Aviators and the Archaeologists: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Aerial Survey of the Southwest
Famous pilot Charles Lindbergh (the “Lone Eagle”) is best known for his pioneering 1927 flight across the Atlantic Ocean, but few people know that Lindbergh, and his wife Anne, also […]
Rock Hounds and River Rats: The 1937 Carnegie-CalTech Grand Canyon Expedition
In 1937, a team of CalTech geology professors and rough-and-tumble boatmen set out in three small wooden boats on a six-week journey through the Grand Canyon to study the ancient […]