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B1994.008.369
(LUPC May 1979 Anchorage_ Wunnicke Hammond Parker presiding)
Keywords: public hearing
Collection: B1994.008
B2023.009.190
State Compaction Tester [woman before open car door smiling at camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Huffman Road
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B2024.001.296
“Turnagain Arm 1956” [Seward highway and railroad tracks, one car pulled over and two individuals stand near shore. Tutl'uh (Turnagain Arm), Dena’ina territory, 1956]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Tutl'uh, Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway, Chugach Mountains, Snow, Clouds, Train tracks, Shore, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2023.010.1
Hugh Brown and Chris Fields, Anchorage, Alaska [Hugh Brown, left, in plaid shirt standing in front of wood paneled wall with Chris Fields who is wearing a blue cap]
Keywords: Hugh R. Brown III, Hugh Brown, Alaska Black Caucus, HIV Prevention, AIDS Prevention, HIV/AIDS
Collection: B2023.010 Hugh Brown III
B2005.037.87
Parker-Browne Expedition 1910 Mt. McKinley, Alaska. 20,300ft. from Exploration Peak, 8000ft. copyright 1910 LaVoy
Collection: B2005.037
B1990.014.5.Anc.15.362
Port of Anchorage. April 14, 1952. Permanente dock damage. Not used for Parker & Huff. Photographers' number: 3411752
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / ANC 15
B1990.014.5.Anc.15.363
Port of Anchorage. April 14, 1952. Permanente dock damage. Not used for Parker & Huff. Photographers' number: 3411652
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / ANC 15
B1994.008.357
(D2 hearings Anchorage) (Co-chairmen Walter Parker and Esther Wunnicke testify at D2 hearings Anchorage, Aug 1977)
Keywords: public hearing
Collection: B1994.008
B1990.014.5.Anc.15.364
Port of Anchorage. April 14, 1952. Permanente dock damage. Not used for Parker & Huff. Photographers' number: 3411552 [Anchorage in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / ANC 15
B2024.001.234
“1959” [two individuals in civilian clothing sit in a clear sided helicopter at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1959. Other civilians and Air Force officers stand to the side]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base, United States Air Force, Helicopter, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2023.011.77
Lakeview Lodge [view of lodge and parking lot with mountain in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Canada, Alcan Highway, Lakeview Lodge, Mile 462, Parking Lot, Mountain, Cafe, Signs, Rest stop, Chevron, Store, Gas station, Wood logs, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B1990.014.5.Anc.15.361
Port of Anchorage. April 14, 1952. Permanente dock damage. Not used for Parker & Huff. Photographers' number: 3411852 [neg badly channeled. scanned and frozen]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / ANC 15
B1990.014.5.Anc.15.365
Port of Anchorage. April 14, 1952. Permanente dock damage. Not used for Parker & Huff. Photographers' number: 3411452 [neg badly channeled. scanned and frozen]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / ANC 15
B1996.035.2.488
From verso: 4-man hut Shemya; Marksburg, Bomb; Newton, WSO, Bradshaw, Pilot, Teflon, CP (Parker Roswell) [four servicemen outside hut 47-23]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B2024.001.354
“Feb 80” [many individuals walk in a snowy field with hot air balloons inflated around them. Anchorage, 1980]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Winter, Snow, Hot air balloon, East Anchorage High School, Spectators, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.153
“West Earthquake Jun 64” [image of West Anchorage High School with earthquake damage following the 1964 Earthquake. Similar to .152. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, June 1964]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Damage, 1964 Earthquake, West Anchorage High School, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2023.011.22
July 1960, Homer [view of two individuals processing halibut on dock]
Keywords: Alaska, Homer, 1960, July, Fish, Halibut, Processing, Dock, Water, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B2023.011.34
Trip to Homer [one individual holding a halibut in one hand with two others on the ground with a boat and Tika Kaq' (Kachemak Bay) in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Homer, Rocks, Beach, Shoreline, Boat, Halibut, Fish, Fishing, Skiff, Person, Posing, Water, Tika Kaq', Kachemak Bay, Mountains, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B2024.001.397
“Anchorage Parade Oct 70” [Alaska Day Parade featuring members of the National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI). Similar to .396 but a closer view. A line of automobiles with Indigenous individuals sitting on hoods or on sunroofs. In the front automobile, one individual in a beaded and fringed dress wears a sash that reads “Miss N.C.A.I. ’69-’70. They also wave a feathered baton. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, October 1970]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Parade, Alaska Day Parade, National Congress of the American Indian, NCAI, Regalia, Spectators, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2023.011.73
Yukon River [view of metal bridge and road with Ųųg Han (Gwich’in) or Chu Nìikwän (Southern Tutchone) (Yukon River to the right. Sign reads: "Yukon River, 897.5"]
Keywords: Alaska, Canada, Alcan Highway, Yukon River, BIPOC, Indigenous, Ųųg Han, Gwich'in, Chu Nìikwän, Southern Tutchone, Metal bridge, Sign, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B2024.001.438
“Dog Races 1958, Dog Races” [dog sled team races down a snowy path at Fur Rendezvous, Chugach Mountains in the background. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Spectators, Sled dogs, Dog sledding, Races, Mushing, Musher, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs