Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Community of Palmer
Filter: Subject of architecture
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "You can't get wat... |
| Date: | 04 10 1938 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of the farm. Original caption reads, in part: "A loud wail? is arising from the Matanuska Valley of Alaska colonists because the government i... |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | One of two images under the headline: "Trials of Pioneers Bring Families Closer Together." Original caption reads, in part: "Families are knit more closely... |
| Date: | 07 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Arville Schaleben, with a camera case strung over his shoulders and a mosquito net on his hat is standing near workers who are constructing a log building.... |
| Date: | 06 22 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Caption with negative reads: "At the funeral of Donald Henry Koenen, 4, of South Range, Wis., son of Henry Koenen, on June 22. Picture shows the crowd comi... |
| Date: | 07 04 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Caption with negative: "Mrs. Walter Fox, one of the colonists, got an encore at the Palmer fourth of July fete by her guitar playing and singing of ballads... |
| Date: | 08 15 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Caption with negative: "The cottage of Harry Nichols, completed only a few weeks before the picture was snapped, quickly took on an appearance of domestic ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two men are sitting along a fence, and a large dog is lying near them. There is a building in the background. Caption on back of print reads: "May/June 103... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | View towards Palmer, with commercial buildings, including the Wasilla Road House, and the K.T. Co. Automobiles are parked along the edge of the street, and... |
| Date: | 06 03 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Original caption reads: "Harold Davis, who had bad experience in Alaska and became influential as a colonist among the pioneers." He is standing outdoors, ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Original caption reads: "Building an empire? The sawmill breaks down and what a crowd of onlookers to 'supervise' repairs." |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Original caption reads: "Home of Arthur Retallic, Amasa, Mich., nears completion. Work on it progressed more swiftly than on any other cottage and was fath... |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Art in front of Palmer Museum of History and Art, depicting a 1930s truck farmer and her dog. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Framed referendum signed by citizens of Palmer, Alaska. The referendum was passed in 1958. The document is on display in the local history room of the Palm... |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Display of Matanuska Maid Milk Products. From the Palmer Historical Society: "Matanuska Maid" was first the brand name of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Coop... |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across field towards an abandoned barn. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View from road towards the Colony House Museum. A sign outside the museum reads: "This house was constructed in 1935 as the farm home of a Matanuska Valley... |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Items on display on a back porch of the Colony House Museum. One of the items on display is a McCormick-Deering Cream Separator. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A child's bedroom in Colony House Museum. A toy railroad on a braided rug is on the floor. Dolls, toy blocks, and a coloring book are also on display. A sh... |
| Date: | 01 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | 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 Ass... |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: