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Line up of farmers during the drawing of their 40 acres. Matanuska Valley. Palmer. A[laska] R[ural] R[ehabilitation].

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Identifier	UAA-hmc-0413-1-7a
Collection Name	Almer J. Peterson papers and photographs, 1935-1948. UAA-HMC-0413
Title	Line up of farmers during the drawing of their 40 acres. Matanuska Valley. Palmer. A[laska] R[ural] R[ehabilitation].
Description	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 families to Alaska for Matanuska Valley Colonization Project, which began in 1935. Also from verso: "5/23/35." May 23, 1935. Photographer: Almer J. Peterson. Original photograph size: 2 3/4" x 4 1/2".
Creator	Peterson, Almer J., 1890-1962
Required citation	Almer J. Peterson papers and photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Subject.TGM	Men Children Dogs Farmers Colonists Colonies Queues
Subject.LCSH	Agricultural colonies
Corporate Name	Matanuska Valley Colony (Alaska) Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Location	Palmer (Alaska)
Region	Southcentral Alaska
Time Period	1913 to 1939
Date.original	1935 May 23
Type	Image (Photographs)
Related Materials	https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-0413/
Ordering & Use	https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/online-materials/
Holding Institution	University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections. 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508, 1-907-786-1849. mailto:uaa_archives@alaska.edu
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Line up of farmers during the drawing of their 40 acres. Matanuska Valley. Palmer. A[laska] R[ural] R[ehabilitation].

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