Sep 28, 1975 aerial view of downtown Anchorage. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaska history #alaska #anchoragehistory

Early 1960s galley and first class lounge on an Alaska Airlines Convair 880 jetliner. Flight attendant in both pictures is Micki Bliss. #alaska history #alaska

These are just a few examples of facts about history that you’re probably getting wrong.

Circa 1950s Anchorage International Airport. Via Anchorage Museum, colorized at Palette.fm #alaska history #anchoragehistory #alaska

1934 'Proposed Airplane Landing Lake Improvement' blueprint by Anton Anderson for a runway channel connecting Lakes Spenard and Hood in Anchorage. Construction began Sep 1939, completed Jan 1940, first flight on it on April 28, 1940. #alaska #alaska history #anchoragehistory

July 1961, Alaska Airlines took possession of its first jetliner, this 96-seat Convair 880 here shown flying past Denali. #alaska history #alaska #denali

Circa 1932-1941 aerial view of Anchorage's Merrill Field. Via National Archives. #alaska history #anchoragehistory #alaska

Undated 'Salmon Egg Life Cycle' silkscreen print by Joseph M. Wilson. Via Seattle Art Museum. #alaskahistory #Alaska

Did you know the Anchorage Times digitized archive is available for free via the Atwood Foundation? There's issues from 1916 to 1992 when it shut down. There are a few holes--much of 1970--but a priceless resource. atwoodfoundation.org/anchoragetimes… #alaska history #alaska #anchoragehistory

1984, Haretina Kochutin of St. Paul. She was w/ Unangax̂ forcibly relocated & interned during WWII. She was forced to live in filth w/ polluted drinking water, multiple epidemics, & little to no medical care. She survived, but her newborn child did not. #alaska history #alaska

Here’s what 30 historical figures actually looked like in real life

May 31, 1979, the in-flight meal on the inaugural Wien Air Alaska Anchorage-to-Seattle direct flight. Airline food used to be a lot different. #alaskahistory #Alaska

June 1932 entrance to what is now Denali National Park. Via Anchorage Museum, colorized via Palette.fm #alaska history #alaska #denali

Undated 'Isuwiq, the Beloved' oil painting by Linda Infante-Lyons. Isuwiq is Alutiiq for seal. This is part of a series where she combines Alutiiq tradition w/ Christian iconography. See more: lindainfantelyons.com #alaskahistory #Alaska

Happy 90th Birthday to Joe Josephson: former AK Senator, Vice Mayor (under Elmer Rasmuson), and Anchorage Charter Member. One of my favorites. Here’s my interview with him from last year:

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These movies actually got the history part right, see which ones made the list.

Undated candid photograph of musher Susan Butcher, Iditarod champion in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaska history #alaska

Aug 9, 1948, aerial survey of the eventual location for an international airport in Anchorage. Lakes Hood & Spenard at top right. Jewel Lake at bottom. Via National Archives. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #Alaska

Undated, a napping harp seal pup by Arctic photographer Michio Hoshino (1952-1996). Via UAF's Museum of the North. #alaska history #alaska #arctic

Circa 1964, a Cordova Airlines Grumman Widgeon. Cordova Airlines began as Cordova Air Services in 1934 and merged into Alaska Airlines in 1968. #alaskahistory #Alaska

1/3 Circa 1945, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grumman Goose at Kaflia Bay, in the inner lagoon. While I'm not the biggest aviation buff, I do love pictures of Gooses in Alaska. Via National Archives, colorized at Palette.fm. #alaska history #alaska

July 11, 1929, Anchorage city council awarded contracts to clear land for a new airport, $30/acre ($525 in 2023). Airport called Anchorage Aviation Field then Anchorage Municipal Airport before being renamed Merrill Field on May 7, 1930. #alaska history #alaska #anchoragehistory

July 17, 1955 sunbathers at Lake Spenard. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaska history #alaska #anchoragehistory #spenard