Rusty Dow

Estelle Collection

Mid 1950's

This sketch by well-known Matanuska Valley artist Rusty Dow, closely resembles the Colony farmstead established on tract #169 north of Palmer. The image depicts a fall view of harvested hay stacked on vertical stakes to dry in foreground and at right. The typical Colony barn and house dominate the left middle ground with a grove of trees left standing behind the buildings as a windbreak. Lightly sketched mountains in the background closely suggest the actual mountains at the east end of the Valley. This image was printed on picture postcards for sale during the 1950's. (Consult the "Colony Barns" photos in the "Galleries" section of this site to identify which view might have inspired this artistic rendition.)

Tract #169 north of Palmer, Alaska

Paper print on Picture Postcard

Farm Art#1x-Est+