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B2015.008.370
George clearing the ice for the ice plow [George on frozen river, using wooden push blade, sled on runners in background. cf. .337-338]
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.13.5
[Russian Orthodox church and graveyard in winter, frozen water in background, Russian Mission? cf. 54.4-.54.5]
Keywords: funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.105.17
[man walking through tall grass near water, brush in foreground, mountains in distance, Yukon River, Russian Mission area?]
Collection: B1995.014
B2011.007.8.3
Auntie Tetts, Nurs. School Graduation. [Etta Schureman Jones, Philadelphia Hospital Training School for Nurses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1908.]
Collection: B2011.007 Mary Breu Etta Jones Collection
B1989.016.1574
162. Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [workers harvesting crop in field, one man with tractor, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.369
Our turkeys [turkeys in yard in winter, wheeled cart next to outbuilding in background]
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.5534.jpg
[South Fork of Kuskokwim - cf #3906]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2015.008.333
Corn as we grew it [a few talk stalks of corn growing under a pine tree]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1003a
1922 [distant view of two men in field of flowering bean plants. Cf. .419. 2 copies]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.16.9
[portrait of dog lying on frozen river next to backpack, skis, and ski poles, mountains in distance]
Keywords: animals, transportation, sports
Collection: B1995.014
B1979.002.1459
[Alaska Railroad buildings.] 8 x 10 nitrate negative
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1979.002.4857
{a man sitting on the hood of car and woman standing drivers side with large barn or cabin in background during winter}
Keywords: automobile, car, winter, family
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1998.014.1.2469
"Flash tests (each one numbered or has letter) 100th sec F3.2 w/#2 bulb" [similar to .2460; circled number "15" displayed on tables]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2019.003.099
Small girls buttercup drill [students wearing uniforms and holding hoops performing dance next to May pole]
Collection: B2019.003
B1990.014.004.24990
Art Center and Museum at Anchorage Alaska USA Aug 22 1982 24990
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1995.014.16.7
[musher with dogs in harness on boardwalk, man wearing rubber boots and driving cap, putting booties on dogs' paws, Russian Mission?]
Keywords: transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.16.8
[musher with dogs in harness on boardwalk, man wearing rubber boots and driving cap, putting booties on dogs' paws, Russian Mission?]
Keywords: transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.732
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Closer view of .731. Vertical]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.015.11
Taken on the bridge [Leada and unidentified woman posed on wooden bridge, structures at base of mountain in background, Bess Dedman? Cf. .12]
Collection: B2015.015
B1979.002.1306
Cronin#8 Limited from Healy arriving at Nenana 1920)(EJ Cronin)
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1989.016.1022.6
GZ-140 (Working in Golden Zone) [construction of hydroelectric low head ditch across West Fork of Chulitna; tractor in streambed. Probably 1938-1939]
Keywords: mining, power generation, electricity
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.823
Crevice camp igloo after a week’s absence, roof melted. 30 [looking into snow cave,
with pots, pans, and other supplies]
Keywords: cooking, snow cave, mountaineering
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.024.3343
Northern Alaska, May 1969 [Savoonga; spring breakup scene; children on boardwalk and rooftops; snowmachines; structures, church in distance]
Collection: B2017.024
B2015.008.824
Indian cache, copied by whites throughout Alaska. Tin on posts keeps out mice &
porcupines. Copper River Ry. [Athapascan log cache in summer. cf. .590-591]
Keywords: copper river, native alaskan cache
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.366
Virginia, Norman and Dick Freeman on Mrs. Greene’s Shetland ponies [three children riding horses on dirt road, Dora’s niece and nephews]
Collection: B2015.008
B2012.031.02
Admiral Evans at Anchorage, Nov. 18, 1916. Rupert A. Moon and family on dock.
Collection: B2012.031
B1979.002.Album1.226
Corduroy road near mile 150, C. R. & N. W. Ry. P. S. Hunt J1914 [view of corduroy road from Copper River & Northwestern Railway car]
Keywords: transportation, roads
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.197
Corduroy road built by C. R. & N. W. Ry. Co. for construction purposes near mile 145. P. S. Hunt J1911 [view down Copper River & Northwestern Railway track with corduroy road at left, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, roads
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.4887
(Cronin #16 ARC Loco #151 and #6 at Tanana River Nenana 1920)
Keywords: railroad, train, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2015.008.208
4 1_82825 Alaska RR Bartlett Glacier_the trouble maker
Keywords: glacier, mountains, chugach
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.1307
(Cronin #11 Steamer Matanuska from Susitna operating on Tanana River during construction of Tanana River bridge at Nenana)(1922)(EJ Cronin)
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1995.014.52.11
[man snowshoeing in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: transportation, footwear
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.368
Turkey poults. Their first climb [chicks climbing ladder up to tree branches]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1002
Inspection day, best fields in Vermont (potatoes – ours) [large group of men walking in
field, Vermont Potato Growers Association, 1921. Cf. 394]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.24.14
[dog team asleep in snow, chained to log fence next to log cabin, other buildings in background]
Keywords: transportation, animals, residences
Collection: B1995.014