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Pictorial Map of Alaskan Valley

Date: 05 05 1935
Description: Map and article from The Milwaukee Journal with the headline: "'Best Land Bargain Uncle Sam Ever Made.'" Illustrates the Alaskan valley where Wiscon...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Day by day — A new chapter in pioneer history!

Date: 07 14 1935
Description: Newspaper article in The Milwaukee Journal on Arville Schaleben and his coverage as a reporter/photographer on the colonists moving from Wisconsin a...
Photograph

Group Portrait in front of Log Building

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Left to right, Daniel E. McGrath, special U.S. Asst. Atty. Gen. Sent to colony to set up law enforcement; Mrs. S.R. Fuller, Jr.; S...
Map or Atlas

Communities of Origin of the Matanuska Valley Colonists, a New Deal Resettlement Program

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Description: In 1935, 202 families from the northern regions of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were selected for this resettlement project, located near Palmer, Ala...

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