Oct 30, 2015 · Ever wonder what your town would look like 100 years ago? With dirt roads and old buildings? Here are some great snapshots of Alaska way back in the day.

Alaska was granted territorial status in 1912 by the United States of America. In 1942, two of the outer Aleutian Islands — Attu and Kiska —were occupied by the Japanese during World War II …

Western science asserts the first people came to Alaska about 15,000 years ago following herd animals across the Bering Land Bridge. The Amerind migration group continued south to …

We often see picturesque images of Alaska, but we rarely see old photos that show what it was like when it was being settled. We’ve selected some incredible images from the late 1800s …

Vintage photos are a great way to capture what life was like back in the 70s. A lot of Alaskans may look at these photos and think, "Hey, I remember that!" but many of the younger …

The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when Siberian groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now western Alaska. At the time of …

Vintage Alaska Footage Showcasing Alaska's Early Years ('70s) includes Native American traditions such as basket weaving and ivory carving. Also includes a vintage moose hunt, …

Dec 5, 2024 · Before and after this historic acquisition, Alaska's story is palpable in far-flung towns like Unalaska, Ketchikan, and Utqiagvik, where fossils, totems, and fortifications are preserved …

Spanning six centuries, the materials document a wide variety of topics including politics, religion, the Alaska Gold Rush, settlement, Alaska Native history and culture, and Arctic social, natural, …

Jan 8, 2018 · The earliest photo in the Alaska state archives is from 1868, a year after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. The photo is a landscape of Sitka, and is one of many …