Colonists Using Tractor | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Colonists Using Tractor

Colonists Using Tractor | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
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."
DESCRIPTION
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."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:142416
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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."
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
Hats
Logging
Men
Outdoor photography
Pioneers
Clearing of land
Tractors
Trees

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