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These fashion plates come from the Daily Alaska Empire, 3/18/1932 and 3/26/1931.
Women dressed in various mid-length styles with large lapels, wide belts and double breasted large buttons at the waist, ruffles, large ties, and other exaggerated accents. All are wearing cloche hats, heels, and gloves.

ALT Women dressed in various mid-length styles with large lapels, wide belts and double breasted large buttons at the waist, ruffles, large ties, and other exaggerated accents. All are wearing cloche hats, heels, and gloves.

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#FashionPlates were a way to portray styles and fashions through drawings and lithographs, before photography and modeling became the primary methods. These images come from the Daily Alaska Empire, 3/11/1929, 3/26/1931, and 10/3/1928.
Women dressed in wrap style mid-length dresses accented with fur, a scarf, large beads and a tie. All are wearing gloves and cloche hats.

ALT Women dressed in wrap style mid-length dresses accented with fur, a scarf, large beads and a tie. All are wearing gloves and cloche hats.

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It’s another #ChronAmParty and we’re looking at #FashionPlates from Alaskan newspapers from the 1910s through 1930s. From left to right these images come from the Valdez Daily Prospector, 9/15/1914, and the Cordova Daily Times, 11/3/1922.
Men dapperly dressed in suits, coats and hats holding canes.

ALT Men dapperly dressed in suits, coats and hats holding canes.

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In 1874 Cashman heard of a mining camp in British Columbia stricken by hunger and scurvy during winter. Along with several companions, she traveled by snowshoe for several weeks to carry supplies to the miners. Newspapers: Douglas Island News, Cordova Daily Times, Daily Alaskan
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Few people were as famous and well-liked in Alaska’s gold rush days as Nellie Cashman. Cashman was a prospector, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who spent several decades in the north and was known for her adventurous spirit and generosity. #ChronAmParty #WomensHistoryMonth
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we’re highlighting Jesse Owens, the Olympian who captivated the nation with his electrifying performance at the 1936 Berlin games. Here’s a photo of one of his long jumps, featured in the Daily Alaska Empire, 8/13/1936 #ChronAmParty #JesseOwens
Jesse Owens became the first athlete since Paavo Nurmi to score a "tripple" in the Olympic Games. He won the 100, 200, and broad jump. Photo of Jesse Owens performing a high jump.

ALT Jesse Owens became the first athlete since Paavo Nurmi to score a "tripple" in the Olympic Games. He won the 100, 200, and broad jump. Photo of Jesse Owens performing a high jump.

It’s only one lucky (or unlucky) turkey that graces the dinner plate of the president on Thanksgiving. The winner in 1936 was a turkey from Utah, “King Norbest I” took the crown from amongst 1,000,000 other birds. Nome Nugget, 12/26/1936 #TurkeyTroy #ChronAmParty #Thanksgiving
King Norbest I, raised by Ed Spaulding of Provo Utah, won as the finest turkey from 1,000,000 birds. Photo of Gov. Henry H. Blood of Utah and Loiuse Hughes, "Miss Salt Lake City," give Norbest a sendoff to the White House for President and First Lady Eleanor's dinner. The Democratic donkey cage was Kin Norbest's home en route. (Associated Press Photo)

ALT King Norbest I, raised by Ed Spaulding of Provo Utah, won as the finest turkey from 1,000,000 birds. Photo of Gov. Henry H. Blood of Utah and Loiuse Hughes, "Miss Salt Lake City," give Norbest a sendoff to the White House for President and First Lady Eleanor's dinner. The Democratic donkey cage was Kin Norbest's home en route. (Associated Press Photo)

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Plagued by ghosts and goblins around Halloween? Try this piece of advice from the Nome Nugget and see if you can tame the ghouls with this #HalloweenSpooktacular parfait pie. Newspaper clip is from the Nome Nugget, 10/27/1952 #NDNP #Halloween #HalloweenRecipes #HalloweenDeserts
Pie with a jack-o-lantern face on it. Text: The story goes that if you put a lighted candle in your window on Hallowe'en you can keep the spooks away. But our suggestion would be to invite little witches and sheeted ghosts to enjoy this luscious, mouth-drooling pie in the guise of a pumpkin. It's an Orange Parfait Pie topped with chocolate...made with the ease of all parfait pies...and sure to satisfy stay-at-homes as well as wandering goblins.

ALT Pie with a jack-o-lantern face on it. Text: The story goes that if you put a lighted candle in your window on Hallowe'en you can keep the spooks away. But our suggestion would be to invite little witches and sheeted ghosts to enjoy this luscious, mouth-drooling pie in the guise of a pumpkin. It's an Orange Parfait Pie topped with chocolate...made with the ease of all parfait pies...and sure to satisfy stay-at-homes as well as wandering goblins.

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For #NationalSewingMonth we’re highlighting an indigenous Alaskan sewing technique used to sew the skins of oogruk (bearded seals) together to create a waterproof shell for their #Umiak (whaling boats). These sewing sessions also served as social time for the women. 1/2
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The 1937 fair held in Nome offered an impressive line up:
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