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B1998.014.1.2270
"G4 Wolf pictures for recruiting brochure for Bill Armstrong; Jan 16, 1957; 1 neg & 1 print (wolf is dead)" [ man wearing parka poses in snow with dead wolf]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.8.024
[Bears feeding on garbage, trash barrels, view from window. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.1.012
[Scenic view; mountains, valley, river in mid-ground. Neg. has deterioration.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.146.3
Sydney Laurence painting, Northern lights and cabin.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.146.4
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Alaska [Christmas card with Sydney Laurence painting from .146.1]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.4.SCN.25.04629
Pan Ice in sunset over Chukchi Sea off Alaska Coast.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2016.019.1.05f.08919.04
Steller Sea Lions in Kenai Fjords, Southcentral Alaska [Animals - Marine Life - Sea Lions], 1991
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Animals, Marine Life, Sea Lions, Steller Sea Lions
Collection: B2016.019
B1984.077.1.002
[Dog sitting in dog yard, fence made of chicken wire, doghouses in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1998.014.1.114
A45 Fox in boot, caption: getting a boot out of Alaska [actually: getting a boot out of the Aleutians]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.79.001
29-3; 1st lookout down Tongass Narrows [scenic view overlooking forest, water; woman (possibly Basha) at left looks at view; above Saxman; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.79.001
29-3; 1st lookout down Tongass Narrows [scenic view overlooking forest, water; woman (possibly Basha) at left looks at view; above Saxman; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.002
29-4; Ketchikan & Tongass Narrows [scenic bird's-eye view of Ketchikan, water, Gravina Island; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.002
29-4; Ketchikan & Tongass Narrows [scenic bird's-eye view of Ketchikan, water, Gravina Island; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.021.561
[antique equipment in yard, sign identifying it as a Washington press, a type of hand printing press]
Collection: B2018.021
B1990.014.2018.1.288.003
88-4; Feb 1943; Super XX; snow scene [path shoveled through snow above Ketchikan; trail sign at left; structure at right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.374
B91 Wasilla Post Office and Library [buildings, fences, yard]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.757
L5 Catholic Church at Seward "1946 postcard" [church and rectory, dweeling, fence, mountain in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.750
334.4. Looking up the Nizina River from Janney’s Roadhouse. 8.25.16 [view up river
from log roadhouse at right, man seated next to building, two pack horses browsing]
Keywords: Nizina River, pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.4.Science.22.VU38618
Typical sub arctic forest of Picea mariana, black or swamp forest. Visuals Unlimited number 38618
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.79.004
29-3; view [scenic view through overlooking Saxman; Tongass Narrows; Pannock Island; roads; structures; pier; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.79.004
29-3; view [scenic view through overlooking Saxman; Tongass Narrows; Pannock Island; roads; structures; pier; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.766
L11 Mount McKinley "McKinley Park" [same as .755, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.777
"L17 McKinley Park" [scenic view of valley, mountains, snow, person standing at left of image looking at view; backpack, boots, gloves, hat; likely taken from roadway; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.782
L22 Mt McKinley [mountain in distance, tundra, boulders in foreground; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.806
"L38 Along an Alaska HIghway" (1946 postcard) [copy neg, same as .805]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.4.Science.22.VU26039
Taiga, coniferous. Visuals Unlimited number 26039
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1998.014.1.1311c
(O92 "Your sad story touched my heart") [black bear altered image with large ear outline, added grass, possibly a composite; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.375
(B92 Ninilchik school) [automobiles, banner "Ninilchik Fair, Sept 10, 11"]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.288.002
88-4; Feb 1943; Super XX; snow scene [Creek Street structures over water, trees, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.78.005
28-6 Totems at Saxman [detail view of top half of Sun and Raven pole; likely September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.78.005
28-6 Totems at Saxman [detail view of top half of Sun and Raven pole; likely September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1311b
(O92 "Your sad story touched my heart") [Greeting card with image of man with feet propped up, boots, bottle on table; image is flipped. "Never before have I met anyone with more troubles than You. Please accept this as a token of my esteem and sincerest sympathy" copy neg.]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1484
S54 Alaskan boys get top intertainment [sic] (entertainment; Bob Hope, Frances Langford & 2 others) [1942, Left to right: Jerry Colonna, Hope, Landford, Tony Romano, guitar; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.771
L13 Mt McKinley, highest mountain in the world from its base "1946 postcard" [scenic view with cache and ladder in foreground, river and foothills in middle ground; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1312
O93 Out-door swimming at Seward, Alaska [adults and children at pond or lake; automobile; bicycles; inner tubes; logs; swimming platform; dog; structure at right; road.
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.180
B7 Palmer school 1946 "Palmer school bldg. matanuska Valley"
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.733
"K5 Ranger's dog in corral, McKinley Park" Ranger Grant Pearson stands between two rows of dog enclosures, sled dogs, pens, snow on ground, spruce trees; to left is ladder and structure from image .732]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.526
Beulah Farm barns, insured for $23,600 [small format panoramic photograph, bird’s eye view of farm]
Collection: B2015.008
B1998.014.1.536
D33 Dick Mitchell & his racing team of siberian sled dogs. "Dick Mitchell's team, trees background 1 print; 1 neg, 3 negs" [sled dog team, musher, snow-covered road bank, plowed snow]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.288.004
88-4; Feb 1943; Super XX; snow scene [path shoveled through snow above Ketchikan; structure in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1803
T111 Frank Morgan photo (Sitka, Totem poles) [copy neg; person stands looking up at Gaanaxadi/Raven Crest pole; spruce trees in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.754
L4 Matanuska Valley farm "1946 postcard, (neg & print)" [hayfield, haystacks in foreground, structures, barn, dwelling, windmill in midground, mountains, clouds in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1799
T108 The historical shrine of Sitka, St. Michael's, Frank Morgan photo (Cathedral) [composite image of cathedral; copy neg; same as .1798]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.760
"L8 An Alaskan village, 1946 postcard" [Winter scene, log cabins, storage caches, sled dogs chained to kennels, dog houses, drying rack in center of image, spruce trees, possibly moose carcus handing from gable end beam of structure on left, animal laying on the ground in front of structure]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.761
L9 McKinley park cabin & cache; rander's cabin [log cabin with porch, tall grass, spruce trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.020.019
{Anchorage Alaska 1988}{4th Avenue Theater interior and details}
Keywords: theater, 4th Avenue, interior, Anchorage
Collection: B2009.020
B2017.024.1986.darting02
Polar bear survey -- copter must get about 25 yds for good shot.
Collection: B2017.024