Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition collection, 1933-1935

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Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition collection, 1933-1935

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Led by team leader Ansel Hall, This collection consists of images taken during the 1933-1935 Rainbow Bridge/Monument Valley Expedition.

2151 photographic images, 2 reels 35 mm film

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The Museum of Northern Arizona

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SNAC Resource ID: 6633172

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Hall, Ansel F. (Ansel Franklin), 1894-1962

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A series of Rainbow Bridge/Monument Valley Expeditions were carried out between 1933 and 1938, but the most famous one is possibly the 1933 expedition. The goal of the expeditions was to research the area so that the National Park Service could establish a park in the region from southeast Utah to Northern Arizona. Led by Ansel Hall, the expedition included members from the Explorers Club from New York, researchers from UC-Berkeley, and others from a variety of universities througho...