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ANC_Historian, 18 hours ago to Alaska

September 15, 1902, the interior of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Skagway, Alaska after a bank robber tried to rob it by brandishing dynamite in one hand and a revolver in the other. At one point, the bandit started firing . . . and there were ramifications. Read more about this robbery in my latest Anchorage Daily News article (https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2024/05/19/a-victim-of-his-own-depravity-the-explosive-tale-of-a-1902-skagway-bank-robbery/). #alaskahistory #alaska #skagway

ANC_Historian, 1 day ago to Alaska

Undated "Freezing Up" serigraph print by Gail Priday. Purchase & see more at her site: https://gailpriday.com/home.html #alaskahistory #Alaska

ANC_Historian, 1 day ago to Alaska

1980 "Alaska Railroad Week" poster designed by Susan Ogle. It's printed on metallic, reflective paper. Via eBay, not my listing (https://ebay.com/itm/154352608374?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aNbcGEoQT6e&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=laaBxFPgS0G&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY). #alaskahistory #alaska #alaskarailroad

ANC_Historian, 2 days ago to Alaska

2013 "Gold Rush Alaska #006" by photographer Gentaro Ishizuka, part of his series focusing on the relics of the Klondike Gold Rush, to be published later this year in a book also called Gold Rush Alaska, a name that will not stand out among books on Alaska. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 3 days ago to Alaska

Whaling harpoon tip made of fossilized walrus ivory, from Shishmaref, via Katirvak Cultural Center of Nome. #alaskahistory #alaska #shishmaref

ANC_Historian, 3 days ago to Alaska

2022, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women nacaq by Kayla McDermott. A nacaq is a traditional Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) beaded headdress for women. Via Alutiiq Museum of Kodiak. #alaskahistory #alaska #MMIW

ANC_Historian, 5 days ago to Alaska

In 1916, Lena Morrow Lewis (1868-1950) was the Socialist candidate for Alaska's non-voting representative to Congress, making her the first Alaskan woman to run for federal office. She received 10% of the vote. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 8 days ago to Alaska

Painting of the northern lights, undated, by Bob Ross (1942-1995). The Air Force brought Ross to Alaska in the 1960s, and his first painting experience was at a USO class in Anchorage. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 9 days ago to Alaska

Circa 1900, a woman and two men standing on a wooden sidewalk in Skagway. This photo could launch an entire essay on fashion in gold rush era Alaska. Note the heavy skirt that could survive the mud and snow. #alaskahistory #skagway #alaska

ANC_Historian, 10 days ago to Alaska

Circa 1995 leather jacket with bear design on back by Haida fashion designer Dorothy Grant. Via Seattle Art Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 11 days ago to Alaska

Thanks to a generous gift, I now have a digital copy of the rare 1976 film Pipe Dreams, Gladys Knight's first acting role. The movie is set amidst the construction of the Alaska Pipeline and was shot on location in Alaska. #alaskahistory #alaska
https://youtu.be/tDXnnXXsIU4

ANC_Historian, 12 days ago to Alaska

Dec 1951, Dammit the donkey in Ketchikan. Dammit, formerly a freight hauler in Craig, was a retired local celebrity in Ketchikan by then. Photo taken after a prank where Dammit was left in a 2nd floor apartment. Via Tongass Historical Museum #alaskahistory #alaska #ketchikan

ANC_Historian, 14 days ago to Alaska

1978 view of Denali at sunset at 41,000 feet by photographer and mountaineer Bradford Washburn (1910-2007). #alaskahistory #alaska #denali

ANC_Historian, 15 days ago to random

This might prove to be too esoteric a topic, but I just learned that one of the leading Beat authors printed a poem on a boat off Icy Cape, Alaska by the light of the midnight sun, and I can't wait to write an article about it.

ANC_Historian, 18 days ago to Alaska

Early 1970s hoverbarge used for material crossing the Yukon River. Such hoverbarges were a key logistic link during the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 20 days ago to Alaska

April 30, 1924 [Juneau] Alaska Daily Empire front page from a century ago today. Elections were lead story including domination by anti-Alaska Native candidates who favored an English literacy test for voting in Alaska, a requirement passed a year later. #alaskahistory #alaska

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ANC_Historian, 21 days ago to Alaska

Everybody, clear your desks, it's time for a test. In my latest Anchorage Daily News article, can you beat my Anchorage history quiz? Show your work and share your scores. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2024/04/28/how-well-do-you-know-anchorage-history-time-for-the-test/

ANC_Historian, 23 days ago to Alaska

1955 aerial view of Lakes Spenard & Hood. The Dena'ina collectively call the lakes Niłkidal'iy (ones that are joined together). Before Joe Spenard entered the area, Lake Spenard was also called Jeter Lake for area homesteader Thomas Jeter. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

ANC_Historian, 25 days ago to Alaska

Circa 1953, 4th Avenue in Seward looking north, looking a little more familiar than most midcentury Alaska photos. #alaskahistory #alaska #seward

ANC_Historian, 28 days ago to Alaska

August 1950 Fourth Avenue in Anchorage. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

ANC_Historian, 28 days ago to Alaska

A glass bottle mystery, Zarembo Island, and some mineral water history in my latest Anchorage Daily News article. #alaskahistory #alaska https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2024/04/21/the-glass-bottle-mystery-the-history-of-the-zarembo-springs-mineral-company/

ANC_Historian, 29 days ago to Alaska

1979 "Spring Ritual" print by Keith Appel. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 29 days ago to Alaska

An Alaska landscape woodblock print by Sumio Kawakami (1895-1972). Born in Yokohama, he spent part of 1917 to 1918 working in America and Canada, including at an Alaska cannery, before returning to Japan. From a reprint of his Alaska Story collection. #alaskahistory #alaska

ANC_Historian, 1 month ago to Alaska

The Simpsons Movie (2007) comments on the PFD and oil companies in Alaska. #alaskahistory #alaska

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ANC_Historian, 1 month ago to Alaska

1982 political advertisement on a sponge against relocating Alaska capital to Willow. On November 2, 1982, Alaskan residents voted 52.9% against moving the capital. Via UAF's Museum of the North. #alaskahistory #alaska

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