KPC-PC-0053
Mullen family, Soldotna 1953
The Frank Mullen homestead was 100 acres along the river, bisected by Soldotna Creek and overlapping the Sterling Highway at the Y. Marge and Frank Mullen arrived in Anchorage from Chicago in 1945. Homesteading on the central Kenai Peninsula opened in mid 1947. Without a road on the peninsula and with a requirement to "set foot on the land and establish the corners"" they got off the Alaska Railroad at Moose Pass and hiked west to Soldotna and made their selection. The cabin was 14x16 stockade style. The Mullens raised four children, all born at Providence Hospital
Individuals
From left to right: Mary, Marge, Eileen, Frank, Peggy and Frank Jr.
Collection
Mullen Collection
Location
Soldotna, Alaska
Date
1953
Photographer
Ray Sandstrom
Image Type
Color Slide
Dimensions
5cm x 5 cm
Condition
Excellent
Identified By
Marge Mullen
Date Cataloged
9/25/2000
Archive Location
KPC Anthropology Lab
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