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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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Camp #8

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...
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Making a Stoneboat for Hauling Water

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...
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Community Potato Patch

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...
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Hayfield in Alaska

Date: 06 2019
Description: Hayfield, with woods and the Chugach Mountains in the distance.
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Tractor in Field near Chugach Mountains

Date: 06 2019
Description: Man driving a tractor in a field, with the Chugach Mountains in the distance.
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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 Pioneer Cemetery

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

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