Unknown

Estelle Collection

Sometime between 1957 & 1967

This color post card photo shows the Matanuska Valley Fair midway and associated buildings as seen looking north from the rooftop of a building near the south end of the midway. A large colorful crowd occupies the midway in foreground and near middle ground with exhibit buildings, including light green painted Quonset huts, at right. A couple of colorful mechanical rides are also apparent at right foreground. At left the midway is lined with a row of low booths housing games of chance. Another light green Quonset hut is partially visible at far left in foreground. This building is also partially visible in photo "Fair@34x-Est", indicating they were taken at nearly the same time, and viewed together offer an expanded view. In middle ground beyond the fairground, many cars are visible parked at left with the train depot beyond. The Palmer water tower is clearly visible as is the Co-op grain elevator. Talkeetna Mountains are dark in background with blue and white clouds overhead.

Palmer, Alaska

Color postcard

Fair@33x-Est