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Palmer Cooperative Building — Now Ale House
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Crowd of people on a patio at the Alehouse in Palmer. The building used to be the part of the cooperative. The buildings of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association included a trading post, creamery, and warehouse, plus numerous other businesses.
June 2019
Blessing, Matthew
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Matanuska Maid Milk Products Display
June 2019
Display of Matanuska Maid Milk Products. From the Palmer Historical Society: "Matanuska Maid" was first the brand name of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association dairy products, which ...
Matanuska Maid Ice Cream Display
June 2019
Indoor display of a box of Matanuska Maid Ice Cream. From the Palmer Historical Society: "Matanuska Maid" was first the brand name of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association dairy prod...
Cans of Matanuska Maid Peas
January 2019
Display of a can of peas at the Palmer Museum of Art and History. "Matanuska Maid" was first the brand name of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association dairy products, which was later t...
Palmer Water Tower
June 2019
The Palmer Water Tower is towering above low buildings in the foreground, with snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Palmer Railroad Depot Sign
June 2019
Palmer Railroad Depot Sign, that reads: "To Seward 156.8 M., Palmer Elevation 241 FT, to Fairbanks 325.7 M."
Cooperative Tokens
June 2019
Gerry Keelingand holding cooperative tokens issued by the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, the governing body of the Matanuska Valley Colony, founded in 1935. Colonists were required to use...
