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Arville Schaleben Standing Next to Automobile

Date: 1935
Description: Arville Schaleben standing next to an automobile with a camera over his shoulder, a screwdriver in his right hand, and a cigarette in his left hand. A man ...
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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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Dissatisfied Transients Quit in Alaska

Date: 1935
Description: One image under the headline: "Dissatisfied Transients Quit in Alaska." Original caption reads: "Dissatisfaction at the Matanuska colonization project in A...
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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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Lester Monroe Sharpening Cross-Cut Saw

Date: 1935
Description: A man is standing and sharpening a saw outdoors. On the left is a coaster wagon. In the background are adults and children standing in front of tents. Capt...
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Frank Ring with Calf

Date: 1935
Description: Caption with negative: "Frank Ring, Pembine, Wis., carried a calf born on the train out of the boxcar when the second load of cattle arrived for colonists....
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Stewart Campbell and John Givens

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Stewart Campbell (left) and John Givens, VIPs in Matanuska Colony administration. Campbell was property manager; Givens an archite...
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Men Straightening Railroad

Date: 1935
Description: A group of men are working on straightening railroad tracks.

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