About This Postcard
This vintage postcard captures the Matanuska Valley as it awakens in a soft-hued reverie of gold and frost beneath the watchful, jagged crown of the Chugach Mountains. A winding dirt road, dusted with the memories of a thousand journeys, leads the eye toward the quiet resilience of a pioneering Alaskan farm. Here, weathered barns stand as sturdy monuments to a dream carved from the wild, nestled against an endless expanse of evergreens and sky.
Details
Era: Chrome, 1950s (1952)
City: Palmer (Matanuska Valley)
State: Alaska
Country: United States of America
Topic: Scenic Views, Mountains, Landmarks, Agriculture, Architecture - Residential Buildings
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: Mike Roberts Studios, C.P. Johnston Co.
Additional Information
During the Great Depression, $11 million from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was used to establish the town of Palmer. As part of the New Deal-era resettlement project, 203 families were relocated from the struggling Iron Range region of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In May 1935, these families arrived in Palmer by train and ship, spending their first summer in a tent city. Each family drew lots for a 40-acre homestead, marking the beginning of their new lives as Alaskan farmers.
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