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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 7h

Oooh, that sounds like a fun class.

David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 7h

1998 Marabunta (aka Legion of Fire: Killer Ants!) trailer. In this made for TV movie, a horde of deadly South American ants threaten Anchorage. The ants are defeated after the heroes blow up a dam (!!!) and drown the ants. #alaskahistory #alaska #realAnchoragehistory

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 8h

1946 aerial view of Juneau Airport, via National Archives #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 8h

1946 aerial view of the Juneau Airport. Via National Archives #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 9h

1946 aerial view of the Juneau Airport. Via National Archives #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10h

No luck there, but it's a completed talk and am always open to giving it again. Seemed well received. Just need venues and people interested.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10h

I've asked but haven't heard back yet.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13h

September 7, 1955 aerial view of Juneau. Via National Archives #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 16h

August 1908 bird's-eye view of Juneau. Via National Archives #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Circa 1956, Clarissa Peters resting on the bank of the Yukon River at Eagle. Via Anchorage Museum #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Circa 1961 Viceroy cigarettes comic strip newspaper ad. This strip features an Alaska adventure & the slogan, "You hear it from Alaska to Florida, a thinking man's choice, Viceroy filters." Which is more subtle about advertising to kids, this or Joe Camel? #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

In 1974, Alaska Airlines partnered with Braniff Airways to offer direct flights from Alaska (Fairbanks/Anchorage) to Texas (Dallas/Houston). They called it the Pipeline Express. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Once upon a time there was an Anchorage joke about spouses killing spouses: a Spenard Divorce. Inspired by a real cluster of wives killing husbands, but the context was worse. Learn what everybody was laughing about in my latest free talk. November 12 at the UAA Fine Arts Bldg

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Insights into 1970s Alaska sex lives by cartoonist Bud Root, from the 1975 Alaska Pipeline Workers Handbook, an unofficial if high quality one-shot magazine that targeted newcomers to Alaska. Perhaps relevant, the editor and publisher were women. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

July 9, 1916, the funeral procession for the first known murder in the new town of Anchorage. On July 6, Russian immigrant Jim Kasoff killed Alex Takoff, a fellow Russian. It was quite possibly a case of mistaken identity. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

In 1960, Anchorage DA George Hayes said in court, "In Anchorage murder is not an uncommon thing...The value of life is not what it ought to be and what I hope it someday will be." I get annoyed at people who think crime is a recent import to Alaska. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Aftermath of an August 24, 1976 shootout inside the Fairbanks police department. A man entered, started firing, and wounded 1 officer. Too many people think Alaska used to be safe, that crime is recent import. It wasn't new in pipeline era either. #alaska #alaskahistory

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Development around Russian Jack Springs Park in Anchorage from 1960 to now. In 1960, you can see Nunaka to the east & Bonibrook to the south. Now the park is surrounded by development. From the 2021 RJSP Master Plan. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

For Halloween, a costume idea from history. Here, a 1930s homemade mummy costume. In this case, I think the DIY vibe makes it creepier. #Halloween #halloweencostumes

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I may start referring to him as Scott "Big" Bone.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

1923 silent Reuters newsreel footage of President Warren Harding in Alaska, seemingly around what is now called the Harding Gateway to Resurrection Bay. This was the first Presidential visit to Alaska. The man in the parka is Alaska Governor Scott Bone. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Costume ideas from history. 1889 Duke Cigarette Fancy Ball Dress Costume cards. Very literal concepts. "The Kite" costume means you put a little kite on your head. "Light & Shade" costume means you wear a lampshade. #Halloween #halloweencostumes

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

1920 around Fairbanks, two women laugh at a joke that the man doesn't understand. #alaskahistory #alaska

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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The first President to visit Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna region died on the way home. The second had a great time fishing. The third visits tomorrow. From @anchistorian.bsky.social: alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

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U.S. presidents in Mat-Su: A history of unlikely encounters of the Valley kind

There are only three such visits, and one of them includes a president operating a train.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

1923, future First Lady Lou Hoover feeding ice cream to a bear cub in Seward, as one does there. Herbert Hoover, then Secretary of Commerce, and his wife accompanied President Warren Harding on his 1923 Alaska tour, when this photo was taken. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Did you know, per the 1958 Alaska Statehood Act, the President has the power to withdraw a large portion of the state, wherein "the laws of the State of Alaska shall not apply"? Learn more in my latest article: www.adn.com/alaska-l...

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

During his 1923 visit to Alaska, President Warren Harding was briefly allowed to play with a locomotive throttle, on the stretch between Wasilla and Willow. He was too heavy with the brake and broke many dishes. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

July 10, 1980, President Jimmy Carter fishing at Clarence Lake in Alaska. He spent about five hours there. He caught 24 grayling, most with flies of his own design. He released most of them, but 4 were pan-fried on the spot for breakfast. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Anchorage's International Airport in 1948, 1950, 1960, & 1980. Construction planned to finish in 1950, but regular passenger service didn't begin until Jan 4, 1952. The airport wasn't dedicated until late 1953, and its new tower wasn't completed until 1954. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Anchorage's Rogers Park neighborhood is named after area homesteader Robert Rogers, but he called the land Mountain View. So, it would be historically accurate to tell people in Rogers Park that they live in Mountain View, to maintain neighborhood character #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

2002 "Caribou Migration I" by photographer Subhankar Banerjee. Taken in Alaska. Via Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Circa 2007 Korea Air airlines commercial selling Alaska as a destination. The music is "Flight Song" by Tabitha. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

1948 "A Resident of Skagway, Alaska," gelatin silver print by photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984). #alaskahistory #anseladams #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Shockingly long. There's a big difference between local and state laws before federal regulations, like Juneau below from 1914. For a longer history, and it's really interesting history, perhaps start here: nealmuseum.wvu.edu/learn/2024/0...

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Oct 10, 1900 Puck magazine cartoon: "The Age of Drugs." A busy pharmacist w/ opium & cocaine on the counter has just sold "soothing syrup" to a child. A bar owner watches & complains that he can't "begin to compete" with the drug trade. #history

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Oct 8, 1920 [Juneau] Daily Alaska Empire ad for First National Bank of Juneau. And the advice is timely, "Don't carry large amounts of cash around with you," looking like Mr. Monopoly's nepo failson with his bankroll on his shoulder. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Oct 9, 1909, the schooner Olga pushed ashore & wrecked by a strong storm at Nome. Until the seawall there was built in 1951, Nome was repeatedly wrecked by storms and fires, the peril of building on the golden beaches, as seen in second picture. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

During the 1964 earthquake the Denali Theatre in Anchorage on 4th dropped down, its marquee touching sidewalk. But disasters are capricious. The box office glass didn't break. Theater was demolished, with a new one built in Spenard, now the Bear Tooth. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

World War II, the first movie theater at Fort Richardson, later called the Chugach Theater. As with most base buildings during the war, note it was camouflage painted. And we know this was successful because no buildings were bombed there. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Site Summit overlooking Anchorage, one of eight Cold War-era Nike-Hercules nuclear missile installations built in Alaska. Site Summit was operational 1959-1979. From the 1960 "Alaska: The New Frontier" series on the National Educational Television network. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hattie Jessup playing ragtime at the Red Dog Saloon in Juneau, from the 1960 "Alaska: The New Frontier" series that aired on the National Educational Television network, a PBS predecessor. From other details, this was probably filmed in 1959. #alaskahistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oct 8, 1915 4th Avenue Anchorage and the first snow since the town was built that year. Famed painter Sydney Laurence took this picture. He ran a photography studio in Anchorage through 1922, when he was able to focus on painting. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hat game check, via the Anchorage Women's Club in 1920. Via Anchorage Museum #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1956 Universal Newsreel footage of Army's Operation Moosehorn winter exercise in Alaska. "Tents must be pitched on 40 inches of snow." For more on Army cold weather gear in Alaska, check out my new, free to read history of bunny boots: alaskagearcompany.co...

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Currently finishing up a presentation mostly about suicides, which were once rather openly, even gruesomely reported in Alaska. These articles are both from Anchorage, the first from 1921, second from 1948. If you think suicides were kept secret, that's not really how it worked.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

1985 "Bunny Boot Ballet" postcard produced by Jimmie Froehlich & Tom Sadowski. "Ballet enthusiasts have known for years that these supple rubber togs make great warmup shoes & excellent performance slippers." For my completely free bunny boots history: alaskagearcompany.co...

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A full history of bunny boots, the military cold weather gear turned civilian Alaskan icon, in a completely free article with Alaska Gear, the company that brought bunny boots back to life. Please check it out alaskagearcompany.co... #alaskahistory #alaska

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