Anton Anderson

Anton Anderson Collection

May, 1935

Alma Anderson, standing in center under the arrow, visits with some of the newly arrived Matanuska Colonists as these recent residents await assignment to their temporary tent homes visible in middle ground behind them. Portions of the train that delivered the newcomers to this largely undeveloped site that would soon become a town, can be seen beyond the tents. Alma and her two young daughters accompanied her husband, Anton Anderson, to this place where he would oversee location of the buildings and other facilities that would form the center of this Colony community.

Palmer, Alaska

Black & White Paper Print, 2-3/4" x 4-1/2"

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