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B1989.016.443.5
5. Deliberation. Glass and Hewitt. [moose fight. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2093.11
Alaska, Greetings from the Northland [Christmas card mat with sketch of winter cache and photograph of rock outcropping on Hatcher Pass Road]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1344.3
(Moose in McKinley Park) [Moose lying in snow in wooded area. Photographer probably George Nelson]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1592
#17. Children's Dog Derby, 1937. Hewitt's Photo Shop [young people with dogs on winter street, Anchorage street scene looking east with automobiles and businesses including Alaska Cafe, City Hotel, Blue Ribbon Cafe, Chugach Mountains in distance, Fourth Avenue?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1593.1
[bird's eye view of residential area in northwest Anchorage with Ship Creek, Anchorage docks, ship in Cook Inlet in distance; Sackett's Harbor at dock?]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.109.11
Russian Mission store [village scene in winter, drying rack in foreground, windmill at left, building with picket fence and lumber pile in center, hill with Russian Orthodox cross in background, Russian Mission]
Keywords: religion, residences, fishing, businesses
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.109.4
[soldiers standing on bank near birch trees with amphibious vehicle in water]
Keywords: military, transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.2.9
Willow and people [large riverboat and barge passing fish camp on river, view from tent?]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.30.1
[large airfield, probably Weeks Field in Fairbanks]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.101.8
[ship underway, men standing on deck]
Keywords: boats, transportation, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.2123
W19 Rotary snow plow in action o the Alaska Railroad; photo by Gyuriak [copy neg; two workers stand atop train engine as it clears tracks]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.950
L106 Alaska's coatline is longer than that of continental US - more beautiful, contains more wealth. (1948 postcard) [copy neg, scenic view of rocky coast, trees, flat water]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2141.65
D-84 [woman wearing fur parka with geometric decoration standing outdoors in winter]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.2089
W4 Alaskan housing shortage "For rent, 1946 postcard" [copy neg; composite image of birdhouse covered in hoarfrost with sign: "For rent till spring; inquire (illegible)"]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2182.6
(Jan. 22, 1952) [two men with snowshoes and packs, one carrying woman on his shoulders, standing next to Sikorsky H-5 helicopter marked Rescue, probably 10th Air Rescue Group at Merrill Field]
Keywords: aviation, transportation, military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2183.16
(Dog races, Fur Rondy 1952) [musher with bib #17 leading five-dog team down Fourth Avenue past spectators, Fur Rendezvous banners and businesses including Smart Shop, Anchorage Jewelers, The Gitchell, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, Dr. Hines Optometrist, J. Vic Brown & Son, Reed's, 515 Club, Lois Beauty Salon]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2183.2
(Dog races, Fur Rondy 1952) [musher with bib #2 leading eleven-dog team down Fourth Avenue past spectators, Fur Rendezvous banners and businesses including Smart Shop, Anchorage Jewelers, The Gitchell, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, Dr. Hines Optometrist, J. Vic Brown & Son, Reed's, 515 Club, Lois Beauty Salon]
Keywords: winter sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2184.7
18. (Dog races, 1955) [Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, musher with bib #10 leading nine-dog team, possibly on Cordova near Fourth Avenue, with spectators, police car in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.6
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [room with table, cupboard, window with blinds, bags of Leslie Salt]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.7
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [living room, with small desk, chairs, side tables]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.8
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [kitchen with table, chairs, stove, door, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.9
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [living room, with piano, easy chairs, ottoman]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.18295
Point Hope: old Eskimo village of Tigara. People wait for distribution of mail. Photographer's number 18295
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.004.22902
Side walk businesses are a recent innovation in Anchorage Alaska 22902 Jul 28 1981
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1989.016.1636
25. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [sunset over Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.217
City Hall building at night [Christmas time]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2184.5
16. (Dog races, 1955) [Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, musher with bib #6 leading eight-dog team, possibly on Cordova near Fourth Avenue]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2184.6
17. (Dog races, 1955) [Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, musher with bib #9 leading seven-dog team, possibly on Cordova near Fourth Avenue, with spectators, police car in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2184.8
19. (Dog races, 1955) [Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, musher with bib #11 leading nine-dog team, possibly on Cordova near Fourth Avenue, with spectators, police car in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2185.1
2. (Ice Carnival, 1957) [two men and woman in costumes skating in front of spectators under electric light, night, outdoors]
Keywords: winter sports, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2185.2
4. (Ice Carnival, 1957) [two men and woman in costumes skating in front of spectators under electric light, night, outdoors]
Keywords: winter sports, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.194
B12 Fairbanks University of Alaska - aerial [not actually an aerial view; building, automobile, ladders]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley