Hewitts

Miller Collection

c. 1935

This photo shows the front and south side of the Post Office/Store that stood in the area prior to the Matanuska Colony establishment in 1935. The building is wood frame with a peaked roof and the end wall being the front with a door flanked by two tall windows. A white sign board with dark letters over the door proclaims it to be the "Post Office and Gen. Merchandise" store. Two small windows are apparent in the back part of the south side wall. A small wooden step and entry platform covers the ground before the white trimmed door. A pack board is propped against the wall beside the door, indicating there may be a patron inside. At left is a wheelbarrow filled with dirt, a mangled length of hog wire fencing, and a couple of planks lying on the ground.

Warton, (Palmer) Alaska

Black & White paper print, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2"

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