Rusty Lancashire baking bread in her cabin on top of Pickle Hill, located in Ridgeway between Soldotna and Kenai, 1952. Courtesy Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center.
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Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Collection: Wien Description: View of Cessna 180 airplane with wheels on skis in front of glacier in Alaska, with man sitting nearby with winter gear. From verso: ' Note close up of Federal wheel-ski. Glacier in background. ' 1960s?. Photographer: Frank Whaley.
FAQS

Below are some of the more common questions about Alaska’s past. The AHS has provided short answers and lists of publications from which you can learn more about each topic.


 • Who were the first peoples of Alaska and how did they get here? 
 • What groups of people lived in Alaska when the first Europeans 
 • When was oil discovered and developed in Alaska? 
 • When and how did Alaska become a state? 
 • How did World War II affect Alaska? 
 • When and how did the United States come to own Alaska? 


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