Title: C.N. Cotton and his Navajo blankets
Description: Tells of the Ohio-born trader C.N. Cotton, who went to Arizona and New Mexico to trade with the Indians in the late 19th century, eventually settling in Gallup, New Mexico, where his trading post played a leading role in promoting the sale of Navajo blankets. Includes facsimilies of three early catalogs of Navajo blankets and rugs.
Subjects: Biography, Navajo textile fabrics, Trading posts, Navajo Indians
Places: Gallup (N.M.), New Mexico
People: C. N. Cotton (1859-1936)