David Reamer
@anchistorian.bsky.social
Historian with daily Alaska history posts & weekly column (https://www.adn.com/author/david-reamer/). Black Lives in Alaska (2022) co-author & 2023 co-Alaska Historian of the Year. Support at Buy Me a Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/davidreamer).
June 1983, an ice cream truck in Anchorage. Archive description says this is around 31st Ave and Dawson St. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
June 1983, an ice cream truck in Anchorage. Archive description says this is around 31st Ave and Dawson St. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Reposted by David Reamer
Today we honor Brenda Itta-Lee, the 1st AK Native woman to serve in the AK House of Representatives, whose leadership, courage, & commitment to her people continue to inspire across generations.
https://gov.alaska.gov/flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-former-representative-brenda-itta-lee/
https://gov.alaska.gov/flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-former-representative-brenda-itta-lee/
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today we honor Brenda Itta-Lee, the 1st AK Native woman to serve in the AK House of Representatives, whose leadership, courage, & commitment to her people continue to inspire across generations.
https://gov.alaska.gov/flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-former-representative-brenda-itta-lee/
https://gov.alaska.gov/flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-former-representative-brenda-itta-lee/
Reposted by David Reamer
I just found out when Josh & my film "ILP" is playing at the Anchorage International Film Festival! It'll be Sunday, Dec 7th at 10:00 am at the Anchorage Museum. I hope you can join us for this film & for more of the wonderful festival. anchoragefilmfestival.org/festival-sch...
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I just found out when Josh & my film "ILP" is playing at the Anchorage International Film Festival! It'll be Sunday, Dec 7th at 10:00 am at the Anchorage Museum. I hope you can join us for this film & for more of the wonderful festival. anchoragefilmfestival.org/festival-sch...
Nov 13, 1942, the USS Juneau light cruiser was destroyed at the Battle of Guadalcanal with only ten survivors. The five Sullivan brothers were among the dead. They enlisted in 1941 with the stipulation of serving together. #juneauhistory #alaskahistory
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nov 13, 1942, the USS Juneau light cruiser was destroyed at the Battle of Guadalcanal with only ten survivors. The five Sullivan brothers were among the dead. They enlisted in 1941 with the stipulation of serving together. #juneauhistory #alaskahistory
Am I picturing a horrible Alaska horror movie based off this image? Yes, yes I am. "Not the ice worms, not the ice worms! AAAAAGGGHHH, they're in my eyes!" And so forth.
1902 "Father of the Glaciers" by photographer Clarence Leroy Andrews, possibly at Muir Glacier. Via University of Oregon #alaskahistory #alaska
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Am I picturing a horrible Alaska horror movie based off this image? Yes, yes I am. "Not the ice worms, not the ice worms! AAAAAGGGHHH, they're in my eyes!" And so forth.
1902 "Father of the Glaciers" by photographer Clarence Leroy Andrews, possibly at Muir Glacier. Via University of Oregon #alaskahistory #alaska
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
1902 "Father of the Glaciers" by photographer Clarence Leroy Andrews, possibly at Muir Glacier. Via University of Oregon #alaskahistory #alaska
Circa 1983 Yukon/Alaska themed drink recipes from a Northwest Airlines and Yukon Jack whisky. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Circa 1983 Yukon/Alaska themed drink recipes from a Northwest Airlines and Yukon Jack whisky. #alaskahistory #alaska
Reposted by David Reamer
1973 story about searching for a sasquatch or bigfoot in the Alaska ghost town of Portlock, from the Alaska Living magazine insert for the April 15, 1973 Anchorage Daily News #alaskahistory #bigfoot #sasquatch #alaska
March 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
1973 story about searching for a sasquatch or bigfoot in the Alaska ghost town of Portlock, from the Alaska Living magazine insert for the April 15, 1973 Anchorage Daily News #alaskahistory #bigfoot #sasquatch #alaska
Circa 1980 Die Hard car battery commercial based on its ability to work in Anchorage. "I think the Die Hard was probably designed with Anchorage in mind." #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Circa 1980 Die Hard car battery commercial based on its ability to work in Anchorage. "I think the Die Hard was probably designed with Anchorage in mind." #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
1970s "Alaska Marijuana Pickers" T-shirt. Via Ebay, not my listing (ebay.us/m/83LNeA). #alaskahistory #alaska
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
1970s "Alaska Marijuana Pickers" T-shirt. Via Ebay, not my listing (ebay.us/m/83LNeA). #alaskahistory #alaska
After the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, soldiers rescue rabbits from an abandoned store display in Anchorage. The rabbits had run out of food, and their water had frozen. Via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
After the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, soldiers rescue rabbits from an abandoned store display in Anchorage. The rabbits had run out of food, and their water had frozen. Via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Circa 1974, the Garden Island Party Store in Fairbanks. By Spencer Grant, via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Circa 1974, the Garden Island Party Store in Fairbanks. By Spencer Grant, via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska
Circa 1974, a couple embracing in Anchorage, at Fourth Avenue and C Street. By Spencer Grant, via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Circa 1974, a couple embracing in Anchorage, at Fourth Avenue and C Street. By Spencer Grant, via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Circa 1974, Fourth Avenue looking west from C Street, past the Turf News adult bookstore, Panhandle Bar, and Army/Navy Surplus. By Spencer Grant, via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Circa 1974, Fourth Avenue looking west from C Street, past the Turf News adult bookstore, Panhandle Bar, and Army/Navy Surplus. By Spencer Grant, via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Land Rover equipped with "gas sniffing" device in Anchorage after being airlifted from Massachusetts. After the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, it was used to detect gas leaks. Via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Land Rover equipped with "gas sniffing" device in Anchorage after being airlifted from Massachusetts. After the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, it was used to detect gas leaks. Via Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
June 20, 1980, Anchorage folk watching the Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran welterweight title bout at the Monkey Wharf bar. It was aired here via Visions, the pre-cable premium pay channel that required a special conical antenna. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
June 20, 1980, Anchorage folk watching the Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran welterweight title bout at the Monkey Wharf bar. It was aired here via Visions, the pre-cable premium pay channel that required a special conical antenna. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Nov 10, 1916, the end of track-laying progress for the Alaska Railroad south of Anchorage, 109 years ago today. They had not yet reached Potter Creek. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Nov 10, 1916, the end of track-laying progress for the Alaska Railroad south of Anchorage, 109 years ago today. They had not yet reached Potter Creek. #alaskahistory #anchoragehistory #alaska
1960 Nike Hercules missile test at Site Summit, above Anchorage. The second photo is bystanders--mostly displaced Eagle River homesteaders--there for the first test launch. My latest article has the details (www.adn.com/alaska-l...). #alaskahistory #alaska
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
1960 Nike Hercules missile test at Site Summit, above Anchorage. The second photo is bystanders--mostly displaced Eagle River homesteaders--there for the first test launch. My latest article has the details (www.adn.com/alaska-l...). #alaskahistory #alaska
November 21, 1960 Nike Hercules missile test at Site Summit, above Anchorage. My latest article tells the story about that test, the first Nike Hercules test by a metropolitan area. www.adn.com/alaska-l... #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
November 21, 1960 Nike Hercules missile test at Site Summit, above Anchorage. My latest article tells the story about that test, the first Nike Hercules test by a metropolitan area. www.adn.com/alaska-l... #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
Undated "Alaskan Inlet," oil on canvas by Dale Nichols (1904-1995). Via Heritage Auctions. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Undated "Alaskan Inlet," oil on canvas by Dale Nichols (1904-1995). Via Heritage Auctions. #alaskahistory #alaska
Circa 1938-39 "Changing Face of Alaska," oil on canvas by Charles Hargens (1893-1997). Via Heritage Auctions. This painting was used on the July 1939 cover of Country Gentleman magazine. #alaskahistory #alaska
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Circa 1938-39 "Changing Face of Alaska," oil on canvas by Charles Hargens (1893-1997). Via Heritage Auctions. This painting was used on the July 1939 cover of Country Gentleman magazine. #alaskahistory #alaska
1996 "Eureka! A Goose Egg Nugget" painting by Carl Barks (1901-2000). Features Scrooge McDuck finding the basis of his massive fortune during the Klondike Gold Rush. Via Heritage Auctions. #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
1996 "Eureka! A Goose Egg Nugget" painting by Carl Barks (1901-2000). Features Scrooge McDuck finding the basis of his massive fortune during the Klondike Gold Rush. Via Heritage Auctions. #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist
Circa 1993 Gotcha paintball of Anchorage, Alaska commercial. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Circa 1993 Gotcha paintball of Anchorage, Alaska commercial. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
1937 "Skiers (Snow Emergency) oil on canvas by Haddon Sundblom (1899-1976). This painting was used in Coca-Cola advertisements. Via Heritage Auctions.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1937 "Skiers (Snow Emergency) oil on canvas by Haddon Sundblom (1899-1976). This painting was used in Coca-Cola advertisements. Via Heritage Auctions.
Circa 1943 "Lookouts at Barley Cove" oil painting by Edward John "E.J." Hughes (1913-2007). Depicts a military patrol on Kiska Island where Hughes, a Canadian army artist, spent some time stationed during World War II. Via Canadian War Museum. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Circa 1943 "Lookouts at Barley Cove" oil painting by Edward John "E.J." Hughes (1913-2007). Depicts a military patrol on Kiska Island where Hughes, a Canadian army artist, spent some time stationed during World War II. Via Canadian War Museum. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska