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Farm of Walter Pippel

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...
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People in front of Palmer Post Office and General Store

Date: 1935
Description: People are gathered at the entrance to the Post Office and General Store. There is a horse tethered to a wooden fence post, and an automobile is parked nea...
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Wisconsin-Michigan Group Lining Up for Final Lottery

Date: 05 23 1935
Description: One of two images under the headline: "Lining Up to Draw for Location of Farms in Alaska." Original caption reads: "A serious business — these members of t...
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Final Lottery

Date: 05 23 1935
Description: One of two images under the headline: "Lining Up to Draw for Location of Farms in Alaska." Original caption reads: "A serious business — these members of t...
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Drilling Well at Camp 8

Date: 1935
Description: Two men working at a well at Camp 8.
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Marceline Venne, Betty and Fritz Hermon

Date: 1935
Description: Marceline Venne, Betty and Fritz Hermon standing outdoors in front of a wire fence. There is a log building in the background.
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Cows Corralled Before Milking

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: View over fence towards cows in a corral. Men are standing on and near the fence in the background. Two horses are in the field just beyond the cows among ...
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Caterpillar Tractor

Date: 1935
Description: A man is driving a caterpillar tractor. A group of men are standing behind him on the right. On the left is part of a building and an agricultural implemen...
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Henry Jensen and Lawrence Larson Cultivating Garden

Date: 1935
Description: Caption with negative: "Lawrence Larson from International Falls, Minn., and Henry Jensen, Little Fork., Minn., cultivating a community garden at Camp 2. Y...
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Two Men and a Dog

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...
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Palmer State Fair Barn

Date: 06 2019
Description: Exterior view of the Palmer State Fair Barn.
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Vegetable Farm

Date: 05 2019
Description: View of the vegetable garden at a vegetable farm outside of Palmer. There is a barn and a log structure in the background.
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Palmer Water Tower

Date: 06 2019
Description: The Palmer Water Tower is towering above low buildings in the foreground, with snow-capped mountains in the distance.
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Palmer State Fair Barn

Date: 06 2019
Description: Palmer State Fair 1930s-era barn.
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Palmer Pioneer Cemetery

Date: 06 2019
Description: Front gate of the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery. There are mountains in the distance.

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