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B1990.014.5.EQ.15.10
Building highlight'>West highlight'>Anchorage high School.
Keywords: earthquake; cranes; high school; army corps of engineers;trucks;construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_15
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.135
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(highlight'>Anchorage High School and kids)(March 2 1959)(8464)(14228)
Keywords: school, education, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.138
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(highlight'>Anchorage High School)(May 7 1959)(8720)
Keywords: school, school bus, students, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.133
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(highlight'>Anchorage High School)(aerial)(Oct 19 1957)(6759)
Keywords: school, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.134
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(highlight'>Anchorage High School)(aerial)(Nov 12 1957)(8476)
Keywords: school, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.144a
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(Jan 1965)(highlight'>West High during reconstruction)
Keywords: school, construction, cars
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.144b
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(Jan 1965)(highlight'>West High during reconstruction)
Keywords: school, construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.137
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(Kids leaving highlight'>Anchorage High School, winter while snowing)(March 2 1959)(8506)(14230)
Keywords: school, school bus, students, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.136
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(Kids at highlight'>Anchorage High School, buses in the snow)(March 2 1959)(8505)(14230)
Keywords: school, students, school bus, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.2124.2
highlight'>Anchorage High School. Hewitt's Drug Photo [exterior of highlight'>West High School. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.439
"B137 highlight'>Anchorage High School (highlight'>West High)" [view looking across parking lot; automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1936
New high school, highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska (T180 highlight'>Anchorage High School; highlight'>West Hi) [View of structure; automobile at left]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2024.001.123
“Portage Glacier Oct 69” [view of Portage Glacier and Portage Lake with icebergs and reflective water. Dena’ina territory, October 1969]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Portage, Portage Glacier, Chugach National Forest, Ice, Iceberg, Glacier, Lake, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.132
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(High School)(9 5551 56)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.139
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(May 28 1960)(highlight'>West High)(aerial)(9796)
Keywords: school, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.140
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(Feb 27 1963)(highlight'>West High)(aerial)(14546)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.141
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(May 26 1963)(highlight'>West High)(aerial)(14565)
Keywords: school, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1998.014.1.438
B137 New High School, highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska "highlight'>West High" [exterior view of library, auditorium; sidewalk in foreground]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.142
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(High School kids waiting for bus)(Oct 2 1963)
Keywords: school, students, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.63
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools Mountain View Elem)(16 Jan 1961)(10661)(Mountain View Elem School from highlight'>West)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B2023.011.100
1 Jun 61 C [view of field and buildings in the background, June 1961]
Keywords: Alaska, Canada, 1961, June, Field, Buildlings, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B2023.011.10
Dog sled [dog sled team running on street likely in downtown highlight'>Anchorage, February 1960]
Keywords: Alaska, February, 1960, highlight'>Anchorage, Dogs, Dog sled, Sled Dogs, Musher, People, Street, Houses, Truck, Cars, Automobiles, Vehicles, Snow, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.143
(highlight'>Anchorage Schools, highlight'>West Hi)(Sept 20 1956)(Woodland Parks School)(9 5100 56)
Keywords: school, education
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.EQ.15.8
Rebuild highlight'>West highlight'>Anchorage High School cost 4.5 million result of devastating EQ 27 March 1964
Keywords: earthquake; cranes, army corps or engineers;building;construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_15
B2024.001.124
“Portage Glacier Oct 69” [view of Portage Glacier and Lake with icebergs and reflective water. Similar to .123. Dena’ina territory, October 1969]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Portage, Portage Glacier, Chugach National Forest, Ice, Iceberg, Glacier, Lake, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1998.014.1.1938
T180 highlight'>Anchorage new high school building (highlight'>West Hi) [structure; automobiles; students visible through library windows at right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.209
highlight'>Anchorage, air view. [looking highlight'>west, with Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.17.28.66
A number of concrete block bldgs of highlight'>Anchorage to demonstrate that generally those buildings did not suffer serious damage in the March 27 earthquake of 1964. The views were made for Ken Sheppard President of the Alaska Concrete Products corp on Whitney Rd. Inage of highlight'>West High School
Keywords: school, mountains, power lines, parking
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_17
B1989.016.172
highlight'>West side of lobby, highlight'>Anchorage Hotel, highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's 107. 172.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.091.S4028.1
highlight'>Anchorage, 4th Avenue, old days [Looking highlight'>west, Model A]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.1186
Providence Hospital, highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's 35 [aerial looking highlight'>west]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.36.2
Panoramic Photograph of highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska looking highlight'>West down I street to include the Pioneer Home.
Keywords: 1983, Panoramic photograph; highlight'>Anchorage, I street, Pioneer Home
Collection: B1991.036
B1989.016.1655.2
[highlight'>Anchorage aerial looking highlight'>west, with Merrill Field in foreground and Mt. Susitna in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.35184
highlight'>Anchorage 4th Ave highlight'>West to East Aug 1950 August 1950 35184
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
b2005.023.61
243 highlight'>West Cook, highlight'>Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
b2005.023.62
255 highlight'>West Cook, highlight'>Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
B1989.016.208.4
highlight'>Anchorage street scene, 4th Avenue [winter, looking highlight'>west, Alaska Transfer Co.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.26138
highlight'>Anchorage Skyline From the highlight'>West, Chugach Mts in Back Print Date Oct. 28, 1982
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.004.sunset.aerial.oct1964
highlight'>Anchorage [aerial looking highlight'>west across Cook Inlet at sunset. print date Oct 64]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1989.016.1132
highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska. 143, Hewitt's [aerial looking highlight'>west towards Cook Inlet and Mt. Susitna]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2013.029.001
Panoramic photograph circa 1920 of highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska. Looking highlight'>west down 4th avenue towards Cook Inlet. Included in the photo are the A.E.C hospital, public school, ball park,Terminal hotel, Kootney Inn.
Keywords: panoramic; 1920, highlight'>anchorage, 4th avenue,
Collection: B2013.029
B1984.120.2
Panoramic view of highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska 1948, looking north highlight'>west towards Cook Inlet and Port of highlight'>Anchorage
Printed by Ken Wray's Print Shop Inc.
Keywords: Panoramic, highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska 1948, Cook Inlet and Port of highlight'>Anchorage, Ken Wray's Print Shop Inc.
Collection: B1984.120
B2013.029.006
1971 panoramic photograph of highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska. Looking highlight'>west north highlight'>west down I street to include, the park strip, Cook Inlet, Mt. Susitna, Mt. McKinley(Denali). National photo and news service image #242712.
Keywords: panoramic; highlight'>anchorage, 1971, park
Collection: B2013.029
B1983.091.S5038.3
4-72 Street Scenes in highlight'>Anchorage on snowy day [Fifth Ave and E St. looking highlight'>west]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.2030.1
(highlight'>Anchorage from air, 1958) [aerial view looking highlight'>west to Cook Inlet, with Merrill Field and Point Woronzof]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1796.1
highlight'>Anchorage Golf Course. Bragaw [view looking highlight'>west, houses at right, Mount Susitna visible in background at right]
Keywords: recreation, residences, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1743.1
(highlight'>Anchorage railroad yards, Aug. 1951) [view of Alaska Railroad yards at Ship Creek, looking highlight'>west towards Cook Inlet, downtown highlight'>Anchorage at left]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.005.1
highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska, Cook Inlet, Turnagain Arm. highlight'>Anchorage Photo Supply, photo by Don C. Knudsen [aerial looking highlight'>west, Merrill Field in foreground]
Collection: B2017.005
B1989.016.1561
highlight'>Anchorage, Alaska: the airport, and Cook Inlet. Hewitt's 122 [aerial view looking highlight'>west, with Merrill Field. circa 1930s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.115
"Eek 1949; Eskimo Country highlight'>west of highlight'>Anchorage" [winter scene with structures, cache, firewood, possibly the Eenayarak River in background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection