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B2022.001.059
Mayfield Evans with Alaska Governor Tony Knowles. [Note on front: Mayfield, Great work! Tony Knowles]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.095
Jamila Evans, with Mayfield Evans and Alaska Governor Tony Knowles at Governor’s Family Picnic, 2002 [Note on front: “Best wishes, Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.138.exterior
Invitation from Governor and Mrs. Tony Knowles to dinner at the Governor’s House on Monday, December 5, 1994 [Dinner invitation to Mayfield Evans from Governor and Mrs. Tony Knowles with menu, Note on invitation: “To Mayfield, Thanks for everything Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.138.interior
Invitation from Governor and Mrs. Tony Knowles to dinner at the Governor’s House on Monday, December 5, 1994 [Dinner invitation to Mayfield Evans from Governor and Mrs. Tony Knowles with menu, Note on invitation: “To Mayfield, Thanks for everything Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2021.004.237
Ed Wesley with Tony Knowles and one other Note on front: “To my good friend Ed who got me to the church on time. Best Tony”
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Tony Knowles, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2022.002.14
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles with Cal Williams, 1994 [Color photograph autographed “Cal, Thanks for your public service, Tony Knowles” Handwritten on back: 1994]
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B2022.001.131
Mayfield Evans with Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, Anchorage Park Strip [Note on front: “Mayfield, Thank you for all your help over the years and your friendship, Tony”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.123.back
Letter to E&S Diversified Services from State of Alaska Office of the Governor, Governor Tony Knowles, December 17, 1999
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.123.front
Letter to E&S Diversified Services from State of Alaska Office of the Governor, Governor Tony Knowles, December 17, 1999
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.092
Left to right: Jacqueline Evans, Mayfield Evans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, Governor’s Picnic, 1997 [Note on front: “Mayfield, Thanks for another great Alaska Gov. picnic! Tony Knowles”] [Photo received with card from Governor's office, see B2022.001.092B]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.092B.front
[Photo B2022.001.092 received with card from Governor's Office] [Photo: Left to right: Jacqueline Evans, Mayfield Evans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, Governor’s Picnic, 1997. Note on front: “Mayfield, Thanks for another great Alaska Gov. picnic! Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.092B.interior
[Photo B2022.001.092 received with card from Governor's Office] [Photo: Left to right: Jacqueline Evans, Mayfield Evans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, Governor’s Picnic, 1997. Note on front: “Mayfield, Thanks for another great Alaska Gov. picnic! Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2021.004.194
Ed Wesley, Tony Knowles and others with Rosa Parks [Rosa Parks in center with Knowles and Wesley to right. NAACP "Black is Brilliant" ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) banner in background]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Rosa Parks, Tony Knowles, NAACP, Black is Brilliant, ACT-SO, Afro-Academic Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1989.016.477.15
[Aerial of mud flats in Westchester Lagoon - Fish Creek - Cook Inlet area, now part of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, 2013]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.477.16
[Aerial of mud flats in Westchester Lagoon - Fish Creek - Cook Inlet area, now part of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, 2013]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.477.17
[Aerial of mud flats in Westchester Lagoon - Fish Creek - Cook Inlet area, now part of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, 2013]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.001.127
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation, Presented to E&S Diversified Services, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor and Fran Ulmer, Lieutenant Governor, September 1998
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.071
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation, presented to Mayfield Evans, 2001 Governor’s Anchorage Annual Family Picnic, 2001, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.129
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation to Mayfield Evans, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska and Fran Ulmer, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, August 9, 1997
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.058
Barry Evans, second from left, and Mayfield Evans, third from left, with Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, center, and E&S Diversified Services employees, Governor’s Family Picnic
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.093B
[Photo received with note, see B2022.001.093.] [Photo: Barry Evans, Mayfield Evans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles with E&S Diversified Services employees at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.094B
[Card included photo, see B2022.001.094] [Photo: Mayfield Evans, far right, and two others at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997. Note on front: “Thanks for your help, Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.094B.interior
[Card included photo, see B2022.001.094] [Photo: Mayfield Evans, far right, and two others at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997. Note on front: “Thanks for your help, Tony Knowles”]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.093
Barry Evans, Mayfield Evans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles with E&S Diversified Services employees at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997 [Note from Governor's office received with photo, see B2022.001.093B]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.118
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation, presented to Mayfield’s Quality Cleaners, in recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions to 2001 Governor’s Anchorage Annual Family Picnic, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, 2001
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.070
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation to E&S Diversified Services, Inc., Governor’s Annual Family Picnic, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska and Fran Ulmer, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, August 5, 1999
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.119
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation, presented to Mayfield’s Quality Cleaners, in recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions to 2002 Governor’s Anchorage Annual Family Picnic, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, July 20, 2002
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.126
State of Alaska Certificate of Appreciation to Mayfield’s Quality Cleaners [Certificate of appreciation for volunteer contribution to Governor’s Annual Family Picnic, signed by Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska and Fran Ulmer, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, August 5, 1999
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.094
Mayfield Evans, far right, and two others at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997 [Note on front: “Thanks for your help, Tony Knowles”] [E&S Diversified Services employee to left of woman in red. Photo received in card from Governor's Office, see B2022.001.094B]
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection