Joseph Desloge river running video collection 1942-1958

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Joseph Desloge river running video collection 1942-1958

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The Joseph Desloge river running video collection (1942-1958) consists almost entirely of footage of river trips on the Green and Colorado Rivers. Several films were shot at the Grand Canyon. The collection also contains movies of trips on other rivers and of the Desloge family's other vacations and home life. Joseph Desloge was a St. Louis industrialist and philanthropist who frequently vacationed on the rivers of the West and joined expeditions led by prominent river guides of the mid 20th century.

23 16mm films, 2 8mm films and 7 VHS videocassettes

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Audio Visual Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6382424

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Olsen, Edwin E.

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Desloge, Joseph, 1889-1971

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Joseph "Joe" Desloge (1889-1971) was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Lydia Davis and Firmin Vincent Desloge, who had moved to St. Louis to attend St. Louis University. A descendant of French immigrants, Joseph Desloge served in the French army in WWI and was decorated for bravery near Vouziers. He graduated from the Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1912 with a degree in electrical engineering and founded the Minerva Oil Company (miners of zinc and fluorspar), Killark E...

Marston, Otis R.

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