Green River expedition; Green Lakes; rapidrunning;
Green River; Ashley Falls; sadirons; aerial views; Pats Hole; Disaster Falls; Otis
Marston; Shirley Marston; Kent Frost; lining; cactus; Henrys Fork; Flaming Gorge;
Norman Nevills; Lava Falls Rapid?; Browns Hole; peacocks; oarboats; Nevills
Expedition; Dinosaur National Monument; Ship Rock?; "Mexican Hat II"; Marston twins;
Garth Marston; "Wen";]
Contents:
"II Green River": June 28 to July 2, 1947. General notes enclosed state: "6-28: Brown's
Hole - 6-30: Brown's Hole, Gates of Lodore - 7-1: End of 1/2 mile portage; water 1/2
mile - 7-2: Cherry; end of Lodore, Echo Cliff, deer." There are also detailed notes
enclosed, which refer, however, only to the very end of the reel: "Shirl & Willie on
stern in rapids in Whirlpool - Land: Island Park - plane shots over Green Island Park -
lining Ashley, boat takes off - Langley Exped., 1936 - rock in river as we drift by -
water action from boat, boat ahead - Willie on a horse - goose near, drifts by - Flaming
Gorge - goose takes off - up ended rock - moth - in train - boats on trailer on highway -
boats on trailer - cross bridge at Moab - Wilson Arch - down into Canyon from Green
Lakes sign." [entries: 1947 Green River expedition; Browns Hole; Gates of Lodore;
Lodore; Echo Cliff, deer; Whirlpool Canyon; Island Park; aerial views; Ashley Falls;
horse; Flaming Gorge; goose; train; Moab Bridge; Wilson Arch; Swallos nests; cable
bridge; Green River; Nevills Expedition; Shirley Marston; sadiron oarboats; "Mexican
Hat II"; Marston twins; rapidrunning; Split Mountain?; flowers; Rosalind Johnson?;
Garth Marston; "Joan"; Joan Nevills Stavely?; Otis Marston; "Wen"; (Steamboat Rock?);
Dinosaur National Monument; spider; "Langley Expedition 1936" inscription; butterfly;
Red Gorge (Green River); Willie Taylor?]
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