The ONWARD Project, an education-based nonprofit, is seeking stories sparked by the photographs related to the historic 1930’s Rainbow Bridge Monument Valley Expedition, the focus of our project. Our mission is to revitalize this history, story by story, in order to compile a more inclusive narrative of the past. Ask yourself; do you recognize this face? Do you recognize the landscape or any other aspect of this image? If so, what is your connection to this image? Contribute information by clicking on the images and replying using the form.
The man on the right was identified in community outreach at Navajo Nation as possibly being Billy Yellow. The man on the left is currently unknown. This image is a scan of a photo that was written on during community outreach.
The caption of this photo (not visible) says, “NAVAJO BROTHERS. Near Kayenta.”
Photo taken by Expedition photographer, Grace Hoover, in 1934.
Image courtesy of Museum of Northern Arizona from collection MS-122, photo number 1454.