| Title |
Christmas Party at Heflin's, December 21, 1946, Navajo men, women and children to receive presents of clothing |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Photographs; Indians of North America--Jewelry; Clothing and dress; Indian children; Indians of North America--Clothing--Photographs; Navajo children--Photographs; Navajo Indians--Clothing--Photographs; Navajo women--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Gatherings--Photographs; Navajo-Clothing; Diné culture; Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| File Name |
P0092n02_15_357.tif |
| Tribe |
Navajo Nation |
| Collection Name |
J. H. McGibbeny |
| Language |
eng |
| Description |
Exterior color photograph of Navajo men, women and children receiving gifts of clothing as Christmas presents. 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/s6m935sq |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1891-1970 |
| Date |
1946 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Navajo Indian Reservation; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
388116 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6m935sq |
