1967, Brown Jug liquor store neon sign in Spenard, which was then part of the Greater Anchorage Area Borough (GAAB). The GAAB and city of Anchorage merged in 1975 into the Municipality. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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Winter of 1955-1956, the Fireside Lounge in what was then an independent Spenard. The Fireside Lounge was in a space now covered by Chilkoot's. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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1941, riding horses on Fireweed Lane at Anchorage. A reminder, Fireweed Lane was so named because it was originally lined with towering fireweeds. In the 1930s and into the 1940s, it was the local scenic drive. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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1958, "Spenard: Land of the Free" sign in then independent Spenard. Somebody added the "for all" at the bottom, as a "free for all" well described the poorly policed, vice-friendly community. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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When the creek has risen and the lord ain't willing.
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100 years later, the Nome Serum Run hero dogs Balto & Togo are still well known. But do you know what happened after? 2 years later, Balto was chained & abused at a cheap LA museum. Learn about his rescue & more in my latest Anchorage Daily News article. https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2025/02/02/on-the-centennial-of-the-nome-serum-run-the-story-of-the-sordid-aftermath-for-its-two-most-famous-dogs-balto-and-togo/
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Two months after the Nome serum run ended on Feb 2, 1925, Balto, musher Gunnar Kaasen, and the rest of the dog team were in California where they filmed a short movie and toured around to support the film. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Balto with musher Gunnar Kaasen. On February 2, 1925, a hundred years ago today, Balto led Kaasen's team into Nome, completing the 53 mile last leg of the Nome serum run, delivering needed antitoxin, saving lives, & staving off a diphtheria epidemic. #alaskahistory #alaska
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In 1945, Alaska Airlines hired their first two flight attendants, Maxine Branham from Alaska on the left and Renee Brust from Michigan on the right. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Feb 1, 1968 Anchorage, a dog sadly investigates where his owner, 48 y/o William Harris, was shot & killed by his wife, 23 y/o dancer Lovely Lois. Not his first wife to shoot at him. Lois was perhaps abused & her 10 year sentence was reduced to 4 months. #alaskahistory #alaska
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February 1, 1967, the official spelling of Soldatna was changed to Soldotna. The different spellings had been a divisive issue in town for many years prior. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Circa 1990-93 Star Trek-themed commercial for Fairbanks' Tip Top Chevrolet dealership. "I'm picking up a signal from an alien dealership. They seem to be offering cars for less than cost . . . illogical." Acting is hard. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Well used and loved public transportation in early 20th century Seward. You love to see it.
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March 28, 1964 Marjorie Jones of Seattle Times reads teletype messages from Anchorage after the Good Friday Earthquake. Before messages got out, many thought Anchorage was leveled. One of the first teletype messages said "Likker store all broken glass. That is the worst." #alaskahistory #alaska
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November 3, 1958, then Vice President Richard Nixon in Juneau, coincidentally next to a poster for the 1957 film The Unknown Terror, which is about a parasitic fungi that threatens to escape from a Cave of the Dead. #alaskahistory #alaska #juneau
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Newsboy wears a mask to sell copies of the Anchorage Daily News after the July 9, 1953 Mount Spurr eruption dropped ash over Anchorage. You can see their footprints in the ash on the ground. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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1971, Miss Alaska Katherine Hartman "appearing as a brightly-colored totem pole" at that year's Miss USA pageant. For this . . . outfit, she won the state costume portion of the contest. #alaskahistory #alaska
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1966, the Backstreet Club, a soul food joint at 5th Avenue and Karluk Street in Anchorage. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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Camping for tickets to Jefferson Starship's November 4, 1984 show at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. The former Jefferson Airplane band broke up & reformed as Starship in 1985. They reunited as Jefferson Starship in 1992 beginning at the Alaska State Fair. #alaskahistory #alaska
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February 22, 1983, the Beach Boys at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. The Anchorage Daily News co-sponsored a contest. Women who attended the concert in a bikini--in February--could win a trip to California. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
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