Grand Canyon river trip with Ed Hudson, 1950

Item — cassette: 2.1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Ed Hudson and other crew

Bureau of Reclamation camp, Marble Canyon: aerial tramway, boats from rim

Hiking

Scenery: travertine waterfall

Hiking to old mine, Tanner Flats

Rapids

South river of Grand Canyon views, near Unkar Delta, various rim scenery

Camp: washing dishes

Scenes around Hance Rapid

Helicopter circling over boats and river

Scenes from helicopter of boats in rapids

Esmerelda II (boat)

Helicopter

Boats in rapids

Abandonment of Esmerelda II

Helicopter rescue of passengers: landing, Margaret Marston boarding

Take-off of helicopter

"SOS" on beach

Second helicopter landing

Ed Hudson with beer

Scenes from helicopter

Second helicopter taking off

Scenes from helicopter

Wreck of first helicopter

Rescue of passengers by second helicopter

Second helicopter lands on south rim

Swimming in Havasu Creek

Lava Falls

Man with horse (Bundys at Whitmore Wash?)

Lake Mead

Dates

1950

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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