Start of a Soap Box Derby race on Main Street, Ketchikan, 1950s.: Ketchikan Museums, Paulu T. Saari Collection, 200.2.63.691.
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Collection: George A. Parks. Photographs, 1911 - 1933. ASL-PCA-240. Description: Eskimo hunter watching for seal, Nome, Alaska. Title taken from verso. Hunter, kayak, and slain seal on ice floe. Second kayak and hunter in background. Photographers number 1143. Creator - Lomen Bros.
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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? 
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