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B1962.001.1339
[Indigenous people] at Willow Creek. P.S. Hunt G758 [Ahtna; Athabaskan; Dwellings] [Family in front of tent midwinter. Lower Ahtna region]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, Family, Man, Woman, Child, Children, Tent, Dwelling, Winter, Midwinter, Snow
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001A.439
[Indigenous] boys at Tonsina playing steamboat [Ahtna boy playing with boat] [Structures with chimneys behind trees at right. Lower Ahtna region]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Boys, Children, Play, Playing, Water, Creeks, Toys, Tonsina, Bridges, Tents, Buildings, Smokestacks, Chimneys, BIPOC
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0151
[Ahtna, Indigenous people; Houses and buildings – Taral] [Woman with two children sitting in log cabin entrance. Woman wearing dentalium earrings. Taral Band Lower Ahtna.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Taral, Ahtena, Indigenous, Woman, Child, Children, Baby, Toddler, Dentalium, Earrings, House, Home, Building, Log building, Log cabin
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.591
Flume Nizina – Chititu [hydraulic mining; Chititu Creek] [Possibly Lower Ahtna Territory]
Keywords: Alaska, Lower Ahtna, Ahtna, Territory, Flume, Nizina, Chititu, Hydraulic Mining, Mining, Mine, Chititu Creek, Creek, Men, Miners
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2696
[Indigenous people] - Taral, Copper, Tatitlek (Bldg.) [Same house B62.1.477; Athabaskan; Dwellings; Ahtna] [Taral is Lower Ahtna territory, location possibly between Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center) and Tsedi Na' (Chitina)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, Taral, Copper, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, Tatitlek, Dwelling, House, Home, Building, Log building, Ahtena, Tsedi Na', Chitina
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2697
Church [Indigenous people] - Taral, Copper, Tatitlek [Ahtna; Churches] [Possibly Copper River in background. Taral is Lower Ahtna Territory, location possibly between Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center) and Tsedi Na' (Chitina)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, Taral, Copper, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, Tatitlek, Ahtena, Tsedi Na', Chitina, Building, Log building, Church, River
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2945
Klutina Lake, Auction 1898 [Miners; Caches; Auctions] [Klutina Lake south of Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center). Possibly Lower Ahtna region]
Keywords: Klutina Lake, Klutina, Lake, Auction, Cache, Bearcache, Miners, Lower Ahtna
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.588
Nizina – Chititu Creek [Camps & camping; Chititu Creek] [Possibly Lower Ahtna region.]
Keywords: Nizina, Chititu Creek, Creek, Camp, Camping, Valley, Lower Ahtna, Territory
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.911
Copper River [Indigenous people] Probably Goodleta & Family [same photo B62.1.1815; Ahtna; Athabaskan - Dwellings; Goodletaw, Ahtna Chief] [From .152 description: "Natives at Hanagita House at Taral, near mouth of Chitina"] [Atna (Copper River), Tsedi Na' (Chitina). Taral Band Lower Ahtna.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Taral, Ahtena, Indigenous, Family, Men, Women, Children, Baby, Infant, Group, Goodleta, Goodletaw, Chief, Atna, Copper River, Tsedi Na', Chitina, Near Chitina, Hanagita House, Hanagita, House, Home, Dwelling, Structure
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0150
“Copper Center Indian” [Ahtna, Indigenous people; Houses and buildings – Taral; Dogs; Snowshoes and snowshoeing] [Child in front of log cabin with two dogs. Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center). Taral Band Lower Ahtna.] [At AFN 2024, location identified as Chitina rather than Taral]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Taral, Ahtena, Indigenous, Child, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, House, Building, Log building, Log cabin, Snowshoe, Saw, Dog, Husky
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.1062
Lower End Copper Center. 816 by P.S. Hunt Valdez [Copper Center; Hotel Homan, Copper Center; Ahtna, Indigenous people] [Ahtna Territory, Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center.). Men and women outside Hotel Holman, tents in background]
Keywords: Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, Lower end, Hotel Holman, Hotel, Log building, Building, Tent, Dog, Husky, Huskies
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0561
Copyright, 1903, by Miles Bros. #880 CNC [same photo B62.1.1319, .1747, .1631; Athabaskan, Indigenous group; Lower Tonsina Roadhouse; Billum, Doc; Eslotta and family; Tinas Charley; Mr. Phillips identify the people as follows: Doc Billum in front of right window; Eslotta (second from right) with his two wives (Chief Billum identifies this man as Eptaluta summer ’92); child in chair: Tinas Charley at Lower Tonsina] [From .1747 description: At Camp Comfort (Roadhouse at junction of Tonsina River with Copper River)] [Ahtna, Lower Ahtna. Kentsii Cae'e (Lower Tonsina), Atna (Copper River).]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, People, Group, Men, Women, Wives, Children, Family, Doc Billum, Eslotta, Tinas Charley, Kentsii Cae'e, Lower Tonsina, Atna, Copper River, River, Camp, Roadhouse, Junction, Building, Log Building, Snowshoes, Dog, Husky, Huskies
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.561
Copyright, 1903, by Miles Bros. #880 CNC [same photo B62.1.1319, .1747, .1631; Athabaskan, Indigenous group; Lower Tonsina Roadhouse; Billum, Doc; Eslotta and family; Tinas Charley; Mr. Phillips identify the people as follows: Doc Billum in front of right window; Eslotta (second from right) with his two wives (Chief Billum identifies this man as Eptaluta summer ’92); child in chair: Tinas Charley at Lower Tonsina] [From .1747 description: At Camp Comfort (Roadhouse at junction of Tonsina River with Copper River)] [Ahtna, Lower Ahtna. Kentsii Cae'e (Lower Tonsina), Atna (Copper River).]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, People, Group, Men, Women, Wives, Children, Family, Doc Billum, Eslotta, Tinas Charley, Kentsii Cae'e, Lower Tonsina, Atna, Copper River, River, Camp, Roadhouse, Junction, Building, Log Building, Snowshoes, Dog, Husky, Huskies
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0155
[same photo B62.1.1874; Ahtna, Indigenous people; Nicolai; Houses and buildings – Taral] [from .1874 description: Nicolai and family at Taral house. Nicolai (Ahtna Chief); Athabaskan; Dwellings] [Atna (Copper River). Taral Band Lower Ahtna.] [At AFN 2025, individualholding infant identified as possibly Nicolai]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Ahtna, Chief Nicolai, Families, Residences, Log cabins, Taral, Ahtna Chief
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0154
(Taral?) [same photo B62.1.1873; Ahtna, Indigenous people; Houses and buildings – Taral] [Five children outside house at Taral, near mouth of Chitina. Possibly Goodletaw family. Young girls wearing dentalium earrings. Same older boy in .0152. Atna (Copper River), Tsedi Na' (Chitina). Taral Band Lower Ahtna.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Taral, Ahtena, Indigenous, Children, Toddler, Boy, Young man, Girl, Young girl, Family, Goodletaw, Group, Atna, Copper River, Tsedi Na', Chitina, Near Chitina, House, Home, Dwelling, Structure, Dentalium, Earrings
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.1989
Taral [Indigenous Alaskans] lived at the mouth of the Chitina River. Between Tiekhel and Chitina. [Taral; Chief Billum identifies standing left man as Tony Pete] [Group photo. Several women and children wearing Dentalium. Lower Ahtna, near Tsedi Na' (Chitina)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Taral, Indigenous, Group, People, Men, Women, Children, Tony Pete, Dentalium, Jewelry, Camp, Tent, BIPOC, Alaskans, Chitina River, River, Tsedi Na', Tiekhel, Community
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0770
“Lower camp Bonanza Mine” [identified as early days at Kennicott by patron 6/79; Bonanza Mine; Mines and mining; Sawmills; Houses and building; Copper mines and mining - Kennicott] [Likely Ahtna Territory]
Keywords: Ahtna Territory, Bonanza Mine, Mines and mining, Sawmills, Copper mines and mining, Kennicott, Camp, Log buildings, Lumber
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001A.146
“Doc Billam” and two [wives]. Copper River [Indigenous people]. Copyright 1906 by P.S. Hunt, G798. E1016 [verso: Doc Billum in top hat, woman in striped dress Doc BIllum's wife, man at far right Tony Pete from Chitina] [same as B1962.001a.145, B1062.001.1338; Ahtna; Billum, Doc; Tiekel] [Famliy with horse sled. Tiekel Lower Ahtna region]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, People, Group, Doc Billum, Family, Children, Men, Young men, Women, Young woman, Tiekel, Roadhouse, Building, Log building, Sled, Horse, Transportation, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, BIPOC, Wife, Tony Pete, Chitina, Tsedi Na'
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.1338
“Doc Billam” and [family]. Copper River [Indigenous people]. Copyright 1906 by P.S. Hunt G798, E1016, P25 [same as B62.1A.145, B62.1A.146; Ahtna, Indigenous people; Billum, Doc.; Sleds] [From .145 description: at Teikhell Road House] [Doc Billum family with two sleds midwinter. Tiekel. Atna (Copper River). Lower Ahtna region.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Indigenous, Doc Billum, Family, Children, Atna, Copper River, Sled, Horse, Tiekel, Roadhouse, Road House, Log Building, Building, Winter, Midwinter, Snow
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001A.145
Dock Billam and his two [wives] at Teikhell Road House. Copyright 1906 by P.S. Hunt, G798. P25 [Doc Billum in top hat, woman in striped dress Doc BIllum's wife, man at far right Tony Pete from Chitina] [caption written over earlier caption:] "E1016 Copper River Natives" [same as B1962.001a.146, B1062.001.1338; Ahtna; Billum, Doc; Tiekel] [Family with horse and sled. Tiekel, Lower Ahtna region]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Indigenous, People, Group, Doc Billum, Family, Children, Men, Young men, Women, Young woman, Tiekel, Roadhouse, Building, Log building, Sled, Horse, Transportation, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, BIPOC, Wife, Tony Pete, Chitina, Tsedi Na'
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.1631
Miles Bros. photo, 1902. Roadhouse at junction of Tonsina R. with Copper R. Billum in military coat, at right-Slotta [same as B62.1.1319; Billum, Doc.; Ahtna, Indigenous people; Slotta, E.; Hotels, taverns, etc.-Valdez-Fairbanks Trail] [Same as .561, description: Athapascan Indians; Lower Tonsina Roadhouse; Billum, Doc; Eslotta and family; Tinas Charley; Mr. Phillips identify the people as follows: Doc Billum in front of right window; Eslotta (second from right) with his two wives (Chief Billum identifies this man as Eptaluta summer ’92); child in chair: Tinas Charley at Lower Tonsina] [Ahtna Territory, Kentsii Cae'e (Lower Tonsina)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Kentsii Cae'e, Lower Tonsina, Roadhouse, Junction, Copper River, Atna, Doc Billum, Billum, Eslotta, E. Slotta, Slotta, Family, Men, Women, Wife, Children, Child, Eptaluta, Tinas Charley, Snowshoes, Dog, Log Building, Building, Cabin
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson