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B1985.027.1453
(Muriel Hagberg)(Miss Alaska tries her luck at Kotzebue)(#12)
Keywords: woman, fishing, swim suit, ice
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B2007.005.6.A20
[group of men gathered in a steam vent, naked with wads of grass or straw in their mouths]
Collection: B2007.005 Martin Family
B1989.016.433.3
Susitna from apartment window [view of Cook Inlet at sunset]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.433.4
Susitna from apartment window [view cross Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.433.5
Susitna from apartment window [view of Cook Inlet at sunset]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.434
34. Eskimo dance, Eklutna [possbly box dance, or Messenger Feast, being performed outdoors by men and women with headdresses and fur parkas]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1926.4
(Fur Rondy 1952) [fireman standing in Anchorage Fire Department exhibit booth during Fur Rendezvous]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.2.003
Lee's birthday [similar to .002; woman at right bakcgroud; clock and lamp atop what may be a radio cabinet; door; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.003
Lee's birthday [similar to .002; woman at right bakcgroud; clock and lamp atop what may be a radio cabinet; door; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2238
1041 "fox" [fox lying on dried grass or straw; appears to be smiling; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2006.023.6911.jpg
Pana-Vue JH129A3. Northern lights. Aurora borealis.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1989.016.1485
Lake Spenard, Anchorage, Alaska [trees covered with hoar frost in foreground, buildings and dock visible behind, Mt. Susitna in distance at right]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.43231
Pipeline art at U of AK at Anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2013.059.011
Canneries. Bering Sea. [view of boat filled with fish, pulled up next to scow with Diamond NN boat facing]
Collection: B2013.059
B2013.075.505
1967-68 [Koliganek? man standing outside of log cabin]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B2013.075
B1998.014.1.1332
PA9 Mt Pavlov, an active volcano near Cold Bay. Puffs of smoke can be seen day or night at intervals of about five minutes. [volcano surrounded by clouds, steam; snow, mountains, water, shore in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.2.004
Burt's child [child sitting in rocking chair next to table with birthday cake; chair in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.004
Burt's child [child sitting in rocking chair next to table with birthday cake; chair in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.4938
[Kotzebue Fourth of July parade, woman wearing fancy dance parka leading dog team in foreground; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.566
"E9 Hooper Bay Eskimo[s] at Fairbanks Winter Carnival, 1938, Carnival time" [men and women wearing fur parkas, possibly one bird parka, mukluks, mittens pose in front of snow, ice, trestle in background. drum, bow, arrows, harpoons (?)]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.567
E10 Eskimo Guard - north of the Ar[c]tic Circle June 24, 1952" [Arctic, nine men standing at attention with rifles over their shoulders, snow, parkas, plaid shirts, jackets, mukluks, boots, trees and structure in background, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.003.77
F 122 131, Tim with King Salmon [one Indigenous individual holding two King Salmon with metal drums in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Salmon, King Salmon, Fish, Metal drum, Ladder
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B1998.014.1.1940
T182 Nunaka Valley housing projet [sic: project] east of Anchorage [road, structures, mountains in background; sign: Nunaka Valley Homes rental office; Anchorage Park, Inc.; snow]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.136.005
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [wood vessel with decorated prow; anchor]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2013.059.014
Canneries. Bering Sea. [man in bow of boat holding up line, possibly getting ready to deploy net]
Collection: B2013.059
B2017.029.2166
[young man standing next to crate of processed seal skins inside plant; print date Jul 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1998.014.1.565
E8 An Arctic Pastime "Eskimos fishing thru ice, 1946 postcard" [man and woman fishing, child riding tricycle on ice, parkas, fur, ice fishing, reflections]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.029.2165
[man and women processing seal skins inside plant; print date Jul 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1985.027.2345
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimo. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1989.016.2141.23
D-25 [village in winter, with low scrub brush and view to unbroken horizon]
Keywords: villages
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.05166
Eskimo boys imbibe the Whaling culture: Pt. Hope
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.43.006
Nancy Langsdale; Sun, July 2nd [1939; woman (likely Irene Langsdale) holding infant; boardwalk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.006
Nancy Langsdale; Sun, July 2nd [1939; woman (likely Irene Langsdale) holding infant; boardwalk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.4620
[men offloading boat filled with plastic totes containing fish, women sitting in front of house at right, Evinrude outboard motor in foreground, Kotzebue; print date Aug 69]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.008.852
Scolai, 1912 [bird’s eye view of pack train on trail through Skolai Pass. Cf. .855]
Keywords: Skolai Pass, pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.029.2171
[man standing at lectern inside church, probably SS Peter and Paul Church; print date Jul 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.1926.5
(Fur Rondy 1952) [Division of Engineering exhibit booth, Fur Rendezvous; Bureau of Land Management?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1985.027.2347
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2348
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1998.014.1.635
Frank Morgan photo "E53 DIomede Island hunting party returns" men, dogs, dog sleds, sea ice, pressure ridge, furs, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley