Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Mountains
Filter: Community of Palmer
| Date: | 05 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Intimate view of ... |
| 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: | 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... |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | One of two images under the headline: "Wives of Alaskan Pioneers Kept Busy Sewing, Making Tent Homes Neat and Clean." Original caption reads: "... a row of... |
| Date: | 06 09 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Arville Schaleben at the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Matanuska Valley Colony. Text on back of photograph reads: "Harry M. Campbell, Sr., Arvill... |
| Date: | 07 18 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of people on the platform at the railroad station. Caption with negative reads: "Alaska's tourist season at height — McKinley park route tour... |
| Date: | 05 23 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View over heads of crowd towards two men standing above the the crowd. There are tents behind them, and mountains in the distance. Caption could be: "Same ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three men are kneeling on the ground working with a saw. The men are wearing hats with mosquito nets on them. Mountains are in the background. Caption with... |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of tent camp, with Chugach mountains in background. |
| Date: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Caption with negative reads: "As far as the eye can see — potatoes. One of the community potato patches planted in the valley by Harry Sears, corporation c... |
| 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: | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Original caption reads: "'Commissary supplies are adequate,' said Purchasing agent Ed Cronin (extreme left) of the corporation for the news reel (march of ... |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Hayfield, with woods and the Chugach Mountains in the distance. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | 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 Co... |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Man driving a tractor in a field, with the Chugach Mountains in the distance. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Palmer tribute statue outdoors. The statue is based on the 1935 color photograph of the George and Edith Conners family. Mountains are in the distance. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The Palmer Water Tower is towering above low buildings in the foreground, with snow-capped mountains in the distance. |
| Date: | 06 2019 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Front gate of the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery. There are mountains in the distance. |
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: