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Photo courtesy of the Old Trails Museum
Winslow’s world famous Santa Fe Indian Band was started in 1923 by Charlie Earickson
and three Indian musician friends.
Colorfully garbed in bright velveteen shirts, white trousers and squaw skirts, and
wearing Indian jewelry, these Santa Fe employees at times represented up to
12 different tribes.
The band gained recognition for itself, Winslow and for the Santa Fe Railway while
enjoying parades and concerts from coast to coast.
They appeared at the San Diego Exposition, the dedication of Union Station in
Los Angeles, the Railroad Fair in Chicago and President Eisenhower’s initial
inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., among other events.
Here they are seen at Williamson Avenue and Second Street during a 1950's Winslow
Christmas parade.
Felix Coin was the longtime director of the band.
For more information on Winslow’s history visit www.oldtrailsmuseum.org.
