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B1989.016.1537.3
114. Community garage construction. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [men working at construction site in clearing, Matanuska Colony]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1537.1
112. Construction of hospital, Palmer. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [men at construction site in clearing, Matanuska Colony]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1537.2
113. Construction of school bldg, Palmer. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [construction site with mountains in distance, Matanuska Colony]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1870.4a
(Eskimo boy) [young boy in fur-trimmed parka standing outdoors holding dried salmon, snow on ground and house behind. color neg]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1870.5b
Eskimo kids. Hewitt's Drug (Group of Eskimo children) [five children in fur-trimmed parkas, one with Western-style brimmed hat, standing outdoors in winter, windmills? in background. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1883.1
(Rendezvous Queen, 1952) [studio portrait of woman with fur parka and crown with ivory bear figurine]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1883.2
(Rendezvous Queen, 1952) [studio portrait of woman with fur parka and crown with ivory bear figurine. neg retouched]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1883.3
(Rendezvous Queen, 1952) [studio portrait of woman with fur parka and crown with ivory bear figurine]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1901
(ANS Hospital, 1952) [view from Government Hill looking east to Chugach Mountains, with Alaska Railroad yards in foreground, water tower and Alaska Native Service Hospital in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1902.1
(Providence Hospital on 9th and L Street) [exterior]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2052.4
(Basset, P.A.A.) [man wearing fur mittens and fur parka with geometric decoration standing in front of the window at the Pacific Alaska Airways office, Clark Bassett? circa 1934-35?]
Keywords: aviation, clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2054.7
7-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [Loyal Order of Moose float with children on flat bed trailer next to panel decorated in crepe reading "Moose"]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2142.1
P-288. Hewitt's (Canned Fruit Display) [woman standing near table with canned produce and pressure cooker, Matanuska Colony? copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2148.7
#7B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view, looking west, of floats and marchers on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, passing businesses including 1st National Bank, Bert's Drugs, Northern Commercial Co., U.G. Crocker Economical Shopping Center, Alaska Transfer Co., Richmond's Restaurant, Merchants Cafe, and The Club. Floats include Hoyt Motor Co.]
Keywords: automobiles
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2148.8
#8B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view of military unit and color guard marching at Fourth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage passing businesses including M & M Lunch, Don's Beauty Shop, White Top Taxi, The Gitchell, Sunfreeze Ice Cream Shop, Alaska Jewelry Co., and H. Seidenverg Clothier]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2148.9
#9B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view of automobile pulling American Legion float at Fourth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage passing businesses including M & M Lunch, Don's Beauty Shop, White Top Taxi, The Gitchell, Sunfreeze Ice Cream Shop, Alaska Jewelry Co., and H. Seidenverg Clothier]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.51.4
[hiker standing overlooking mountain pass, termination dust on peaks, probably Talkeetna or Chugach Mountains]
Keywords: hiking, recreation
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.002.85
[Grant Hastings posed with dog next to log cabin in winter]
Keywords: animals, residences
Collection: B2016.002
B1989.016.211
City Hall building from the air, Anchorage.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.12.9
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men standing next to holes on ice, pile of fish in background, mountains in distance]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.96.8
[man walking near large tent in wooded area with hunting blind or cache between two trees at right]
Keywords: military, camping, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.97.12
[pigs in yard in winter, outbuilding and mountains in background]
Keywords: animal husbandry, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.1567.8
P-114. Hewitt's (Early Scenes of Palmer) [two men with construction machinery outside home in Matanuska Colony; digging well?]
Keywords: houses, residences, construction
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1607
(Early Palmer Hospital) [walled tent with sign "Keep Off the Grass", Matanuska Colony]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1900.9
(Seward Highway and mountains) [view down gravel highway in winter]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1903.1
(Alaska dairy farmhouse) [man standing with cow in front of wood frame house, delivery truck from The Sheely Dairy parked alongside, Matanuska Valley]
Keywords: animal husbandry, agriculture, residences, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1903.11
(Dairy herd) [cows coming down path from pasture, stopped at wooden fence, Matanuska Valley]
Keywords: animal husbandry
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1903.12
(Dairy herd) [cows coming down path from pasture, stopped at wooden fence, Matanuska Valley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1903.13
(Dairy herd) [cows in pasture in foreground and in fenced pen, with farm outbuildings and mountains in distance, Matanuska Valley]
Keywords: animal husbandry, agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1903.2
(Alaska dairy farmhouse) [cow in front of wood frame house, delivery truck from The Sheely Dairy parked alongside, Matanuska Valley]
Keywords: animal husbandry, agriculture, residences, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1903.3
(Alaska dairy farmhouse) [cow in front of wood frame house, delivery truck from The Sheely Dairy parked alongside, Matanuska Valley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2053.10
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Fourth of July float, 1932, 10) [man driving Dahl and Wansted flatbed truck festooned with American flags, with history-themed display, young man in toga on back of truck]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2055.43
43 (July 4, 1938, parade) [Scissor Snips float? truck with flatbed holding small fir trees and children dressed in costumes. cf. 2055.38]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2055.5
5 (July 4, 1938, parade) [baby in carriage decorated with foliage and banner reading Mistress Mary, clown on bicycle near wooden stands filled with spectators]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2143.5
9. Under headway for the east, A.R.R. & C. Project, Matanuska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [man constructing tables outside row of walled tents, Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: residences, construction
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2148.6
#6B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view of floats and marchers on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage passing businesses including Alaska Jewelry Co., Sunfreeze Ice Cream Shop, H. Seidenverg Clothier, Ship Creek Meat Co., Dr. Hines Optometrist, Montgomery Ward Order Office, J. Vic Brown, Sears Roebuck and Co., and Lois Beauty Salon. Floats include 1941 model Dodge sponsored by Jack Henry Post No. 1 pulling Liberty Bell. Marchers include children on bicycles and group on horseback.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2191
[photograph of certificate for incorporation of Bank of Alaska at Skagway, dated March 25, 1916, issued by Territorial Banking Board]
Keywords: banking, banks
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.100.14
[surveyors walking across snow field, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.100.2
[distant view of smoking volcano, poles in field in middle ground, Adak]
Collection: B1995.014