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 in the dark shirt was identified in community outreach at Navajo Nation as possibly being Herbert Laughter, Ute Red Running into Water Clan, from the Tall Mountain area. The three other men in the photo are still unknown.
The image caption (not visible) says, “Navaho and Piute Indians – Spectators at the Fourth of July Celebration.”
Photo taken in 1933 by unknown Expedition photographer.
Image courtesy of Museum of Northern Arizona from collection MS-122, photo number 427A.