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1974 "One Chance" print by Bernard T. Katexac (1922-1997). Via Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. #alaskahistory
2/4 Players are dealt cards from four suits: anti-pipeline “objections,” pro-pipeline “facts,” pro-oil trivia, and public impact cards. The objections are given by a nosy, old woman with an odd hat who has "objections for objections sake."
5/5 If you want a full page of them, here you go. There's lots of gems I didn't mention. Makes me happy to be married.
Circa 1840-1870 Tlingit shaman (Ixt’) amulet, made of antler decorated with abalone shell. Via NY Metropolitan Museum of Art. #alaskahistory
1981 "Sunshine, Sunshine, Along the Way" watercolor on paper by Byron Birdsall (1937-2016). Depicts the Sunshine Plaza in downtown Anchorage. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory
1/2 1916 sheet music for "When the Moon Shines Down in Old Alaska Then I'll Ask'a to Be Mine." Opening lyric: "Northern lights are softly gleaming o'er the silent sea; northern lights so brightly beaming, seem to beckon me." #alaskahistory
"Bling Cod" by Ray Troll, from his 2010 book, Something Fishy This Way Comes: The Artwork of Ray Troll. #alaskahistory
Circa 1937 untitled oil painting of Nenana under the northern lights by Carl Saxild (1893-1971). In 1937, Saxild & 11 other artists were selected to participate in the Alaska Art Project, part of the grander WPA Federal Art Project. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #nenana
1950 activity book pages for Alaska & Hawaii. Note the image of Alaska is missing both the Aleutians & panhandle. From Planters Peanuts promotional book, Seeing the USA with Mr. Peanut. #alaskahistory #hawaiihistory
1970 "Raven Opened the Box of Daylight" woodblock print by Dale DeArmond. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory