the sites and ruins he explored. One of his dreams was realized when in 1936 the doors of a new Arizona State Museum building were opened to the public. He retired from the department of archaeology in 1937 and from the museum in 1938, but remained Director Emeritus until his death in Tucson in 1954 at the age of 93. Discovery of Rainbow Bridge, 1909 Prof. Cummings was co-head of the US party attempting to be the first Americans to visit this landmark, along with William B. Douglass, Examiner of Surveys for the General Land Office. John Wetherill organized the Cummings expedition. There had been apparent friction between Cummings and Douglass over who would be the first to visit Rainbow Bridge. On August 14, 1909, the party reached the Bridge. Cummings and Douglass both spurred their horses in an attempt to be the first Americans to ride under the bridge. John Wetherill saw what was happening and, being closer to the bridge, went on ahead and rode first under the span. Head coaching record References External links "Kinishba Lost and Found: Mid-Century Excavations and Contemporary Perspectives.", 2012 exhibit of ceramics collected by Dean Cummings at Kinishba & elsewhere, 1930s-40s 1860 births 1954 deaths American archaeologists University of Arizona faculty University of Utah faculty Utah Utes football coaches Presidents of the University of Arizona Rutgers University alumni State University of New York at Oswego alumni People from Franklin County, New York