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 a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Colonists lounge ... |
Date: | 1936 |
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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... |
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: | 1935 |
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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 ... |
Date: | 05 1935 |
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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." |
Date: | 08 15 1935 |
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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." |
Date: | 08 15 1935 |
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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... |
Date: | 08 15 1935 |
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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... |
Date: | |
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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 |
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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... |
Date: | 1935 |
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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 |
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Description: | 50th anniversary plaque for 1935-1985 honoring the families from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota who migrated to Alaska. |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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Description: | Art in front of Palmer Museum of History and Art, depicting a 1930s truck farmer and her dog. |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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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 ... |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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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... |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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Description: | Palmer Railroad Depot Sign, that reads: "To Seward 156.8 M., Palmer Elevation 241 FT, to Fairbanks 325.7 M." |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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Description: | Plaque on a rock in the cemetery, which was established in 1936. |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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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... |
Date: | 06 2019 |
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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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