Volume 45, No. 4/Volume 46, No. 1 !uarterly of the Alaska Historical Society Winter-Spring 2018 Tundra and Ice in Alaska's Arctic —Call for Papers Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference September 12-15, 2018 in Nome, Alaska

laska’s Arctic is fertile ground for historical inquiry. Northern topics abound like whaling in the Arctic Ocean, A the gold stampedes to Nome and Kotzebue Sound, the Prudhoe Bay oil strike, and the rich history of Inupiaq and Yupik people and their contributions to environmental protection and civil rights in Alaska.

his year we look northward and contemplate ways to preserve our histories and share them with the world. T As always, presentations on all Alaska history topics are welcome. This year the Alaska Historical Society DQG0XVHXPV$ODVNDZLOOKROGWKHLUFRQIHUHQFHLQ1RPH D¿UVWIRU$+6 DQGWKLV\HDU¶VWKHPH²7XQGUD ,FH +LVWRU\LQ$ODVND¶V$UFWLF²LQYLWHVUHÀHFWLRQRQWKHSHRSOHODQGVFDSHVDQGHYHQWVWKDWKDYHVKDSHG$ODVND¶V higher latitudes. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Lorraine McConaghy, public historian at Seattle’s Museum of +LVWRU\ ,QGXVWU\DQG:DVKLQJWRQ6WDWH+LVWRU\0XVHXPZKRKDVPDQ\\HDUVRIH[SHULHQFHZUDQJOLQJZLWK questions of whose stories are told and how we tell them. You are invited to submit proposals for papers, panels, and poster sessions.

PROPOSALS are due May 15, 2018. Consult the AHS website for conference information and tips on submitting proposals: alaskahistoricalsociety.org. under “Conference Information” and “How To Shape Proposals and Presentations.” Please send your proposed presentation title, an abstract (<100 words), and two sentences about yourself to Chris Allan, Program Chair, [email protected].

In 1899, prospectors drawn by gold in the beach sands of Nome raise a tent city on the shore (below), reaching roughly 30 miles from Cape Nome to Cape Rodney. By 1900 the U.S. Census lists the population of Nome at 12,488, making it the largest town (incorporated as a city in 1901) in the Alaska Territory. By 1920 the easily accessible gold deposits are largely exhausted, and the population of Nome has declined to 852. Alaska State Library, ASL-P45-1054. Alaska Historical Society 2017 Awards

Woodblock print by Ray Hudson. ©Ray Hudson. Reproduction without permission of artist is stictly forbidden. Color versions of Hudson's prints can be seen in the National Park Service publication Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians by Ray Hudson and Rachel Mason (2014).

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Brian Payton, !e newspaper (UK) Guardian a RAY HUDSON of Middlebury, Vermont, formerly of Unalaska, received ranks Hudson's Moments Rightly Placed, number 8 of the top 10 books about Alaska, the Evangeline Atwood Award for Excellence. For over 40 years Ray has calling it "a sensitive and insightful account written, edited, and taught about the Unangan and other people who have of 28 years living in the Aleutian Islands from lived and worked on the Aleutian and Pribilof islands. Among his publications the perspective of an outsider. I believe the are Moments Rightly Placed, Family After All, and with Rachel Mason, Lost best reportage is the kind that involves a writer Villages of the Eastern Aleutians. When teaching at Unalaska, Ray had his immersing himself or herself in a place, culture and time. !ese days, being still and letting the students research and write about people, the islands, and history and then story reveal itself is di"cult to accomplish and ‘’‹Ž‡ƒ†’—„Ž‹•Š–Š‡‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘Ȅ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹˜‡Ž› ƒŽŽ‡†–Š‡—––Ž‡ϐ‹•Š‡”‹‡•Ǥ increasingly rare. Ray Hudson o#ers personal In addition to being a historian, Ray is a basket weaver, poet, artist, musician and enriching insight into Aleut culture in and linguist. He is respected by his colleagues and loved by many people of this $ne memoir." the Aleutian and Pribilof islands. And now he’s a novelist. The University of Alaska Press recently published his young adult novel titled Ivory and Paper.

2 Alaska History News aTHE ALASKA JEWISH MUSEUM with special recognition of Leslie Fried, Museum Curator, received the Elva R. Scott Local Historical Society Award for the professionalism at the museum and completion of an important exhibit, Refuge in the Last Frontier: The Evolution of the Alaska Development Plan. The ‡šŠ‹„‹–Ž‘‘•ƒ––Š‡ƒ––‡’–ƒ†ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡‘ˆ–Š‡ǤǤ‰‘˜‡”‡– –‘ƒŽŽ‘™ ‡™•–”›‹‰–‘‡• ƒ’‡ƒœ‹ ‡”ƒ›–‘•‡––Ž‡‹Žƒ•ƒ ‹–Š‡Žƒ–‡ͳͻ͵Ͳ•ƒ†‡ƒ”Ž›ͳͻͶͲ•Ǥ—”ƒ–‘”‡•Ž‹‡ ”‹‡†”ƒ‹•‡† ˆ—†•ǡ”‡•‡ƒ” Š‡†ǡ ‘†— –‡†‹–‡”˜‹‡™•ǡ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡†ƒ”–‹ˆƒ –•ǡ wrote labels, and supervised the design and installation of the exhibit. The Alaska Jewish Museum is reaching its goal to enrich the cultural wealth of Alaska. Courtesy of International Center of Photography. of Center International of Courtesy Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43 (photographer unknown). a DR. MIKHAIL MALAKHOV‘ˆ›ƒœƒǡ—••‹ƒ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† a Contributions to Alaska History Award for his unusual and creative way to In 1941, as Special Assistant to Secretary of view Alaska history. Over the last decade, Dr. Malakhov has been retracing the Interior Harold L. Ickes, Ruth Gruber –Š‡–”ƒ˜‡Ž•‹Žƒ•ƒ‘ˆ‡ƒ”Ž›—••‹ƒ–”ƒ†‡”•ƒ†‡š’Ž‘”‡”•Ǥ ʹͲͳ͹ǡŠ‡ was assigned to assess Alaska’s potential Ž‡†Š‹•ͻth expedition that went from Dillingham to Aniak by kayak and on for soldiers to homestead at war’s end. foot. With the objective of rekindling interest in Russian-American history, While at Unalaska, Gruber witnessed Dr. Malakhov makes presentations in Alaska and Russia about his trips. He $rsthand the e#ects of militarization on the undertook restoration of a monument to Fedor Kolmakov in Dillingham. Also Unanga{ of Unalaska City. At Funter Bay ‹ʹͲͳ͹ǡ”ǤƒŽƒŠ‘˜‘”‰ƒ‹œ‡†ƒ ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡‘—••‹ƒ‡”‹ ƒ‹›ƒœƒȄ [Unanga{ Internment Camp, SE Alaska], ‡š’Ž‘”‡”ƒ˜”‡–›ƒ‰‘•‹ƒ†ƒŽƒŠ‘˜ǯ•Š‘‡ǦǦ–‘ ‘‡‘”ƒ–‡–Š‡ͳͷͲth she wrote "I had my $rst experience with anniversary of the Alaska Treaty of Cession. refugees. I learned what it means to be a refugee: homeless... disoriented, and on the run. He knows trauma and loss. His memory of home turns even the simplest aANNE RITTGERS, a graduate student at the University of Alaska ƒ‹”„ƒ•‹–Š‡” –‹ ƒ†‘”–Š‡”–—†‹‡•”‘‰”ƒǡƒ†MARY DINON of cottage in which he once lived into a villa. Craig received Student and Beginning Professional Travel Scholarship Awards !e Aleuts were told by the army that at –‘ƒ––‡†–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ‘ ‹‡–›Ȁ—•‡—•Žƒ•ƒ ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡Ǥ‡ǯ• the end of the war, they would be taken ’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ƒ––Š‡ ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡ǡDzŽƒ•ƒƒ†• ƒ’‡•ǣ”–Š—”‡””‹ ’ƒ‹–• home. But how could they believe it? !e Alaska,” was about a mural in Anchorage’s old Federal Building done in the experience, di"cult as it was for me to see ͳͻͶͲ•ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ”–‹•–•ǯ’”‘‰”ƒǤƒ”›ǯ•’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ǡDzƒ‡”›‹ˆ‡ their hardships, helped prepare me for a life on the Nushagak,” was about her grandmother Ella May Nielsen Nelson Adkison dedicated to rescue and survival.” ²'U5XWK*UXEHU ‘ˆƒ‹•ŠǦ—’‹†‡• ‡–™Š‘™‘”‡†ƒ––Š‡ƒ—Ž‹ǡ ƒ†‹ƒ˜‹ƒǡƒ†ƒ ‹ϐ‹  Inside of Time American Fisheries canneries on the Nushagak River. Dinon, too, was born in Dillingham. In 1944 now "General" Ruth Gruber would be instrumental in successfully transporting aŠ‡‡†‹–‘”‹ƒŽƒ†˜‹•‘”›„‘ƒ”†‡„‡”•‘ˆ–Š‡‘ ‹‡–›ǯ•Œ‘—”ƒŽAlaska roughly 1,000 Jewish refugees to New York History make an award for the best article that appeared in the last volume. The state from Nazi Europe. !eir new home Alaska History Award, 2016 recipient is FRANK NORRIS ‘ˆƒ–ƒ ‡ǡ‡™‡š‹ ‘ǡ was Fort Owega, a camp fenced with barbed ˆ‘”‡”Ž›‘ˆ Š‘”ƒ‰‡ƒ†ƒ‰™ƒ›ǡˆ‘”Š‹•ƒ”–‹ Ž‡Dz‘‘‡”•ƒ†—”‡ƒ— ”ƒ ‹‡•ǣ wire. Š‡ƒ––Ž‡ˆ‘”ƒ‡ ‡‘”‰‡Žƒ•ƒǤdz

!e Problem of Alaskan Development, a ”‡•‹†‡–Š”‹•ŽŽƒ’”‡•‡–‡†–™‘President’s Awards—better produced in 1938 under Secretary Harold L. known as Beaver Logs–Š‹•›‡ƒ”Ǥ ‡”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡†ROSS COEN as an excellent Ickes, proposed "a haven for Jewish refugees historian and for taking on the position of editor of the Alaska Historical from Germany" in Alaska. Resettlement in ‘ ‹‡–›ǯ•Œ‘—”ƒŽǡAlaska HistoryǤ ‡ƒŽ•‘’”‡•‡–‡†ƒ‡ƒ˜‡”‘‰–‘MICHAEL the territory would allow the refugees to HAWFIELDǡ–Šƒ‹‰Š‹ˆ‘”ƒŽŽŠ‡Šƒ•†‘‡ˆ‘”–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ‘ ‹‡–›ǡ bypass normal immigration quotas. !e plan ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž›•‡”˜‹‰ƒ•–Š‡‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘ǯ• Š‹‡ˆϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”ǡ‹Ǥ‡Ǥ–”‡ƒ•—”‡”ǡˆ‘” was never initiated. the last six years.

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‡ƒ”‡ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›‡ƒ”‹‰–Š‡‡†‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹”•–“—ƒ”–‡”‘ˆʹͲͳͺǨ ‘™ ƒ–Šƒ–„‡ǫŠ‡ ƒŽ‡†ƒ”’ƒ‰‡•–—”Ȅ†ƒ›•ǡ weeks, months, and years wheel past us. Time is different, though, for people who look into the past. Thinking Wabout events from a previous time allows us to step into a mental space where time does not move so fast. Thinking ƒ„‘—––Š‡’ƒ•–‘ˆˆ‡”•—•ƒ’Žƒ ‡‹™Š‹ Š–‘”‡ϐŽ‡ –™‹–Š‘—–Šƒ˜‹‰–‘”—ƒ––Š‡•ƒ‡–‹‡Ǥ

Our ability to think about the past, to understand past events, relies on access to information about those events. Much of that information is collected, catalogued, and stored in historical archives—treasure-houses of pictures, papers, sounds, and voices holding the traces of people and places and happenings long since vanished.

‡‘ˆ–Š‡•‡™‘†‡”ˆ—Ž ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•‹•ˆ‘—†‹–Š‡Žƒ•ƒƒ†‘Žƒ”‡‰‹‘•‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•Ƭ” Š‹˜‡•ƒ––Š‡ƒ•—•‘‹„”ƒ”›ǡ University of Alaska in Fairbanks. APRCA includes, among many things, an indexed trove of rare maps, original manuscripts, ‘Ž†Ž‡––‡”•ǡ’‘•– ƒ”†•ǡ’‘•–‡”•ǡƒ†‹ƒ‰‡•ǡƒ†‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡‘•–™‘†‡”ˆ—Ž’Š‘–‘‰”ƒ’Š ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•‹Žƒ•ƒǤ‡‡‡”• ƒ ϐ‹†–Š‘—•ƒ†•‘ˆ‘”ƒŽŠ‹•–‘”›‹–‡”˜‹‡™•ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–Žƒ•ƒƒ–‹˜‡‘”ƒŽŠ‹•–‘”›”‡ ‘”†‹–Š‡™‘”Ž†ǡŠ‹•–‘”‹ ϐ‹Ž ˆ‘‘–ƒ‰‡ǡƒ†–Š‡Žƒ•ƒƒ–‹˜‡ƒ‰—ƒ‰‡” Š‹˜‡•Ǥ‡‘’Ž‡ ‘‡ˆ”‘ƒŽŽ‘˜‡”–Š‡™‘”Ž†–‘—•‡–Š‹•ƒ” Š‹˜‡Ǥ

—––Š‡Žƒ•ƒ‘Žƒ”‡‰‹‘•‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•Ƭ” Š‹˜‡•—”‰‡–Ž›‡‡†•‘—”Š‡Ž’Ǥ—‡–‘„—†‰‡– —–•ǡ•–ƒˆϐ‹‰ Šƒ‰‡•ǡƒ†‘–Š‡” ‡˜‡–•ǡ–Š‡ƒ” Š‹˜‡•Šƒ•Ž‘•–‘”‡–ŠƒͺͲ’‡” ‡–‘ˆ‹–••–ƒˆˆǡƒ†‹•‘™„‡‹‰‘’‡”ƒ–‡†„›ƒ•‡Ž‡–‘ ”‡™‘ˆtwo people. It is no longer open without an appointment. The ability of the archive to receive, catalog, and store new donations has been disabled by the lack of staff. An archive requires steady maintenance, by trained archivists.

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Š‡‡™ͺǡͲͲͲ•“—ƒ”‡ˆ‘‘–Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum in the Richard Foster Building in Nome had its grand opening celebration last fall. Although a storm grounded the smaller air carriers, over 400 people attended the festivities. Its main exhibit is Nome: Hub of Cultures and Communities across the Bering Strait ƒ†Šƒ•‘˜‡”͵ͲͲ‘„Œ‡ –•‘†‹•’Žƒ›Ǥ great opportunity to see the new museum ‹•‡š–‡’–‡„‡”™Š‡‘‡‹•Š‘•–‹‰ –Š‡Žƒ•ƒ ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ‘ ‹‡–›ƒ†—•‡—• Žƒ•ƒƒ—ƒŽ‡‡–‹‰•Ǩ ! The Resurrection Bay Historical Societyǡ‡™ƒ”†ǡ•–ƒ”–‡†DzŠ—”•†ƒ›•ǣ—” History” programs in October. The first speaker was Fred Woods, Brigham Young ‹˜‡”•‹–›ǡ–ƒŽ‹‰ƒ„‘—–Dz‡Ž–‹‰–Š‡ ‡ǣ

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/195062227580646819/ ƒ— Š‹‰‘”‘‹•‹–‘Žƒ•ƒȋͳͻͲͲǦ Two [Sami] in traditional ʹͲͳ͹ȌdzǤ ‘˜‡„‡”ǡƒ–”‹ ‡™‹•™‹–Š dress milking reindeer, Port Kodiak’s Baranov Museum hosted a Kenai Fjords National Park, talked about Clarence, Alaska, 1900. traveling exhibit, The Sami Reindeer People, the new book, Historical Atlas of Seward, in November and enhanced it with programs Alaska, that shows changes over the years ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡‘†‹ƒ ƒ†‹ƒ˜‹ƒ—Ž–—”‡ ‹‡™ƒ”†ǯ•†‘™–‘™Ǥ ‡•Š‘™‡†Š‘™ and Film Festival. They held a discussion ƒ„‘”‹•—”ƒ ‡ƒ’•ǡƒ‡”‹ƒŽ‹ƒ‰‡• of one of the artifacts in the exhibit for and historic photos track changes in students, and had a lecture by Jim Dillard, –Š‡†‘™–‘™Ǥ  ƒ—ƒ”›ǡ‡‡‘Ž‡•‡ “The Role of Finnish Craftsmen in Building ”‡ ‘—–‡†–Š‡–”ƒ‰‹ •–‘”›‘ˆ‡™ƒ”† ‘†‹ƒǯ•—••‹ƒ‡”‹ ƒƒ‰ƒœ‹ȋ‘™ physician and pilot Ray Banister and local the Baranov museum).” superintendent of schools Harold Roth ! who never returned from an airplane trip Congratulations to the Tenakee Historical ‹‡ ‡„‡”ͳͻͶ͸Ǥ  ‡„”—ƒ”›ǡ‘ŽŽ‡‡ Collection that achieved its long-sought Kelly spoke about numerous attempts goal when the group opened their museum to cross the Harding Icefield, including ‘ —Ž›ʹǡʹͲͳ͹Ǥ‹‡–›’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ––‡†‡† –Š‡•— ‡••ˆ—Ž‘‡‹’”‹Žͳͻ͸ͺǤ  the celebration. Along with the ribbon ƒ” Šǡ‡‡‘Ž‡•‡‹•‰‘‹‰–‘•’‡ƒ‘ cutting, there was an afternoon of music, –™‘–‘’‹ •ǣ™ƒ›•’‡‘’Ž‡Šƒ˜‡—•‡†–Š‡ a silent auction, puppet skits, and tours. A Iditarod Trail during the summer months †‡†‹ ƒ–‡†‰”‘—’™‘”‡†ϐ‹˜‡›‡ƒ”• Ž‡ƒ‹‰ ƒ†–Š‡ŽŽǦŽƒ•ƒ™‡‡’•–ƒ‡•†‘‰•Ž‡†

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Sámi_Lapp_women,_c1890s.jpg and rehabilitating a building in the heart ”ƒ ‡•‘–Š‡‡™ƒ”†‡‹•—Žƒ–Šƒ––‘‘ !ree Sami women, circa 1890s. of town for the museum and creating and ’Žƒ ‡„‡–™‡‡ͳͻͲͺƒ†ͳͻͳ͹Ǥ Location/photographer installing exhibits. The program for their unknown. next meeting is a slide show of the museum A recent Pages from the Past column in ’”‘Œ‡ –ˆ”‘•–ƒ”––‘ϐ‹‹•ŠǤŠ‡‰”‘—’ their monthly newsletter notes the first ”‡’‘”–•–Š‡›Šƒ†‘˜‡”͹ͲͲ˜‹•‹–‘”•–Š‡‹” ‡Ž‡˜ƒ–‘”‹‡™ƒ”†™ƒ•‹•–ƒŽŽ‡†‹‰Ž‡ǯ• ϐ‹”•–•‹š‘–Š•Ǩ‡’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ™‹–Šƒ‰”ƒ– ƒ”ƒ‰‡ƒ–Š‹”†ƒ†ƒ•Š‹‰–‘•–”‡‡–•Ǥ ˆ”‘–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ‘ ‹‡–›ǯ• ‹•–‘”‹  “A one-half h.p. motor attached to a sturdy ƒ‡”‹‡• ‹–‹ƒ–‹˜‡ǡ™ƒ•‘”‰ƒ‹œ‹‰‘„ and compact hoist runs the elevator up to Pegues’ papers and photographs about the the second floor without a tremor. The —’‡”‹‘”ƒ‡”›ǤŠ‡ϐ‹ƒŽ”‡’‘”–‹•‘–Š‡ speed, both on the ascent and descent, is  „Ž‘‰ǡƒ–Š––’ǣȀȀƒŽƒ•ƒŠ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ•‘ ‹‡–›Ǥ the same.” Today the building is the Buick ‘”‰Ȁ–‡ƒ‡‡•Ǧ•—’‡”‹‘”Ǧ’ƒ ‹‰Ǧ ‘’ƒ›Ȁ Apartments.

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The Willow Historical and Wildlife Cook Inlet Historical Society also Foundation is exploring options after the continues its monthly speaker’s series. In ƒ–Ǧ—‘”‘—‰Š’”‡˜ƒ‹Ž‡†‹ƒŽƒ™•—‹–ǤŠ‡ January, Rex Wilhelm, President and CEO of group must move the historic community North West Company, owner of the Alaska building that is the group’s museum off Commercial Company, spoke about the borough property or give it to the borough. ǯ•ͳͷͲ›‡ƒ”•‘ˆ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘Ǥ  ‡„”—ƒ”›ǡ In happier news, the group had the museum Bethany Buckingham Follett, Wasilla ‘’‡†—”‹‰–Š‡–Š”‡‡†ƒ›•‘ˆ–Š‡ͷ͹th —•‡—ǡ–ƒŽ‡†ƒ„‘—–ƒ•‹ŽŽƒƒ–ͳͲͲǤ annual Willow Winter Carnival. The group ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰‘–Š‡•‡”‹‡•–Š‡‡Dz†‡ϐ‹‹‰ ‹†— –‡†–Š‡ϐ‹”•––Š”‡‡‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ•‹–‘–Š‡ ‘‡–•‹–Š‡ ”‡ƒ–ƒ†dz–Š‡ƒ” Š !e early Greeks were new Willow Mushers Hall of Fame--Earl program was on Joint Base Elmendorf- convinced that cabbages Norris, DeeDee Jonrowe and Bob Chupach, Richardson today and in the past, the April and grapevines were and had an exhibit about them. There was program will be on the oil industry and also a display about the carnival’s history. state government and the May program inimical, and that Š‡ϐ‹”•– ƒ”‹˜ƒŽ™ƒ•ƒˆ—†”ƒ‹•‡”‹ͳͻ͸ʹ ‘–Š‡Žƒ•ƒƒ–‹‘ƒŽ –‡”‡•–ƒ†• cabbage planted too –‘ϐ‹ƒ ‡„—‹Ž†‹‰–Š‡ ‘—‹–›hall. ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ –ȋ ȌǤ near the vine would ! ! impart its unwelcome Ketchikan’s Tongass Historical Society For March—Women’s History Month--the had a program where local resident Mary Juneau-Douglas City Museum is honoring odor to the grapes; this Henrickson talked about her book The ϐ‹˜‡Ž‘ ƒŽ™‘‡ƒ”–‹•–•ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡͵rd Mediterranean sense of Mystery of the Fire Trees of Southeast Alaska. annual National Museum of Women in the antipathy survives today. ‘••‘‡™ƒ•–Š‡ʹͲͳ͹”‡ ‹’‹‡–‘ˆ–Š‡ ”–•͓ͷ‘‡”–‹•–• ƒ’ƒ‹‰Ǥƒ Š •‘ ‹‡–›ǯ•ƒ–”‹ ‹ƒ‘’’‡Ž Š‘Žƒ”•Š‹’Ǥ Ross Friday the museum will feature a different is working on his PhD at the University of —‡ƒ—™‘ƒƒ”–‹•–‘‹–• ƒ ‡„‘‘’ƒ‰‡ǣ Washington. His dissertation is going to ˆƒ ‡„‘‘Ǥ ‘Ȁ —‡ƒ——•‡— ”‹‡†•Ǥ ‡šƒ‹‡–Š‡Š‹•–‘”›‘ˆ• ‹‡–‹ϐ‹ •–—†›‘ˆ Š‹•›‡ƒ”‘”‡–Šƒ͵ͲͲ‹•–‹–—–‹‘•ˆ”‘ Žƒ•ƒ•ƒŽ‘„‡–™‡‡ͳͺͺͲƒ†ͳͻ͸ͲǤ ͷͲ•–ƒ–‡•ǡʹͲ ‘—–”‹‡•ƒ†͸ ‘–‹‡–•ƒ”‡ ! contributors to the campaign. The Palmer Historical Society’s History According to Guinness ‹‰Š–Ǩ’”‘‰”ƒ•Šƒ˜‡•‘‡–Š‹‰ˆ‘”‡˜‡”›‘‡Ǥ World Records, the  ‡„”—ƒ”›ǡ‹‡Š‹‡Ž‡™•‹ƒ†‡‡ "heaviest cabbage" Henrikson of Radio Free Palmer, aka Big weighed 138.25 lbs. and Cabbage Radio, talked about getting the station was presented at the ‘ƒ‹”‹ʹͲͳͳƒ†–Š‡ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡•–Šƒ–ˆƒ ‡ Alaska State Fair, Palmer, an all-volunteer community radio station in Alaska by Scott A. Robb –Š‡ʹͳst century. In January, back by popular on 31 August 2012. †‡ƒ†ǡ”Ǥ–‡˜‡”‘™™‹–Š–Š‡‘‘’‡”ƒ–‹˜‡ Robb had previously held š–‡•‹‘‡”˜‹ ‡–ƒŽ‡†ƒ„‘—–Š‹•™‘” a number of Guinness —•‹‰–Š‡ Ž‘„ƒŽ‘•‹–‹‘‹‰›•–‡ȋ Ȍ Records for heaviest ƒ† ‡‘‰”ƒ’Š‹  ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘›•–‡ȋ ȌǤ  vegetables, including the his spare time, he is an avid mountaineer and "heaviest turnip." ƒ”ƒ–Š‘”—‡”Ǥƒ•–ˆƒŽŽǡ ‘‡ƒ†Š‡”›Ž Homme talked about their new book, Palmer, Alaska, Businesses and Buildings 1897-1970. The authors grew up in Palmer and their book discusses not only operating a business in frontier Alaska but also local business owners’ efforts to incorporate the City of Palmer. At another program, the society celebrated the ”‡–—”‘ˆ–Š‡”‡† ‘’’‡”ϐ‹‹ƒŽ–‘–Š‡–‘’‘ˆ–Š‡ Palmer water tower, and Kelly Turney and Far right: “44 lb. Alaska Cabbage grown Ralph Hulbert spoke about the water tower’s near Palmer in the fertile Matanuska history. That evening's program concluded Valley.” Circa 1950 vintage postcard courtesy Greenwoman with Denny Hamann, a colonist grandson, Magazine Collection, Sandra Knauf. giving a photo presentation on Alaska history.

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. Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories —Steven Wright

Š‡ —‡ƒ——„Ž‹ ‹„”ƒ”‹‡•‹•Š‘•–‹‰ƒ ‡„‡”•‘–‡•™Š‡Š‡Ȁ•Š‡•‡––Ž‡†‹–Š‡ national traveling exhibit, Discover Tech: ƒ”‡ƒǦǦ–Š‡‡ƒ”Ž‹‡•–„‡‹‰ͳͻ͵ͷǤ Engineers Make a World of Difference, and ! partnering with it, the City Museum has The Sitka Historical Society’s speaker’s ‡šŠ‹„‹–•‘ ‘•–”— –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ͳͻ͵ͷƒ† •‡”‹‡•–‘ ‘‡‘”ƒ–‡–Š‡ͳͷͲth ͳͻͺͲ‘—‰Žƒ•„”‹†‰‡•ƒ†‘ ‘•–”— –‹‘ anniversary of the Alaska Treaty of Cession ‘ˆ–Š‡ǤǤ ‡†‡”ƒŽƒ†‡””‹–‘”‹ƒŽ—‹Ž†‹‰ proved so popular they have planned a ȋ‘w the Alaska capitol). The exhibits will series this spring leading up to the opening be up until the end of the year. ‘ˆ–Š‡‡™‹–ƒ ‹•–‘”›—•‡—Ǥ’‡ƒ‡”• ‹ Ž—†‡ƒ”‹š„‡›ǡŽ‘ ƒŽ ƒ”˜‡”ƒ† Each week on the Friends’ Facebook page there —•‹ ‹ƒǡ‘„ƒ™‹–Š‹–ƒ”‹„‡‘ˆ is Who’s Who Wednesday with portraits from Žƒ•ƒǡ‰‹‡‘™‡”•™‹–Š–Š‡‹–ƒ‘—† the J. Alexander collection and ThrowBack  ‹‡ ‡‡–‡”ǡƒ ‡”›™Š‘Šƒ•ƒ‡™ Thursday, a look at Juneau’s past through book on John Muir, and Mrs. Mercado and the museum’s collection. In March, museum ”•ǤŠ—Ž‡”™Š‘™‹ŽŽ•’‡ƒ‘–Š‡‹”–‹‡ƒ– admission is free thanks to the generous Š‡Ž†‘ ƒ •‘ ‹‰Š Š‘‘Ž‹–Š‡ͳͻͷͲ•Ǥ †‘ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‹ Š‡ŽŽ‡ƒ†‘„‡”––‘”‡”Ǥ If interested in any of the sesquicentennial ! programs, you can access them from the Nice to have news from the Cooper Landing ‹–ƒ ‹•–‘”›—•‡—™‡„•‹–‡ƒŽ‘‰™‹–Š Historical Society—even if it is sad news. podcasts that a”‡’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡‹–ƒ ‹•–‘”› ƒ‹Ž›ƒ†ˆ”‹‡†•‡–‡ ‡„‡”ʹͺth at Minute series. –Š‡—”‹•‡ –‘”‡‡„‡”‘ƒ† ! Arlene Knock. Tom was a docent at the At the Sheldon Jackson Museum until ‘‘’‡”ƒ†‹‰—•‡—ˆ‘”ƒ››‡ƒ”•Ǥ ‡ May is an exhibit, Drawn in Silver, with enjoyed trading stories about railroading, •‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡—•‡—ǯ•ϐ‹‡•–™‘”•ˆ”‘‹–• mining, and world travels with visitors. Tom Žƒ”‰‡ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘‘ˆͳͻth century Northwest ”‡–‹”‡†–‘‘‘’‡”ƒ†‹‰‹–Š‡Žƒ–‡ͳͻͺͲ• ‘ƒ•–•‹Ž˜‡”ǡ‡Šƒ ‡†„›•‘‡ͳͻth and and never let Parkinson’s disease slow him ʹͲth century bracelets and spoons loaned down. ˆ‘”–Š‡•Š‘™ǤŠ‡‡šŠ‹„‹–’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡••‡˜‡”ƒŽ ! ’”‘‹‡–•‹Ž˜‡”‡‰”ƒ˜‡”•ˆ”‘‹–ƒǤ The Talkeetna Historical Society made big The exhibit is in remembrance and in plans for the winter. The group hired David celebration of Peter Corey, former museum Š‡ƒŽ›–‘ƒ••‹•–‹ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘• ƒ–ƒŽ‘‰‹‰ curator who was a driving force behind and accessioning. They planned to update the establishment of the museum’s silver several older exhibits this winter and do a collection. ʹͷǦ›‡ƒ”ƒ‹˜‡”•ƒ”›‡šŠ‹„‹–™‹–Š–Š‡‹”Ž‘ ƒŽ ! radio station. The group wrote successful The Pioneer Air Museum in Fairbanks grants to assist with rehabilitation of several does a “What’s that Wednesday” post of the society’s historic buildings, and are on its Facebook page. In December they preparing to do the restoration work. posted an image of a geological survey ! map of the Koyukuk-Chandalar region used The Chugiak-Eagle River Historical „›™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ƒ‰‡–ƒ†„—•Š’‹Ž‘–ƒǤ Society has put out a call for stories for Š‹–‡ǤŠ‡ƒ’‹•ϐ‹š‡†–‘ƒ—•Ž‹Ǧ–›’‡ its history book. People who lived in fabric so it would hold up in the open-air the area are invited to send accounts ‘ ’‹–’Žƒ‡•Š‹–‡ϐŽ‡™‹–Š‡ͳͻʹͲ• of their earthquake experiences, about ƒ†ͳͻ͵Ͳ•ǤŽ‘‰‡”ƒ”–‹ Ž‡ƒ„‘—––Š‡ƒ’ shopping at the Army dump, of bear and ‹•‘–Š‡‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘ǯ•™‡„•‹–‡ǡwww. moose encounters, traveling to school in pioneerairmuseum.org. Anchorage, and student experiences at the ! ϐ‹”•–Ž‘ ƒŽ• Š‘‘Ž™Š‡‹–‘’‡‡†‹ͳͻͷͳǤ The Hope and Sunrise Historical Society –‘”‹‡• ƒ„‡•‡––‘[email protected] or Šƒ•ƒ ‡’–‡†ˆ”‘–Š‡ǤǤ ‘”‡•–‡”˜‹ ‡ P.Ǥ‘š͸͹Ͳͷ͹͵ǡŠ—‰‹ƒǡͻͻͷ͸͹ǤŠ‡ –Š‡ ‘’‡ ‹‰Š™ƒ›‹Ž‡ͳʹ —ƒ”†–ƒ–‹‘Ǥ •‘ ‹‡–›ǯ•‡™•Ž‡––‡”Ž‹•–‘ˆ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”•ƒ†„‘ƒ”† It is being moved to the museum grounds

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Anyone who has visited Ketchikan has seen the Chief Johnson totem pole in downtown. ƒ•–ˆƒŽŽ–Š‡‡– Š‹ƒ—•‡—•ƒ†–Š‡ City of Ketchikan under the advisement of the Tongass Tribe had the pole taken down and restored. Tlingit carver, and former Ketchikan resident, Tommy Joseph spent six weeks cleaning and repairing the pole. In December it was reinstalled with a rededication celebration. The museums’ Totem Heritage Center continues its ƒ–‹˜‡”–•–—†‹‡•”‘‰”ƒ™‹–Š Žƒ••‡• in carving, weaving and regalia, and the Ketchikan Museum hosts Museum

https://www.krbd.org/2017/10/13/chief-johnson-totem-pole-restoration-underway/ Midday presentations on Thursdays. ! The Eagle Historical Society and Museums newsletter noted that they ”‡Ž›ͻͻΨ‘˜‘Ž—–‡‡”•–‘‡‡’—’–Š‡ Detail of a cleaned section of the museums and do the daily tours in the Chief Johnson totem pole during summer. Residents in the small town also restoration by Tlinget carver and keep the library open, serve on the City conservator Tommy Joseph, 2017. Council, do all the subsistence activities Image has been rotated. KRBD involved in living at the end of the road, photo by Maria Dudzak. ƒ†Š‘Ž††‘™Œ‘„•Ǩ‘‡–Š‡Ž‡••ǡ–Š‡ this month. The group is planning to plans are to clean the Custom’s House ...I’m probing to "nd the start restoring the building this summer. this spring that was impacted by the As always, they will be busy this spring —‘‹˜‡”ϐŽ‘‘†•‡˜‡”ƒŽ›‡ƒ”•ƒ‰‘ƒ† so# spots or what’s hard. cleaning the grounds and preparing their –‘ ‘–‹—‡™‹–Š†‹‰‹–‹œ‹‰–Š‡‹”’”‹– A#er that, it’s scrubbing displays to open the museum for the materials and photographs. [the pole] down and summer on Memorial Day weekend. ! ! using a pretty potent Across the border, the Yukon The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society Transportation Museum in Whitehorse soap... It’s scrubbers received a grant from the City and Borough transformed into an Indoor Drive-in on of di$erent sizes and ‘ˆ‹–ƒ–‘”‡ ‘”†–Š‡‘”ƒŽŽ‡‰ƒ ›‘ˆ‹–ƒǯ• ‡ ‡„‡”ͳ͹th. Families were invited to shapes. So#er ones for the ϐ‹•Š‹‰ˆƒ‹Ž‹‡•ǤŠ‡˜‹†‡‘ƒ†ƒ—†‹‘ come, eat popcorn, watch four National delicate spots, and harder recordings are for use when the Japonski Film Board cartoons, and build a cardboard Island boathouse interpretive center in boxcar that could be raced in a rally. ones for the areas that the east wing opens. A date when that will Participants were encouraged to BYOB you’re just trying to get happen has not been announced, but the ȋ„”‹‰›‘—”‘™„‘šȌǤ†–Š‡—•‡—ǡ the surface cleaned out. group reports progress “one paddle stroke collaborating with the Dawson City —Tommy Joseph at a time” on rehabilitating the building. Museum, has created a traveling exhibit Fall programs included an evening of sea ˆ‘”–Š‡ͳͲͲth anniversary of the sinking th (A#er, Joseph recarved Šƒ–‡›•ƒ„‘—–ƒ‡‡™ŠƒŽ‡”•ƒ†ƒͻͻ ‘ˆ–Š‡Princess Sophia. The shipwreck, birthday celebration for the Cummins, a ™‹–Š‰”‡ƒ–Ž‘••‘ˆŽ‹˜‡•ǡ‹‘”–Š‡”› damaged pieces historic troller, with cake and a presentation ƒƒŽ‹Žƒ–‡ –‘„‡”ͳͻͳͺƒ†‡Š‡ƒ†Ž‹‡• [including the raven's about the boat’s history. The program for ƒ•Dz–Š‡‘”–ŠŽƒ†ǯ• ”‡ƒ–‡•–‹•ƒ•–‡”Ǥdz beak] and re%eshed the March meeting has promise to be lively; the paint to restore ƒ’ƒ‡Ž‘ˆ‹–ƒ•™‹ŽŽ–‡ŽŽ•–‘”‹‡•ƒ„‘—––Š‡ challenges and joys of working on the sea vibrancy.) with family.

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The Alaska State Archives”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡†Žƒ  ‹•–‘”› ‘–Šȋ ‡„”—ƒ”›Ȍ„›†‹‰‹–‹œ‹‰ƒ†’—––‹‰‘Ž‹‡–‡ •’‡‡ Š‡•„›ˆ”‹ ƒǦ‡”‹ ƒ‹ŽŽƒ”†Ǥ‘™ƒǡ ƒ’’‘‹–‡†‹ͳͻ͸͵„› ‘˜‡”‘”‰ƒƒ•–Š‡ϐ‹”•– †‹”‡ –‘”‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ–ƒ–‡‘‹••‹‘ˆ‘” —ƒ Rights. Bowman served as director of the commission —–‹Žͳͻ͹Ͳǡ™Š‡Š‡™ƒ•‡Ž‡ –‡†–‘–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ ‘—•‡‘ˆ ‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡•™Š‡”‡Š‡•‡”˜‡†—–‹ŽŠ‹•†‡ƒ–Š‹ͳͻ͹ͷǤ """s### Alaska’s new state archivist is Karen Gray who joined –Š‡Žƒ•ƒ–ƒ–‡‹„”ƒ”›ǡ” Š‹˜‡•ƒ†—•‡—•‹ ͳͻͻ͵ǡƒ†”‡–—”‡†–‘–Š‡–ƒ–‡” Š‹˜‡•‹ʹͲͳͷƒ• –Š‡–ƒ–‡‡ ‘”†•ƒƒ‰‡”Ǥ ‡”„ƒ ‰”‘—†‹ Ž—†‡• curatorial, archival, and records management work, ™‹–Š‘˜‡”ͳͷ›‡ƒ”•‘ˆ”‡ ‘”†•ƒƒŽ›•‹•Ǥ‹ ‡„‡‰‹‹‰ her career with medieval illuminated manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum, she has tackled issues of paper preservation, microform accessibility, and electronic records authenticity and stability, with the goal of preserving information and records for future generations. """s### Born one of nine children of an Irish immigrant father and enslaved mother, The Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board Michael A. Healy rose to become the first man of African-American descent to ȋ Ȍƒ™ƒ”†‡†‡”–‹ϐ‹ ƒ–‡•‘ˆ” Š‹˜ƒŽš ‡ŽŽ‡ ‡ captain a vessel of the United States Navy—the flagship of the U.S. Revenue Bering to Teressa Williams and Sara Piasecki of the Atwood Sea Patrol, the Cutter Bear, in 1885. For nine seasons, beginning 1892, Healy's Bear ferried Siberian reindeer to Alaska for the Alaska Reindeer Service. Resource Center, Anchorage Museum, for their outreach effort to identify individuals in historic photographs in their collections. They have had a booth at the Alaska When I am in charge of a vessel, I always ‡†‡”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆƒ–‹˜‡•ƒ—ƒŽ‡‡–‹‰•‹ ‡ʹͲͳ͵ǤŠƒ– command; nobody commands but me. I take all ›‡ƒ”–Š‡›–‘‘͹ͲͲ‹ƒ‰‡•ƒ† ‘ŽŽ‡ –‡†‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘‘ the responsibility, all the risks, all the hardships ƒ„‘—–Ͷʹ͸‘ˆ–Š‡ǤŠ‡ ƒŽ•‘”‡ ‘‰‹œ‡†Jim that my o&ce would call upon me to take. I do not Simard ™‹–Šƒ‹ˆ‡–‹‡ Š‹‡˜‡‡–™ƒ”†Ǥ ‹•–ƒ”–‡† ™‘”‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡Žƒ•ƒ–ƒ–‡‹„”ƒ”›ƒ•ƒ’”‘Œ‡ –†‹”‡ –‘” steer by any man’s compass but my own. for Alaska’s Digital Archives and became the head of —Captain Michael Augustine Healy, ‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•‹ʹͲͲͺǤ spoken during his court-marshal in 1896 """s### More Alaska newspapers are now available on Chronicling Americaǡ–Š‡‹„”ƒ”›‘ˆ‘‰”‡••™‡„•‹–‡Ǥ Cannery at Naknek. Katie Ringsmuth’s Tundra The recent additions include The Daily Alaskanȋƒ‰™ƒ›ǡ Vision Public History Consultants is going to ͳͺͻͺǦͳͺͻͻƒ†ͳͻͲͶǦͳͻʹͶȌǡThe Morning Alaskan prepare the documentation with the support of the ȋƒ‰™ƒ›ǡͳͺͻͺǦͳͺͻͻȌǡThe Daily Morning Alaskan ƒ‡”›‘™‡”ǡ”‹†‡–‡ƒˆ‘‘†•Ǥ ȋƒ‰™ƒ›ǡͳͺͻͻǦͳͻͲͶȌǡƒ†–Š‡Douglas Island News """s### ȋͳͺͻͺǦͳͻʹͳȌǤŠ‡Alaska State Library received a This year is the 75th anniversary of the Battle of second grant to continue preparing Alaska newspapers to Attuǡˆ‘—‰Š–ƒ›ͳͳǦʹͻǡͳͻͶ͵Ǥ –™ƒ•ƒ’”‘Ž‘‰‡† „‡ƒ††‡†–‘–Š‡™‡„•‹–‡Ǥ ”‡ƒ–™‘”Ǩ ƒ† ‘•–Ž›„ƒ––Ž‡ˆ‘”„‘–ŠǤǤƒ† ƒ’ƒ‡•‡ """s### •‘Ž†‹‡”•Ǥ†‡”–Š‡Ž‡ƒ†‘ˆ–Š‡ǤǤ ‹•Šƒ† The Alaska Association for Historic Preservation ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡‡”˜‹ ‡–Šƒ–ƒƒ‰‡•–Š‡‹•Žƒ†ƒ•’ƒ”– ƒ™ƒ”†‡†ƒ‰”ƒ––‘Š‡Ž’™‹–Š’”‡•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‡‹‡”•ƒ‡ of the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Š—” Šƒ–‹ Šƒ”†•‘ ‹‰Š™ƒ›‹Ž‡ͳ͹ͲǤŠ‡—‹“—‡Ž‘‰ ‡˜‡–•ƒ”‡’Žƒ‡†‹ Š‘”ƒ‰‡ƒ›ͳ͹Ǧͳͻ–‘ chapel has to be moved out of the road right-of-way, and commemorate the battle and acknowledge the the lower logs that have rotted need to be replaced. The tragic experience of the residents of Attu village, ‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘ƒŽ•‘ƒ†‡ƒ‰”ƒ––‘Š‡Ž’’”‡’ƒ”‡ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ who were held prisoners in Japan during the war. Register of Historic Places documentation for the ‘”‡‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ„‡ˆ‘—†ƒ–ƒ––—͹ͷǤ‘”‰Ǥ

Alaska History News 9 “[Alaska] was the last great gold rush. There will never be another like it. It was one of the great adventures of the American epic. It was a chapter in the great westward march of the American people in search of greater opportunity.” —Senator Ernest Gruening, Governor of Alaska Territory, 1939-1953 https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-man-panning-gold-on-nome-alaska-beach-everett.html Panning for gold, Nome beach.

Miner’s cabin, Nome Beach. Alfred G. Simmer Collection Alaska State Library, ASL-P137-038.

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MARTIN, THE WIZARD HAS ARRIVED IN SITKA!

—•–ϐ‹˜‡‘–Š•ƒˆ–‡”–Š‡ –‘„‡”ͳͺǡͳͺ͸͹”ƒ•ˆ‡” ‡”‡‘›ƒ–‹–ƒǡƒ‡–‡”–ƒ‹‡”ƒ””‹˜‡†‹Žƒ•ƒǯ• ƒ’‹–ƒŽ ƒŽŽ‹‰Š‹•‡ŽˆDzƒ”–‹ǡ–Š‡‹œƒ”†ǤdzŠ‡ƒ –™ƒ•„‹ŽŽ‡†ƒ•Dzƒ night in the wonder world” with ventriloquism, magic rings, ƒ†‘”‡Ǥ‡ˆ‘”‡”‡ƒ Š‹‰‹–ƒǡƒ”–‹Šƒ†–‘—”‡†–Š‡‡•– Coast and performed for several weeks in Victoria, BC where the newspaper promised, “A lady’s head will appear upon –Š‡–ƒ„Ž‡ƒ†™‹ŽŽ ‘˜‡”•‡™‹–Š–Š‡‹œƒ”†ǡƒˆ–‡”™Š‹ Š‹– ™‹ŽŽϐŽ‘ƒ––Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡ƒ‹”–‘–Š‡ˆ‘‘–Ž‹‰Š–•ƒ††‹•ƒ’’‡ƒ”Ǥdz The performer was Daniel Martin, a traveling magician and saloon owner from Como, Nevada, accompanied by his wife and stage assistant, Clara Martin. Reportedly the ™‹œƒ”† ‘—Ž†•‡Ž‡ –ƒ’Žƒ›‹‰ ƒ”†ˆ”‘ƒ†‡ ƒ†™Š‡ the deck was thrown in the air, he caught the proper card ‘–Š‡–‹’‘ˆƒ•™‘”†ǤDzŠ‡ϐŽ›‹‰‘‡›ǡƒ†’‘—Ž–”›ƒ† eggs, were admirably done,” said Victoria’s British Colonist, DzŠ‡˜‡–”‹Ž‘“—‹•–‹ ’‘™‡”•‘ˆ–Š‡‹œƒ”†ƒ”‡‘ˆƒŠ‹‰Š character . . . taken altogether, in decoration, cleverness and ƒ—•‡‡–ǡ–Š‡‹œƒ”†ǯ•‡–‡”–ƒ‹‡–•ƒ”‡•—‹–‹‰–‘–Š‡ –ƒ•–‡•‘ˆ–Š‡‘•–ˆƒ•–‹†‹‘—•ǤdzŠ‡•Š‘™ ‘•–ͷͲ ‡–•ǡƒ†‹– ™ƒ•Ž‹‡Ž›–Š‡ϐ‹”•––”ƒ˜‡Ž‹‰•–ƒ‰‡•Š‘™‹–Š‡‡™Ž›‹–‡† American territory. ²Courtesy Chris Allan

Photograph above: "Daniel Martin, a traveling magician and saloon owner from Como, Nevada, c. 1866." University of Nevada Reno, Alfred Doten Collection.

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