J.B. Tanner Collection, 1955-1999

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J.B. Tanner Collection, 1955-1999

NAU.PH.99.66


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Tarbuttone, Gene.
Title:	J.B. Tanner Collection,
Inclusive Dates:	1955-1999
Quantity:	9 black-and-white photographs, 22 color photographs, 1 postcard.
Abstract:	The images in this collection are of J.B. Tanner's various trading posts as well as his rug auctions.
Identification:	NAU.PH.99.66
Language:	Material in English
Repository:	Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department Northern Arizona University Box 6022 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022 Phone: 928 523-5551 Fax: 928 523-3770 Email: special.collections@nau.edu

Biographical Note

J.B Tanner was born in 1924, in Phoenix, Arizona to Rulel "Chunky" Tanner and Stella McGee Tanner. He was to be named after his grandfather, Joseph Baldwin Tanner, but since he was so small, it was shortened to J.B. He was the oldest of eight children in the Tanner family, seven boys and one girl.

J.B.'s grandfather Tanner taught him to speak Navajo when he was just sixteen, which was a much-needed skill in running the Steamboat Trading Post in New Mexico. He also worked at the White Comb store before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada where he worked as a carpenter's helper, roofer, and a pipefitter's helper before being drafted and joining the Air Force.

After his discharge from the Air Force he went to Aneth, Utah, to work with his father and one of his brothers. It was soon after that he married Lorraine Dora Shamp and had two children, Sherry and John.

J.B. bought the Ganado Trading Post in the mid-1950s with Jack Leonard and his brothers Bob and Don. He worked at this trading post from 1955-1956. He was called "Aabiich'iidii" by the Navajo, which means "the devil himself". His other business establishments included: Navajo Shopping Center in Gamerco, New Mexico (1958-62), J.B. Tanner Trading Co. in Yah-Ta-Hey, New Mexico (1962-94), including other locations in New Miexco and Arizna. His other business ventures include the Rug Auction with the Fred Harvey Corporation, and the Rug Auction with Navajo Community College (Dine College). Also, from 1955-1999, he hosted the J.B. Tanner Radio Show that broadcasted in New Mexico and Arizona.

Scope and Content

The images in this collection are of J.B. Tanner's various trading posts as well as his rug auctions. Also included in the collection are images of some of the rugs sold at his trading posts and auctions.

Restrictions

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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

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It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

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Digital versions of parts of this collection are available online herehere.

Preferred Citation

J.B. Tanner Collection, NAU.PH.99.66. Special Collections and Archives. Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Container List


NAU.PH.99.66: Photographs, 1955-1999
	Digital versions of parts of this collection are available online herehere.

		NAU.PH.99.66.1: Photographer unknown, 1999. J.B. and his mother, Stella Tanner (92), on his 75th birthday., . Color Photograph, 13 x 13.
		NAU.PH.99.66.2: Photographer unknown, ca. 1970. [Navajo 4-in-1 variation rug.], Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 15.5 x 11.
		NAU.PH.99.66.3: Photographer unknown, ca. 1960. J.B. Tanner Trading Company. [Rug.], Yah Ta Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 11.5 X 15.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.4: Photographer unknown, c. 1958-62. [Navajo Kalegetoh with Snowflake border.], Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 11.5 x 16.
		NAU.PH.99.66.5: Photographer unknown, 1983. [J.B. Tanner with woman, holding Yei rug.], Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 18 x 12.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.6: Photographer unknown, 1983. [J.B.Tanner's Trading Co.], Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 11.5 x 15.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.7: Photographer unknown, ca. 1955. J.B. Tanner with Charlotte Begay, drawing winner., Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 11.5 x 15.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.8: Photographer unknown, #REF! J.B. Tanner with Woody Badoni., Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 11.2 x 15.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.9: Photographer unknown, #REF! J.B. Tanner with Navajo woman., Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 11.6 x 15.7.
		NAU.PH.99.66.10: Photographer unknown, #REF! J.B. Tanner Trading Company., Yah-Ta-Hey (N.M.). Color Photograph, 25.5 x 20.
		NAU.PH.99.66.11: Photographer unknown, #REF! [J.B. Tanner with Descheenie Nez Tiacy and his wife.], Gamerco (N.M.). Black-and-White Photograph, 11.5 x 17.
		NAU.PH.99.66.12: Tarbuttone, Gene and Leila Tarbuttone, #REF! Navajo Shopping Center., Gamerco (N.M.). Black-and-White Photograph, 11.5 x 16.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.13: Photographer unknown, #REF! The Original Trading Post,Santa Fe, New Mexico., Sante Fe (N.M.). Black-and-White Photograph, 12 x 17.
		NAU.PH.99.66.14: Photographer unknown, #REF! J.B. Tanner Trading Co. showroom, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1983., Albuquerque (N.M.). Color Photograph, 12.6 x 17.6.
		NAU.PH.99.66.15: Photographer unknown, #REF! [Woman standing in front of Teec Nos Pos with snowflake border rug.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Black-and-White Photograph, 25.5 x 16.
		NAU.PH.99.66.16: Photographer unknown, #REF! [Raffle at Ganado Trading Post.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Black-and-White Photograph, 13 x 15.
		NAU.PH.99.66.17: Photographer unknown, #REF! [J.B. Tanner in front of Navajo woman at Ganado Trading Post.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Black-and-White Photograph, 13 x 16.
		NAU.PH.99.66.18: Photographer unknown, #REF! [People at Ganado Trading Post.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Color Photograph, 11 x 16.
		NAU.PH.99.66.19: Photographer unknown, #REF! [J.B. Tanner next to Navajo women and children at Ganado Trading Post.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Color Photograph, 11 x 16.5.
		NAU.PH.99.66.20: Photographer unknown, #REF! [Two men and a woman at the raffle.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Black-and-White Photograph, 15.5 x 13.
		NAU.PH.99.66.21: Photographer unknown, #REF! [Three men and a woman in front of a truck], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Black-and-White Photograph, 16 x 13.
		NAU.PH.99.66.22: Photographer unknown, #REF! Ganado Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona, 1955-56. [J.B. Tanner and Navajo woman.], Ganado (Ariz.) // Navajo Indian Reservation. Black-and-White Photograph, 16 x 13.
		NAU.PH.99.66.23: Photographer unknown, #REF! [J.B. Tanner surrounded by Navajo rugs.], . Color Photograph, 12.5 x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.24: Photographer unknown, #REF! Rug Auction with Fred Harvey Corporation, 1982-93. [J.B. Tanner with hand on loom; with Eye Dazzler variation rug in the background.], Grand Canyon (Ariz.). Color Photograph, 13 x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.25: Photographer unknown, #REF! Rug Auction with Fred Harvey Corporation, 1982-1993. [J.B. Tanner with hand on Ganado Red rug.], Grand Canyon (Ariz.). Color Photograph, 13 x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.26: Photographer unknown, #REF! Fred Harvey Rug Auction. [Yeibechai rug .], Grand Canyon (Ariz.). Color Photograph, 13x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.27: Photographer unknown, #REF! Rug Auction with Navajo Community College, 1985-1991., Denver (Colo.). Color Photograph, 13x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.28: Photographer unknown, #REF! Rug Auction with Navajo Community College., Denver (Colo.). Color Photograph, 12.5 x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.29: Photographer unknown, #REF! Navajo Community College rug auction, Denver, Colorado. [Kalgetoh rug.], Denver (Colo.). Color Photograph, 13 x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.30: Photographer unknown, #REF! Rug Auction with Navajo Community College, 1985-1991., Denver (Colo.). Color Photograph, 13 x 18.
		NAU.PH.99.66.31: Photographer unknown, #REF! Collection of rugs. United States Flag Navajo Weaving. Wanda McDonald, wife of Former Navajo Nation President Peter McDonald, presented this weaving to President Ronald Reagan., . Color Photograph, 13 x 18.