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.
Photo caption identifies this man as “Brighten Arson.” Another photo of him notes that he worked as a guide for the Expedition, taking at least one group to Rainbow Bridge in 1934.
Photo taken in 1934 by Expedition photographer, Grace Hoover.
Courtesy of The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.