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B1989.016.2038
(Elmendorf, July 8, 1940, another view) [aerial of Elmendorf Field on Fort Richardson, with rows of tents, Alaska Railroad train tracks at bottom of image]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1970.019.636
Anchorage, Fur Rendezvous, 1949. 2.75 x 4.5 nitrate negative
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B2015.008.881
Solo Creek Flats, Alaska [man on horseback and pack horse in valley. Poor quality print]
Keywords: pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.61.7
[soldiers wearing snowshoes and backpack stopped next to creek, McKinley rescue squad operation? Photographer's shadow in foreground]
Keywords: military, mountaineering, footwear, photography
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.61.9
[soldier wearing snowshoes and backpack hiking on winter trail through low brush, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.020.077
[Mount Marathon racer running up to automobile at finish line, signs at left for The Northern Pool Liquor, Bobbie’s Bar, and Taxi, 1955-1959]
Collection: B2017.020
B2019.003.065
“Scenes on Cook’s Inlet” [woman sitting on rock outcropping along shoreline at low tide] [Dena'ina Elnena, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Waterway, Woman, Rock, Outcropping, Rocky, Boulder, Shoreline, Low tide
Collection: B2019.003
B2017.002.22
[woman wearing fancy parka holding Christmas stocking filled with fruit and candy, 1956-57]
Collection: B2017.002
B2022.005.216
[Plane and vehicle on tarmac midwinter; passenger nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Plane, Airplane, Vehicle, Transportation, Travel, Tarmac, Airport, Winter, Snow, Mountains, Passenger
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.102
[Group of Indigenous Alaskans in skin boat; seal float at right near aft]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Boat, Skin boat, Watercraft, Transportation, Parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Water, Travel, Seal, Seal float, Float, Group
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.61.8
[soldier wearing snowshoes and backpack stopped next to creek, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B2008.013.75
[two buildings and possibly grave markers on grassy hill above mouth of river, ocean in distance]
Collection: B2008.013
B1989.016.1431
B-51. Lake Eklutna, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
b2015.027.163
Peg and his bride [wedding portrait, Aleut man with wooden leg standing with woman and young girl on boardwalk in front of building]
Keywords: weddings, religion
Collection: B2015.027
B1989.016.2246.6
(Parade, 1950) [military trucks parading down Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, passing businesses including Carlquist Jewelry, Anchorage Grill, City Bus Terminal, Kennedy Hardware, KFQD, Dykes Building; Chugach Mountains in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.002.06
Me and snowmobile at BAR, 4-10-57 [man driving continuous track vehicle]
Collection: B2017.002
B1989.016.1471.1
54. Spruce hen. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [bird in tree]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1811.2
Anchorage. Hewitt's [street scene of Fourth Avenue looking east, with automobiles and businesses including Northern Commercial Co., Bert's Drugs, First National Bank, and 4th Avenue Theater. Chugach Mountains in distance. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2033.5
(Father Hubbard's trek to Valley of 10,000 Smokes) [man, possibly Hubbard, dipping cup into water hole or creek. Bernard Hubbard expedition, circa 1929]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2010.023.339
(Barter Island from the air)(From N Chance 4-145)[aerial view of Barter Island]
Collection: B2010.023
B1989.016.1719
The Loop, Alaska R.R. "Hewitt's" [Alaska Railroad Loop district. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.004.61.21
Anchorage aerials, 10-5-76 [aerial of Alaska Regional Hospital]
Keywords: health, medicine
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.04.628
Throwing the seal skins into the truck, St. Paul Is., Pribilofs, AK [group of men next to carcasses at right, truck at left, two skins airborne in center; print date Aug 84]
Collection: B2016.004
B1989.016.1718.2
$500 gold and platinum nuggets. Hewitt's Photo [ore arranged in small pans on platter]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.007.67
[two young Alaska Native women posed in bushes next to large building, both wearing beanies, location non-Alaskan, possibly boarding school]
Keywords: education
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.008.741
332.3. Jas. Petersen & Blondy at Russell Glacier, White River, Alaska. 8.22.16 [man
wearing long coat, hip waders, and gloves and smoking pipe standing in dry riverbed with dog.
Proof print]
Keywords: dog, riverbed, White River
Collection: B2015.008
B2019.007.658
Basket grass drying,Togiak, AK, Bristol Bay Region 1991; photographer number 2-T21-16 [Grass harvesting; grass bundles hanging outside structure]
Collection: B2019.007
B2019.007.togiak.19910516.2T804
Drying subsistence seal, ptarmigan, spring, Togiak. Print date May 16, 1991.
Collection: B2019.007
B1989.016.1473
42. Alaskan lynx. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage. [two lynx in snow, with cabin visible behind. name Geo L. Johnson scratched off neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2013.075.6
Port Graham, 1966 [man standing outside house with dog]
Keywords: residences, animals
Collection: B2013.075
B2019.003.038
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” Mrs. Es. [woman wearing dentalium necklace and earring standing next to hide wrapped around tripod, possibly smoking hide, building in background] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, Education, U.S. Government, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Indigenous, Indigenous woman, Dentalium necklace, Dentalium jewelry, Hide, Smoking hide, Hide preparation
Collection: B2019.003
B2016.04.619
Stunners & seals, St. Paul Is., Pribilofs, AK [men wearing hard hats clubbing seals on killing field; print date Aug 84]
Collection: B2016.004
B1989.016.1869.3
Foto by Cameron (Anchorage Air Transport Travelair 4000 C193, circa 1927, with load of furs) [airplane marked A.A.T. C193 Anchorage No. 2, with loaded bundles and skis on snow at night. copy neg]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.186.1a
[Alaska Native man and boy on river bank with fish wheel. Positive transparency.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1970.019.327
Lester P. Corliss and dog “Kobuk” on top of mountain June 8/24
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection