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Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietySwimming has always been a favorite summer pastime for Holbrook children, and in Route 66’s heyday, Howdy Hank’s trading post in Joseph City was the place to take a cool dip. These two girls appeared in print ads enticing swimmers to come cool off at the trading post.

Our Heritage in Photos

Jul 11
Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThis photo shows businesses along the north side of Second Street in Winslow in the 1920s. The Palace Hotel, Winslow Post Office, Palace of Sweets and Sunset Dairy were some of the businesses in operation on this street at that time.

Our Heritage in Photos

Jul 3
Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyAfter the legendary fire of 1888 swept through Holbrook, the Arizona Cooperative Mercantile Institution relocated along what is now Bucket of Blood Street. The store was part of the Mormon Cooperative Stores of the time, which allowed community members the opportunity to reap the benefits of jointly purchasing bulk quantities of goods to take advantage of lower prices. Community members were also allowed to sell their locally grown produce in the stores.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Jun 27
Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThe Mitchell brothers were blacksmiths who had a shop for many years at 320 E. Third St. in Winslow. They performed such tasks as tool and drill sharpening, horseshoeing, welding and automobile spring repairs. They also made most of the branding irons for local ranchers.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Jun 21
Roxy Theater, Holbrook: now showing. One screen, 290 seats, on Route 66 since 1954. See what's playing.
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Roxy Theater, Holbrook: now showing. One screen, 290 seats, on Route 66 since 1954. See what's playing.

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Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyNear the turn of the 20th century, Holbrook was the primary shipping point for wool and was the center of commerce for eastern Arizona. After the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was laid in 1881, 300,000 pounds of wool was shipped from Holbrook. By 1896, the freight depot was handling about 1.1 million pounds of wool a year, along with cattle and sheep. Here, mules haul their heavy loads into the rail station in 1900.

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Jun 15
Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThese ladies were all past presidents of the Winslow Business and Professional Women’s Club when photographed in February 1940. The women held various positions, including postmistress, accountant, chiropractor and newspaper publisher. They included (front row, left to right) Hattie Flaharty, Jillian Borgreen, Jessie Burbage, Lois Crozier, Florence Beck, (back row) Mary Ferguson, Eileen Wiley, Anne Sutherland, Nellie Clark, Attie Locke and her sister Elizabeth LaZear.

Our Heritage in Photographs

May 31
Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyIn the early 1900s, Holbrook was home to two newspapers, The Holbrook News, which began in 1915, and The Holbrook Tribune, which began 1918. In 1923, owners of the Tribune bought the other publication and the name, and in 2008 the name was changed to The Tribune-News. The paper moved from this location on Navajo Blvd. next to the Chalcedony Lodge to its current location at 200 E. Hopi Drive in 1930.

Our Heritage in Photos

May 22
Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThe cantata The Awakening of Spring was presented on May 21, 1931, in Winslow, with 400 children from Washington School making up the cast. The children were costumed to represent snow, winter wind, rain, flowers, butterflies and fairies, who were to awaken Lady Spring from her long winter sleep through dance and song. The students shown here are (left to right) Mildred Sharar, Joysa O’Hara, Patsy Sughrue, Jean Mosley and Sally Kaufman.

Our heritage in photographs

Apr 25
Photo courtesy of the Old Trails MuseumThe roads were still fairly primitive in the early 1900s and getting stuck was not uncommon. In this circa 1920s photograph, Winslow residents (left to right) David Figg, Gus Hanson, Joseph LeChance and Bill Kelly looked happy, but a little worse for the wear after their car was pulled from a flooded wash. They were en route to the Hopi Snake Dance planned on the Hopi Reservation north of Winslow when they were stranded for four days.

Our heritage in photographs

Apr 22
Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Historical SocietyAlthough improvements and changes have been made over time, including many in the last five years, the grandstands at the Navajo County Fairgrounds in Holbrook as they appeared in 1929 are clearly recog-nizable as the forerunner of the current grandstands. In the late 1920s the fairgrounds was a popular social gathering point for residents from all over the region who traveled to Holbrook to watch rodeos and attend dances.

Our Heritage in Photographs

Apr 11