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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A man kneels next to a monument dedicated to the pioneers. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown. |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn map of the area at the time of Pilgrim landing, drawn by Charles Blaskowikz. Includes commemorative historical notes. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Monument dedicated to the first settlers of Coon Valley. The monument is in Norwegian. There is a cemetery in the distance. |
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| Description: | Plaque marker identifying the “Pioneer Military Road” route from Fort Howard at Green Bay to Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the Peck Cabin, after the painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. Caption at bottom reads: "First House in Madison. 1837." |
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| Description: | View across a cornfield towards a cabin and farm. A man is standing in the shade of a tree. A cone-shaped hill is in the background. Caption reads: "Pionee... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men, women and children ready to disembark ship. Original caption reads: "Determination to make good is written on the faces of the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 05 1935 |
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| 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: | 06 1935 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of. Original caption on AP print reads: "Matanuska Valley, Alaska, Sept. 15--Twentieth Century Pioneers--Breaking a wilderness to the purposes ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Arville Schaleben taking a photograph of three children sitting on a log with a camera on a tripod in the Alaska Colony. Caption on back of print reads: "A... |
| Date: | 04 10 1938 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | 05 1935 |
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| Description: | Group of people on dock to welcome the pioneers. A woman standing on the dock on the right appears to be holding a camera at her waist. One of a group of i... |
| Date: | 06 09 1985 |
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| 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: | 05 23 1935 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 18 1935 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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