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Officers' Quarters

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Description: A view of the Officers' Quarters at Fort Gibbon, which began operation in 1899. The main building is on the left, and other buildings surround it. Caption ...
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Fourth of July Celebration

Date: 07 04 1907
Description: Elevated view of a Fourth of July street scene taken in front of Eagle's Hall. The Hall was built by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, a group founded in 1898...
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Two Boys Carrying Water

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: "You can't get wat...
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Seward Welcomes the Wisconsin — Michigan Colonists

Date: 05 1935
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...
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Splitting Wood

Date: 1935
Description: One of two images under the headline: "Trials of Pioneers Bring Families Closer Together." Original caption reads, in part: "Families are knit more closely...
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Two Men and a Dog

Date: 1935
Description: Two men are sitting along a fence, and a large dog is lying near them. There is a building in the background. Caption on back of print reads: "May/June 103...
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Harold Davis

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Harold Davis, who had bad experience in Alaska and became influential as a colonist among the pioneers." He is standing outdoors, ...
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Making a Birch Bark Canoe

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Description: Three women are kneeling and binding birch bark to a canoe frame. A girl is standing behind the canoe in the center. Buildings are in the background.

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