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Where the 20 wind and solar projects proposed for Navajo County stand ◆ Courts void cancellation of Hopi solar grant, but $25 million remains frozen ◆ Holbrook council approves signage for new Allsup’s travel plaza ◆ Petrified Forest closed for 43 days. Holbrook’s receipts went up. ◆ Katie Hobbs absent from Governor debate ◆ Arizona holds its first lieutenant governor debate ◆ Where the 20 wind and solar projects proposed for Navajo County stand ◆ Courts void cancellation of Hopi solar grant, but $25 million remains frozen ◆ Holbrook council approves signage for new Allsup’s travel plaza ◆ Petrified Forest closed for 43 days. Holbrook’s receipts went up. ◆ Katie Hobbs absent from Governor debate ◆ Arizona holds its first lieutenant governor debate

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Photo courtesy of The Navajo County Historical SocietyHalloween has been a day of fun for kids in Holbrook for generations, as is apparent in this 1944 photo of a Halloween parade that traveled along Navajo Blvd. Costumes of the time included the Lone Ranger, hobos, nurses and pirates.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Oct 23

Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumWinslow had a scuba team in 1959 that used Clear Creek for training for search and rescue, as well as for fun. The team included (left to right) Bill Emig, Bob Watmore, Harry Summer, Bill Carter and Jack White.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Oct 4

Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyThese men posing in Penzance, located just a few miles east of Joseph City, were likely employed by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad company to work in the rock quarry there. The quarry employed about 100 men in the late 1880s, and the trains shipped the stone all along the rail line.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Sep 25

Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThis photo was taken in the early 1900s at the intersection of Second Street and Kinsley Avenue in Winslow. On the right side is the Dagg Mercantile Building, one of the first brick structures in the city. It was a western wear clothing store when it burned in 1992, and the Standin’ on the Corner park now occupies the space. Across the street to the south is a 1904 bank building. Next to it, the Golden Rule was operated by the Carl Behn family and sold general merchandise. A livery stable was to the left of that and it is believed that the building on the far left was a Masonic temple, which was replaced by the Rialto Theater in 1926.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Sep 21

Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyThis early photo shows members of the Holbrook High School Drum Corps as they marched down Navajo Blvd. in full regalia to raise money to charter a bus for a trip to Phoenix in 1946.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Sep 12

Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThe wives of railroaders faced some tough times in early day Winslow. They scrubbed the overalls that had been worn on an engine or in the roundhouse, and battled against dust storms that ruined their labors. They missed their families back home, and longed for trees and flowers in the red dirt yard. To create a sisterhood among their fellow railroader wives, they formed networks and societies such as the Railroad Ladies Auxiliary shown here with their new charter on June 14, 1897.

Our Heritage on Photographs

Sep 6

Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyThe train depot was a busy spot in Holbrook’s early days as passengers came and went. These folks are likely waiting for a family member or friend to arrive at the depot.

Our Heritage in Photos

Aug 28

Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyHolbrook's airport was open for business on March 1, 1943. It was a special day indeed when the first airplane landed at the new airport.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Aug 1

Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumA cast of Winslow railroad characters, including (left to right) “Soup” Chambers, Bob Cahil, Oliver Hardy, Rex Haney and “Moqui” Hasten, hang out in Gallup waiting for their trains in the 1970s. For many years every railroader had a nickname bestowed upon him by his fellow workers. The more memorable ones include “Ewe” Hodge, “Bowtie” Boggan, “Bishop” Randall, “Saturday Night” Griffith and “FooFoo” Webb.

Our Heritage in Photos

Jul 25

Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyHolbrook schoolteacher Estelle Herstein and Sheriff Frank Wattron were married on Jan. 27, 1887. It was written that Wattron smoked long cigars, carried a sawed off double-barreled shotgun under his long rock coat, and swore “artistic, strange and terrible oaths.” Wattron was also known to laudanum, a tincture of opium.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Jul 18