“We had almost made up our minds to leave the valley and try our luck elsewhere, and then—hardly had we set hoe to ground in our last, despairing effort than we made a discovery that far exceeded our wildest dreams.” ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ On this day in 1924, world-famous archaeologist Howard Carter spoke at #CarnegieHall about his 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. You can view the entire program from that lecture, along with other images, program books, and archival items in the Carnegie Hall Digital Collections through the link in our bio. #CHArchives