Circa 1923 "Mt. Blackburn with Glacier in the Foreground" watercolor by Eustace Paul Ziegler (1881-1969). Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

1937 "Street in Ketchikan" watercolor on paper by Press Cott Jones (1904-1981). Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

2016 "Alaska Crab Traps" watercolor by Leslie McDonald Jr., based on a photo she took in Cordova. It took her five months to complete this painting. #alaskahistory #alaska

Benny Benson, designer of the Alaska flag, signing autographs in 1964 at a Pacific Northern Airlines office, seemingly in Anchorage. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska

When Alaska's flag design was announced in 1927, William Simpson of New Westminster, BC, alleged Benson had plagiarized Simpson's design for a Cdn flag, published two years earlier. The intrepid Stroller White took up the case! (Seward Gateway, Jul 29, 1927) #cdnhist #alaskahistory #vexillology

Here are four more entries from the 1927 Alaska flag contest won by Benny Benson. By Jim Cavanaugh, Madeleine Calkins, Wilfred Gent, and Regina Lindholme. #alaskahistory #alaska

Every good Alaskan knows a young Benny Benson designed the Alaska flag, in a 1927 contest sponsored by the American Legion. But there were 142 entries. Here some more of the other designs, by George Danner Jr, Ingeborg Puckart, Walter Savikko, Helen Nelson. #alaskahistory #alaska

Every good Alaskan knows a young Benny Benson designed the Alaska flag, in a 1927 contest sponsored by the American Legion. But there were 142 entries. These are some of the other designs, by Philip O'Neill, Mary Walsh, Myrtle Wacker, and Minnie Stensland. #alaskahistory #alaska

Sep 9, 1944, Hypo the dog, a company mascot at Fort Richardson. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska

In 1959, former Miss Alaska Eleanor Moses appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth. A panel had to pick the actual Moses out of a group of three. You can watch the whole episode here (youtu.be/1FaeazFLsPQ). #alaskahistory #alaska

Circa 1898 mammoth skull found by prospectors near Dawson, YT. Miners in Alaska and Canada then often discovered fossils, which prompted an ice age fossil rush, sparked several tall tales, and perhaps laid a foundation for modern fossil black market. #alaskahistory #alaska

In his 1966 book, Astrology: The Space Age Science, astrologer Joseph Goodavage predicted "Canada and Alaska will become the land of the future" and the American capital would be moved from Washington DC to Fairbanks. #alaskahistory #alaska

In 1959, a Canadian engineer proposed an Alaska/Canada swap land as depicted in the first image, with Canada getting most of Southeast Alaska. Alaska Senator Ernest Gruening countered, offering part of what is now the ANWR. Everybody was silly back then. #alaskahistory #alaska

Did you know an Alaska governor was secretly a Canadian? John Strong--governor 1913-1918--claimed he was from Kentucky & served in a South American army. Actually from Canada & never served, he also added Franklin to his name to seem more American & was a bigamist. #alaskahistory

Undated "Den of the Lost," photograph by Marc Adamus of the Northern British Columbia/Alaska Boundary Ranges. See more of his Alaska landscape work here: marcadamus.com/searc...
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1944 Canada at War promotional map from Lipton's Tea by Stanley Turner, the entire map and Alaska detail. However, the Canadians saw fit to largely replace Alaska with a giant box of Lipton tea. On the other hand, Canadians did help retake Attu & Kiska. #alaskahistory #cdnhist

Sometimes it feels like there is nothing that has not been done before. This 1903 "Merely a Suggestion" cartoon was prompted by the Alaska-Canada border dispute that had been mostly settled by a tribunal that year. The results upset many Canadians. #alaskahistory #alaska

Anchorage Memorial Cemetery gravestone for Pinkney McMahill (1847-1936). He ran away from home at 14 to enlist with Union in Civil War. Saw extensive action & nearly lost a leg. Survived, became prospector, & moved to Anchorage in 1917. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska

April 1916, Alaska Railroad laborers on strike in Anchorage, marching down C Street towards Ship Creek. The strike lasted a week, and the workers won significant concessions from the railroad. Via Anchorage Museum #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

Aug 28, 1952 Labor Day Sale ad for Norman Lange's Mountain View Store. He coined the Mountain View name. It's the earliest Anchorage example I could find of a "Labor Day Sale," part of the commercialization trend that has obscured the holiday's meaning. #alaskahistory #alaska