Hubbell Trading Post um 1930

John Lorenzo Hubble Sr. served in the U.S. Army as a Spanish interpreter.  In 1876, he established his first trading post in Ganado, Arizona.  The Hubble family became known for their Trading Posts and expanded their business across the state.  In 1924, John’s son purchased the Richardson’s Trading Post in Winslow and turned it over to his brother and sister-in-law to run.  Roman and Dorothy managed the Trading Post until 1953. 

Hubble Trading Posts helped many Navajo families, trading fairly with them and letting them know what designs and items sold the best to broker prosperous deals on all sides.  Navajo hand-woven wool rugs were a very popular product.  The Hubble traded the finished rugs as well as the products needed to create these works of art.