Photograph of the steam ship "St. Mihiel" on the water, smoke plume coming out of its funnel. On image: "A.A.R.C. 88". The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation brought immigrants to Alaska as part of its Matanuska Valley Colonization Project....
Title taken from verso. View of Matanuska Valley colonists lining up to draw for their forty acre farmland in Palmer, Alaska. Child stands at left and dog stands in line with farmers at right. Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation brought...
Title taken from verso. View of Matanuska Valley colonists lining up to draw for their forty acres of farmland in Palmer, Alaska, with tents at right. Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation brought families to Alaska for Matanuska Valley...
Two men stand beside an automobile parked outside a log cabin in Palmer. Jack Scott's truck at left (Jack M. Scott was Rusty Dow's father). The tents in the background are part of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Matanuska Valley...
Title taken from verso. Richard O. Amundsen, carpenter for Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colony, washing clothes in Palmer (formerly known as Warton), Alaska, with log building in background. Also from verso: "May 26th 1935."...
Almer J. Peterson standing next to wash tub and washboard doing laundry in Palmer (known earlier as Warton), Alaska, with buildings in background. Buildings are at Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony. From verso:...
Aerial view of Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colony homes and tents at Palmer, Alaska. Knik River is in distance. From verso: "Sept. 22, 1935. Palmer, Matanuska Valley. Air view 2500 feet up. Tent camp. 10 transient workers....
Title taken from verso. View of farmer mowing hay during first harvest for Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony in Palmer, Alaska. Building stands in background. Also from verso: "Sept. 22, 1935. Palmer." Photographer:...
View of hay drying equipment on A.A. Shoenback farm at Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony in Palmer, Alaska. Richard O. Amundsen stands at right of truck loaded with hay pulled up to drying shed. From verso: "Sept....
Title taken from verso. Almer J. Peterson stands next to drying hay on farm in Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colony in Palmer, Alaska. Also from verso: "Sept. 22, 1935. Palmer, Alaska."
Title taken from verso. Richard O. Amundsen stands next to drying crops in oat and barley field in Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colony, Palmer, Alaska. Horses are visible in background. Also from verso: "Sept. 22, 1935....
Almer J. Peterson, carpenter for Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colonization Project, standing in front of his law office in Palmer, Alaska. From verso: "Palmer, Alaska. Sept. 22, 1935. Carpenter, lawyer & druggist. Oldest...
Title taken from caption. Reverend Bert J. Bingle stands near his living quarters at Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony, Palmer, Alaska. From verso: "Palmer, Alaska. May 1935. Rev. Bingle, his living quarters, and...
Almer J. Peterson standing in front of living quarters at Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony, Palmer, Alaska. From verso: "Palmer, Alaska. May 16th. Where I now stay and eat." From caption: "Dad - where he boards and...
Colonists from Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony netting salmon in Cook Inlet, Alaska. From verso: "Colonists netting salmon in Cook Inlet, 1936." Photographer: Almer J. Peterson.
View of temporary construction at Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony in Palmer, Alaska, with Chugach Mountains in background. From verso: "Palmer. 1936 Nov. Last of temporary construction. Chugach Mountain[s] in...
View of colt raised by Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colonization Project colonists in Matanuska Valley, Alaska. From verso: "One of first colts raised by colonists." 1935-1936. Photographer: Almer J. Peterson.
View of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colonization Project tent camp in Palmer. A man stands outside one of the tents; mountains visible in the background. Original photograph size: 5 x 7 inch.
Title taken from verso. View of farmer drawing his forty acre farm in Palmer, Alaska, during Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colonization Project. Also from verso: "5/23/35." May 23, 1935. Photographer: Almer J. Peterson.
Title taken from verso. View of farmers preparing to draw for their forty acre farms in Palmer, Alaska, during Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Manatuska Valley Colonization Project. Men in far background are (left to right) Colonel O.F....