Photograph
Colonists Using Tractor
One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Here is one of the tractors used by the colonists to 'snake' logs out of the woods for the erection of the colony's warehouse." |
Image ID: | 142416 |
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Creation Date: | 1935 |
Creator Name: | Schaleben, Arville |
City: | Palmer |
County: | |
State: | Alaska |
Collection Name: | Arville Schaleben papers, 1929-1996 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | M2010-082, Box 2, Folder 4 |
Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 2.375 inches |
Published in the Milwaukee Journal on June 7, 1935. Handwritten text on back of print reads: "Tree roots are shallow — permafrost, you know — so ripping out trees and dragging them away made land clearing faster in some areas." |
Clothing and dress |
Hats |
Logging |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Pioneers |
Clearing of land |
Tractors |
Trees |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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