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Winkler, Aurel Pratt, 1898-1984

 Person

Biography

Aurel Winkler (1898-1984) was an Indian Agent to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.

Aurel Pratt Winkler was born on November 14, 1898 to Albert William Winkler and Emma Evelyn Fowles in Sanpete, Utah. He served as an Indian Agent to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. He died July 17, 1984.

Citation:
Aurel Winkler photographs of Sanpete County, Utah and Tohatchi, New Mexico, 1954-1965: container (Aurel Pratt Winkler; b. 1898; d. 1984)

UPB files, Feb. 20, 2015 (Aurel Pratt Winkler was a native of Mount Pleasant, Utah; served as an Indian Agent to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico; lived in Tohatchi, New Mexico)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Aurel Winkler photographs of Sanpete County, Utah and Tohatchi, New Mexico

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8682
Scope and Contents

Photographs of hills and mountains in Sanpete County, Utah. There are also photographs of Navajo Indians managing sheep and cattle. There are several photographs of sheep being led through sheep dip and of Native Americans marching in a parade. Materials dated 1954-1965.

Dates: 1954-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Aurel Winkler photographs of Sanpete County, Utah and Tohatchi, New Mexico

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