This photograph of the Arctic Circle Hot Springs Resort was taken by Cann Studio of Fairbanks between 1927 and 1945. The message on the back is from Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Leach, owners of the springs, and reads “Dear Friends, At this Yuletide Season our warmest greetings and best wishes well up in our hearts for you as warmly, as generously, as these healing waters well up from the heart of Mother Earth.” Franklin and Emma Leach were among the earliest owners of the hot springs and developed the resort. —Candy Waugaman

This early Fairbanks photo is captioned “Fairbanks citizen welcome Delegate Wickersham home, Sunday, Aug. 23, ‘08.” James Wickersham served as a federal judge in Fairbanks prior to being elected the territory’s delegate to Congress in 1908, a position he held through 1917. He also served briefly as delegate in 1918 and from 1931 to 1932. The picture, taken by Fairbanks photographer Albert Johnson, shows two steamers, “Reliance” and “Schwatka,” at the dock located near today’s Cushman Street Bridge. Most of Wickersham’s welcomers wear suits and hats, the proper dress of that era. — Candy Waugaman