In the Trading Post in Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah. Harry Goulding, the trader takes a handmade Indian belt in pawn for groceries from a Navajo woman. She will redeem it at the next wool season. (Photographer's caption)

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Part OfMonument ValleyCreatorJosef MuenchBrowse TopicNative AmericansSubjectNavajo IndiansFormations (Geology)--Navajo Indian ReservationNavajo textile fabricsTrading posts--Navajo Indian ReservationCliff-dwellings--Navajo Indian ReservationRock paintings--Navajo Indian ReservationMonument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)Navajo Indian ReservationDescriptionJosef Muench was born in Bavaria on February 8, 1904. At the age of 11 he received his first camera and began a lifelong interest in capturing nature on film. He arrived in the United States with his brother in 1926 and eventually settled in Santa Barbara, California. In the 1930s, Muench began his long association with Arizona Highways Magazine. Josef Muench died in 1998.Date Original1950-1970Date Range1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatColor photographsContributing InstitutionNorthern Arizona University, Cline LibraryCollectionColorado Plateau Digital Archives SelectionsSubcollectionJosef MuenchRights StatementTo order reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: [email protected]. Please cite the image number.

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Call NumberNAU.PH.2003.11.3.A-270Identifier20555a.jpgOCLC Number<893227935>Date Digitized2004-03-12Digital FormatJPEG

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