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B1989.016.1973
Kenai Lake Bell's Landing, Hewitts Drug Store (Kenai Lake at Bell's Landing)[cache on the shores of Kenai Lake with Chugach mountains in the back ground.
Keywords: mountains, cache, lake
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.14.142
"Coming and going to Anchorage Post Office." [caption] "1917 fall, 14227; Probably labor Day as parade is coming from Labor Temple - big bldg back of second flag pole. Later Shonbeck Bldg, the Hawver Bldg & burned about early 60s (also see hading, 'catastrphe'" [Empress Theatre at center back of image, dirt streets; wooden boardwalks. copy neg.]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / B90_14_5_ANC_14
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.113
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.2298.7
(Chitina) [abandoned railroad tracks and equipment]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.20.77
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1994.008.359
D2 Protest Jan 1979 Anchorage
Keywords: protest, picket, federal building
Collection: B1994.008
B1989.016.1432
45. Arctic transportation. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [man with dog pulling sled on ice floes. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
AEC.G640
A photograph made from the upper deck of an unknown river steam boat [possibly Steamer Omineca based on image plate AEC_G644] looking downstream towards the outpost town of Susitna Station.
Keywords: river, boat, buildings
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1998.014.1.427
T200 Seward Bank & Theater, Marathon Mountain in background. [wording on envelope reads: "B129 Seward City Hall & Police Station, Bank & Theatre." Bank Block building, First National Bank of Anchorage; Renwald Hotel, other businesses; people with bicycles; automobiles, traffic signal]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.007.16
[bird’s eye view of Fairbanks taken from Chena River Bridge, with railroad depot in center background, automobiles on street near Locomotive No. 1 display, Samson Hardware Company at left]
Collection: B2018.007
B1989.016.013.14
]Furs bought by James Kennedy for Goldstein Co., Juneau, Alaska, Woodley Airways. cf. 13.13]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.7408
[Fishing boats Miss Unalakleet, Arctic Wolf, and Big Kyak]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2015.025.1094
About 1962, early rack load of mobile home, deckload of 14’ wide ½ houses, Portland, Oregon, dock. Ackroyd Photography. Photographer’s number: 10332 -11 [mobile housing units loaded on freighter, truck on dock
Collection: B2015.025
B1975.175.418
(Nome Beach ? Riverboat Sarah and Susie)[wrecked and destroyed river boats strewn along beach]
Keywords: boats, ships
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection
B1998.014.1.1930
T174 Spenard and Fireweed Lane (Anchorage, Nov 1953) [street scene with automobiles, businesses: Bill's Grocery, Hitchin Post, Spenard Variety and hardware, Fish N Chips, Fire Side Lounge, Department Store, Chevron; woman standing near automobile]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.226.006
70-4 Boy on rocks [boy wearing waders holding piece of lumber; toy boat in water below; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.11
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2017.011.165
Alaska ’47 – Anchorage, sunset from #301 Westward – over Cook Inlet [scenic]
Collection: B2017.011
B90.14.5.ARR.1.150
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / B90_14_5_ARR.1
B1989.031.8
[woman and dog standing on the porch of a cabin]
Keywords: cabin, home, dog, woman
Collection: B1989.031
B2015.008.142
24712(92914)(1020am)(Push Moraine)
Keywords: Glaciers, Tide water glacier, College Fiord, Prince William Sound
Collection: B2015.008