Can-Can girls at the Skagway Days of 98 celebration, 1960's. Courtesy Candy Waugamann.
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Anchorage Museum of History and Art
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.
Glimpses of the Past

Glimpses of Our Past offer short accounts reflecting Alaska’s varied history. The vignettes rotate, so check back periodically for new stories of the 49th state’s past.


 • WWII Comes to Kodiak, One Family's Experience 
 • Skiing in Fairbanks, 1937 
 • Keeping Time in Alaska 
 • Gold Rush Bicycling 


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