Unknown

Bailey Collection

c. 1960

Image is of a man, identified as Emil “Shorty” Kircher, standing in front of the Co-op Garage in Palmer. “Shorty”, as he was commonly known, was a German immigrant who, with his brother, acquired a homestead west of Palmer. After the coming of the Matanuska Colony, he took a job as mechanic and machinist at the Co-op Garage and was known to be highly skilled and well regarded.

Palmer, Alaska

Digital File, Black & White

Shorty Kircher@1x-Bai