Circa 2010 Alaska Communications commercial, which makes the odd choice to pitch its services for a Texan rather than Alaskans. #alaskahistory #alaska

1/4 From the October 20, 2008 episode of the Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart, correspondent Jason Jones visited Wasilla, Alaska after Sarah Palin said "We need a little bit of reality from Wasilla Main Street." #alaskahistory #alaska #wasilla

Traditional bear gut raincoat made by Dena'ina elder Helen Dick in 2008. Made from intestines of four different bears. Darker strips from bears taken during berry season. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

1939, Pointing Figure kootéeyaa (totem pole) at Saxman. It was built between 1890 and 1900 by a group of brothers to mark the grave of their sister on Pennock Island. Moved to Saxman in late 1930s during creation of Saxman Totem Park. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

1916 Alaska Labor Union Hall in Anchorage. During the night of Oct 15-16, 1916, it burned to the ground, likely arson from anti-union elements in town, which would be the railroad. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

Sep 1994 facing eviction for unpaid rent, south Anchorage junkyard proprietor Ralph Rollins set it on fire. Acted as own attorney & was sentenced to year in prison + 150 hours community service. Photo from Jim Lavrakas's 2012 book Snap Decisions. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska

May 11, 1921, a man held up the Bank of Alaska in Anchorage, the first bank robbery in town history. He disappeared w/ $2,514 (about $43,500 in 2023 dollars) & was never identified, the most successful Anchorage bank robbery ever. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

1/3 April 15, 1997, Susan & Linny Pacillo, the Anchorage Parking Fairies, in a refurbished 1973 Cushman Truckster, the Fairy Mobile. They drove around & filled expired parking meters, fighting a notoriously aggressive city parking authority. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

In 1987 North Pole, AK, a 1955 VW Beetle with a chopped top, dune buggy bumpers, & a host of other mods in North Pole, AK. Recovered upside down in a junkyard. From Dec 1987 VW Trends magazine. I wonder if it's still around in Alaska. #alaskahistory #alaska

Alaska sled dog teams from the 1936 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit animated short "Alaska Sweepstakes," presumably inspired by the All Alaska Sweepstakes race originally held from 1908 to 1917. Walt Disney created Oswald before Mickey Mouse. Full short here (https://youtu.be/QdmA1k5XSgw). #alaskahistory #alaska

Aug 30, 1941 Anchorage Daily Times ad for the Donut Shop, what I believe was Anchorage's first donut specialty shop. Located on F St east of old Federal Bldg. 35 cents a dozen is about $7 now. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska

Anchorage as depicted in the March 11, 1995 "Deja Vu" episode of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Just a little bit off in its depiction. Full episode here (https://youtu.be/vJEMN7WtdxE). #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

Batman with some questionable advice about Kodiak bears. From Batman #126, cover dated September 1959. #alaskahistory #alaska #Batman

In the Nov 20, 1991 episode of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Sandiego's criminal associate Top Grunge steals the Alaska Pipeline. As one does. Full episode here (https://youtu.be/K73Xk9yiYig). #alaskahistory #alaska #alaskapipeline

1935 home movie footage aboard the steamship SS Yukon of the Alaska Steamship Company. Watch as they pass Cordova, Juneau, and Ketchikan. Via UAF's Alaska Film Archives. #alaskahistory #juneau #ketchikan #cordovaAlaska

Vanna White of Wheel of Fortune in Ketchikan, part of the game show's June 12-16, 1995 Alaskan Cruise Week. You can see all five episodes on my Youtube channel (https://youtube.com/@anchoragehistorian/videos). #alaskahistory #alaska #ketchikan

“You are a G-- d--- coward; you wouldn’t shoot nobody.” Then his killer shot him. The story of the 1923 shooting death of two Finnish brothers near Anchorage, and its aftermath, in my latest Anchorage Daily News article. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2023/08/27/you-are-a-g-d-coward-you-wouldnt-shoot-nobody-the-1923-murder-of-two-anchorage-brothers/

Circa 1971 "Alaska Seals" print by Becky Patterson. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

Circa 1927 to 1932 Swedish miner with camp cat at Kennecott Mines. #alaskahistory #caturday #alaska

2007 KTVA new segment about Bob Barker visiting Anchorage. The former Price is Right host paid for Maggie the elephant to be relocated from the Alaska Zoo to an elephant sanctuary in California. #alaskahistory #alaska #bobbarker