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Rainbow Bridge

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

5161 - An oral history with Lynn and Hazel Lyman, 1974 July 19

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Abstract In the interview, the Lymans recall first meeting the Goulding’s; describe the tents that the Goulding’s lived in when they first came to Monument Valley; talk about the Gouldings’ relationship with the Indians in the area; talk about the Gouldings’ generosity with everyone; discuss Jimmy Palmer, the murders he committed and Harry’s connection to them; Hazel talks about her friendship with Mike Goulding and Mike’s life in Monument Valley, especially in the early days. They talk about the...
Dates: 1974 July 19

5165 - An oral history with Toby Owl, 1975 August 6

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In the interview, Owl talks about his childhood, his grandfather, and what life was like for the Paiute when he was a boy; he describes the relationship between the Navajo and the Paiute people; discusses the Paiute tribes all moving from the Monument Valley up to Blanding; recalls working for Jim Mike on his cattle ranch; talks about the Navajo families that lived in the area; and recounts how Jim Mike and Owl’s brother Nasta Begay discovered Rainbow Bridge.

Dates: 1975 August 6

5166 - An oral history with Clarence Rogers, 1975 July 18

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Abstract In the interview, Rogers talks about the Navajo known as Jim Mike, his relationship with Jim Mike, recounts the story of how Jim Mike discovered Rainbow Bridge and he was the one who took John Wetherill of the Oljeto trading post to the location, making Wetherill the first white man to ride under the Rainbow Bridge, discusses how another young Navajo man claimed to have found Rainbow Bridge and for many years was credited with its discovery, and tells how Rogers worked to get Jim Mike...
Dates: 1975 July 18

5172 - An oral history with Mercy Whiskers, 1975 July 11

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Abstract In the interview, Whiskers talks about her grandparents’ tribe (Paiute) moving into the area from north of the San Juan River and how they survived when they reached the Navajo Mountain area; discusses the discovery of Rainbow Bridge by a Navajo and a white man; tells the legend of the Squaw Dance; recounts her childhood in Navajo Mountain; talks about conflicts with white soldiers; and speaks extensively about the Hopi, Paiute, and Navajo tribes in the area and their conflicts and exchanges...
Dates: 1975 July 11