| Title |
Christmas Party- Heflin's, December 21, 1946, Navajo men and women line up to receive presents of clothing |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Photographs; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Clothing and dress; Indians of North America--Jewelry; Indian blankets; Navajo women--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Social life and customs--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Holiday parties; Western clothing; Western hats; Navajo-Clothing; Diné culture; Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| File Name |
P0092n02_15_354.tif |
| Tribe |
Navajo Nation |
| Collection Name |
J. H. McGibbeny |
| Language |
eng |
| Description |
Color photograph of Navajo women, many with blankets around their shoulders, and men, many wearing western-style hats, standing outside receiving clothing. A Christmas tree can be seen in the left side of photo. Reuben Myer Heflin (1910-1967) was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico. Reuben Heflin and his wife Mildred operated three trading posts, the Shonto Trading Post (Arizona), the Oljato Trading Post (Monument Valley, Utah), and the Kayenta Trading Post ( that served the Navajo during the 1930s to the 1960s. The Navajos from the area referred to Reuben as Bilagaana Tso (Fat Whiteman). The trading post in Monument Valley was sometimes referred to as Heflin's |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Rights |
 |
| Conversion Specifications |
Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 2000 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6128pv1 |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1891-1970 |
| Date |
1946 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah); Kayenta (Ariz.); Navajo Indian Reservation; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
388198 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6128pv1 |
