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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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Warton Post Office and General Store

Date: 1935
Description: One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Colonists lounge ...
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Vehicle in front of "Matanuska Valley Pioneer"

Date: 1936
Description: A vehicle or tractor on a trailer in front of a tent with a sign for "Matanuska Valley Pioneer, Jack Allman, Publisher • Editor." Two men and a dog are sta...
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Matanuska Railroad Station

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...
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Abadoned Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A woman and child are in front of a log cabin. There is a tent in the background on the right. Plants are growing on the roof of the cabin, and boards are ...
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Unloading a Cow from Railroad Car

Date: 05 1935
Description: Caption with negative: "Out comes a new Matanuska valley cow." Caption with print: "The first colony Guernsey were a little hesitant to join the pioneers."
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Will Rogers in Passenger Seat of Airplane

Date: 08 15 1935
Description: Caption with negative reads: "Rogers in the front seat of the plane, waiting for the take-off. He left the valley with a wisecrack on his lips."
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Will Rogers

Date: 08 15 1935
Description: Will Rogers in foreground, with two men standing behind him on the right, and the airplane in the background. Caption with negative: "Rogers alighting from...
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Will Rogers in Airplane

Date: 08 15 1935
Description: Caption with negative: "Immediately after Post and Rogers landed with Pilot Chet McLean of Anchorage, with Post in the front seat with the pilot. Chief Pil...
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Town of Palmer

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...
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Boom City

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of trucks, mattresses, and tents. There is a sign that reads: "Valley City" In front of a group of tents. Caption reads: "Boom city - mattres...
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Commissary Supplies are Adequate

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 ...
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50th Anniversary Plaque for Matanuska Valley Colony

Date: 06 2019
Description: 50th anniversary plaque for 1935-1985 honoring the families from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota who migrated to Alaska.
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Public Art Outdoors in Palmer, Alaska

Date: 06 2019
Description: Art in front of Palmer Museum of History and Art, depicting a 1930s truck farmer and her dog.
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Matanuska Maid Ice Cream Display

Date: 06 2019
Description: Indoor display of a box of Matanuska Maid Ice Cream. From the Palmer Historical Society: "Matanuska Maid" was first the brand name of the Matanuska Valley ...
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Matanuska Maid Milk Products Display

Date: 06 2019
Description: Display of Matanuska Maid Milk Products. From the Palmer Historical Society: "Matanuska Maid" was first the brand name of the Matanuska Valley Farmers Coop...
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Palmer Railroad Depot Sign

Date: 06 2019
Description: Palmer Railroad Depot Sign, that reads: "To Seward 156.8 M., Palmer Elevation 241 FT, to Fairbanks 325.7 M."
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Palmer Pioneer Cemetery

Date: 06 2019
Description: Plaque on a rock in the cemetery, which was established in 1936.
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Colony House Museum

Date: 06 2019
Description: View from road towards the Colony House Museum. A sign outside the museum reads: "This house was constructed in 1935 as the farm home of a Matanuska Valley...
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Palmer Cooperative Building — Now Ale House

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...

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