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B2006.023.6915.jpg
Pana-Vue JH113G1. Eskimos of Alaska. Blanket toss.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1989.016.1489
B-44 (Blanket toss) [crowd of spectators watching blanket toss, possibly Anchorage; two photographers with backs to camera in foreground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.AKNative13.16755
A Tlinget Indian by [sic] is blanket tossed by Eskimo as a welcome. Kotzebue.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1989.016.1928.1
(Fur Rondy 1952, Carrying the blanket for blanket toss) [group of men in fur parkas carrying bundle]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.570
E11 Blanket tossing, an Eskimo game [same as .569, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.571
E11 Blanket tossing, an Eskimo game [same as .569, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1336
PE2 A favorite and spectacular sport in Eskimoland is "Blanket Tossing." The contestant is "tossed" skyward by the crew holding the blanket. Much emphasis is placed on the contestant's form. [same as.569, woman is high in the air during blanket toss; people holding blanket, in foreground; structure with shingles, corrougated metal roof, chimney in background.]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1944
Eskimo game of "blanket-toss" at the Anchorage Fur Rondezvous (T185 Blanket toss @ ball park; postcard 1946) [similar to .1943; photographer with tripod at far right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.569
E11 Blanket Tossing, an Eskimo game [blanket toss, girl high in air, people standing looking up, structure in background with shingles, corrogated roof, chimney, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2023.011.74
[scenic view of mountains with snow in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Mountains, Snow, Termination dust, Trees, Scenery, Landscape, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B1985.027.2345
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimo. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2347
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B2016.004.230
Eskimo blanket toss, Fur Rondy, 1983, Reggie Joule? [man being tossed, Ferris wheel in background; print date Feb 83]
Collection: B2016.004
B1985.027.2361
[Eskimo blanket toss in front of Kotzebue Friends Church, possibly Fourth of July. circa 1950s]
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1990.014.004.06249
Eskimo kids playing jump board; primary learning for blanket tossing. 06249 Point Hope
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2024.001.310
“Knik Bridge ‘54” [automobiles cross the Knik bridge in winter, Palmer, Dena’ina and Ahtna territory, 1954]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Ahtna, Knik, Knik Bridge, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.314
“Knik Flats May 68” [two individuals sit on the Knik River mud flats. Possible sandstorm in the distance obscuring the water and mountains. Dena’ina and Ahtna territory, May 1968]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Ahtna, Knik River, Mudflats, Sandstorm, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.313
“Knik River May 68” [big-wheeled truck drives on the mud flats of the Knik River. At least four individuals ride in the truck. Possibly sandstorm in the distance. Dena’ina and Ahtna territory, May 1968]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Ahtna, Knik River, Mudflats, Automobile, Vehicle, Truck, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.321
“PO 107 Glenn Hyw looking at mud slide—Gary Sep 71” [individual possibly identified as Gary Parker, sits on guardrail with a view of a mudslide on the highway. Lines of automobiles on both sides of the slide. Glenn Highway, Dena’ina and Ahtna territory, September 1971]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Ahtna, Glenn Highway, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Guardrail, Mudslide, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1995.010.4660
[people doing blanket toss next to Wien Airlines terminal, Kotzebue; print date Sep 69]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.1928.2
(Fur Rondy 1952, blanket toss) [blanket toss in middle of Fourth Avenue, with spectators lining street in front of federal building, Smart Shop, The Gitchell Hotel, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2024.001.32
“Sunset-Lake Hood 1954” [sunset image of Lake Hood. A seaplane is parked in the water by the shore. Trees in the foreground, hills on the far side of the lake. Spenard, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1954]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Spenard, Lake Hood, Water, Trees, Mountain, Sunset, Airplane, Float plane
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1985.027.2348
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2366
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2367
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2368
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1998.014.1.639
E55 Anchorage Fur Rohdezvous, Eskimo blanket-toss "City Hall, 1950" [same as .640, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.004.229
Eskimo blanket toss, Fur Rondy, 1983, Reggie Joule? [man wearing parka, mukluks, and fur hat, with ribbons on his chest, preparing to be tossed; print date Feb 83]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B2016.004
B1989.016.2074.2
(Opening Day, Fur Rendezvous, 1954, 2A) [crowd gathered to watch blanket toss, man jumping with seal poke]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.AKNative13.PtHopeWhaleFest
May whale festival Pt Home. Back is blanket tossing group, requires skill to land on feet. [whale bone arches in foreground, flags]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1998.014.1.1949
(T187 Anchorage, 4th Ave.) [similar to .1947; blanket toss at City Hall; Fur Rondezvous; ladder at far right; snow in streets]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2173
Eskimo games, Anchorage, Alaska. Thomas Foto-shop, Anchorage [blanket toss on baseball field. copy neg. caption written on copy neg]
Keywords: recreation, winter sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1948
(T187 Anchorage 4th Ave.) [similar to .1947; blanket toss at City Hall; Fur Rondezvou; photographer standing on ladder at lower right; grader plowing snow on street]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1940.2
18 (Fur Rondy, 1951) [blanket toss on Fourth Avenue during Fur Rendezvous, with spectators in front of federal building, The Gitchell, Smart Shop, Anchorage Jewelers, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.026.732
6-2. Eskimo blanket toss. Native Alaska Set No. 6. Arctic Circle Enterprises, Anchorage [young man being thrown by group of men and women gathered on beach, water and shoreline in background]
Collection: B2015.026
B1998.014.1.638
E55 Eskimo blanket toss at Anchorage "City Hall, 1950" [Fur Rendezvous, A boy is high in the air above blanket, surrounded by large croud; automobiles, people standing on pickup truck, wet streets, Food Center sign across street, Northwest Airlines sign; label is affixed to neg with cellophane tape]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1947
(T187 Anchorage, 4th Ave) [winter scene, likely during Fur Rondezvous; men, women, children gathered on grounds of City Hall, blanket toss (view obstructed by tree); snow on streets ; dump truck filled with snow; automobiles, bicycle at lower left, ladder at lower right; observers at windows; Francis Shoppe sign visible between structures and above tossed person; McKinley Building in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1943
(T185 Anchorage blanket toss @ ball park; postcard 1946) [winter scene, men, women, children in snow; person wearing parka aloft; scoreboard; advertisements on fence: Polar Bar, Arctic Office Macine Co, Northern Neon Corp, Al Fox's D and D Sports Center, Union Oil Company, Murmac Lounge, City Bank, Anchorage Realty Co. Rainier Beer, Sicks' Select Beer, Silver Dollar Loan Co.; McKinley Tower in distance; structures, domiciles in midground; automobiles; possibly located at 6th Avenue and C Street; lawn adjoining Anchorage Museum in 2018]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.643
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Eskimo blanket toss "E57 Diomede Eskimos at Anchorage, 1950 [actually, after 1952, the year the Mt. McKinley Building in center background was built]" [group of people in snowy ball field, fences with signs: Polar Bar-r, Arctic Office Machine Co., Northern Neon Corp, Al Fox's D and D Sport Center, Union Oil Company Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Cherolet, Cadillc, GMC trucks, Murmac Louinge, City Bank, Anchorage Realty Co., Sicks' Select Beer, Rainier Beer, Silver Dollar Loan Co, Scoreboard, structures, Alaska Neon building, domiciles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
