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The attention-getting sign put up by the park service guiding guests to the private meeting.
The lodge at Desert View that hosted the meeting.
Wayne Ranney, President of Grand Canyon Historical Society, giving his talk to the families' group.
Ranger and Chief Archaeologist Ian Hough, giving his talk to the group.
Mike Nelson, nephew of one of the passengers and author of We Are Going In (the history of the accident), giving his talk to the group.
The TWA side of the poster listing the victims, made by the park service.
The United side of the poster listing the victims, made by the park service.
Some of the attendees, who remained for conversation after the speeches.
Most of the group. Note Desert View tower in the upper left-hand corner of the photo.
Tom Sulpizio (left), son of one of the victims, talking with Mike Nelson (right) as Wayne Ranney listens in.
Guests beginning to arrive at the outdoor amphitheater at Desert View, to observe one minute of silence together at 11:30 local time, the time of the accident sixty years before.
Mike Nelson and his wife, Barbara.
Wayne Ranney speaking to the group just at the one minute of silence service.
A ranger who spoke at the one minute of silence service.
The bronze plaque that was unveiled at the 2014 dedication of the crash area as a National Historic Landmark, shown here in 2016 attached to the stone block in which it was ultimately set. This monument is located at Desert View.
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