#344 • 1950s-1970s Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, All-Alaska Weekly, Jessen's & Tundra Times

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $10.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 5:57 PM AKST

Category: Books, Comics, Magazines & Ephemera

These Alaska newspapers date from the 1950s through the 1970s and include seven issues of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. The October 29, 1958 issue leads with "12 Trapped Miners Found Alive", reporting on the Springhill, Nova Scotia mining disaster. The January 26, 1950 front page places "U.S. Weighs Air Command Shift" above reports on Alaska air operations, the Hiss case, and Soviet restrictions in Germany. Other front pages bring national events into a distinctly Interior Alaska setting, with stories about air-taxi operating rights, a missing aircraft near Nenana, Fairbanks employment, and the North Pole school principal. Three additional issues represent All-Alaska Weekly, Jessen's Weekly, and Tundra Times. Together, the papers preserve both the major headlines and the local concerns that shared the front page. The largest newspaper measures approximately 17" x 11" folded.