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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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