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B1991.048.201
[man in plowed field, buildings in distance]
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B1991.21.3
Print from a 4x5 copy negative. A portrait of the Oscar Anderson family, this iuncludes three children and their parents. Photographed in the studio of James and Bushnell.
Keywords: portrait, mother, father, children, studio
Collection: B1991.021
B2016.004.17.13
Barrow people, 5-80 [two children wearing parkas posed outside]
Collection: B2016.004
B1990.014.2018.1.2.002
Lee's birthday [two children sit at round table; cake with two lit candles; chair at left; table with cup and saucer; woman's lower leg visible at far right; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.002
Lee's birthday [two children sit at round table; cake with two lit candles; chair at left; table with cup and saucer; woman's lower leg visible at far right; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.6137
[interior of house, possibly kitchen, showing cabinet in corner of room, table and chairs at left, 1940s. Cf. .5741]
Collection: B1995.010
B2022.005.19
[Indigenous Alaskan mother with five children outside; all in parkas with fur ruffs]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Mother, Woman, Family, Children, Child, Girl, Boy, Son, Daughter, Toddler, Parka, Fur, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outside
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1973.079.180
[A woman Mrs Cron sitting with child Alma on the dock in front of small tug style boat named "CUB"]
Keywords: boats, dock, wharf, harbor, toddler, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.2141.37
D-50 [portrait of woman in fur parka]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2009.017.2004.03.04
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Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2022.005.190
[Dogsled team racing down snowy street, buildings, and bystanders nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Dogsled, Sled, Dogs, Husky, Huskies, Racing, Teams, Street, Winter, Snow, Recreation, Sport, Transportation, Buildings, Town, Community, Bystanders
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.10.019
[Airplanes, automobile, parked along field, building, overlooking river, possibly Chena River, Fairbanks.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.2298.12
(Chitina) [old store with faded signs for Pool Room and Olympia Beer, sign for "Chitina Townsite, Lots Sold on Easy Terms," truck with 1943 license plate parked outside building]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.6134a
[man and woman standing next to house in trees, possibly George and Clarissa, 1950s. Original image blurry]
Collection: B1995.010
B1990.014.2018.1.74.005
28-2; view of piling under dock [boat, docks, reflections on water; Ketchikan, September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.74.005
28-2; view of piling under dock [boat, docks, reflections on water; Ketchikan, September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.75.003
28-3 Christian Science booth at Ketchikan Fair; 2E-7 cents [sign for "The Christian Science Monitor, International Daily Newspaper;" table for display; chairs; lamp; woman's portrait on wall; September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.75.003
28-3 Christian Science booth at Ketchikan Fair; 2E-7 cents [sign for "The Christian Science Monitor, International Daily Newspaper;" table for display; chairs; lamp; woman's portrait on wall; September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2197.10
(Parade, Nome) [marching band passing A.J. Mueller Jeweler and Miners and Merchants Cafe. Lomen Bros. photographers, probably Fourth of July. circa 1918. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.59.005
22-6; girls by campfire [foure women sitting near fire; driftwood; blankets; beach; forest; likely Ward Cove; August 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.59.005
22-6; girls by campfire [foure women sitting near fire; driftwood; blankets; beach; forest; likely Ward Cove; August 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.003.1
[Andrea Ramsey and her daughter Tracey standing outdoors in winter in 1964, with Anchorage in the background]
Collection: B2017.003
B1989.016.1377.2
The Anchorage Hotel, Alaska. Hewitt's, 112 (Jan. 24, 1942) [exterior of hotel along E Street, with gravel street in foreground]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2181.1
(Emard Property, House Exterior) [Anchorage home. copy neg]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2298.14
(Chitina) [interior of building, with wood stove, couch, chair, wall clock, ceiling light fixture]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.012.90
Knuluk, Alaska, 1910 [man, women, and children standing in front of barabara, cache and mission buildings in background]
Keywords: churches, religion, residences
Collection: B2014.012
B2022.005.199
[Indigenous Alaskan young man on bicycle; row of houses in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young man, Boy, Teen, Bike, Bicycle, Transportation, House, Home, Buildings, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1254
Loussac-Sogn Bldg., Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo [Paul's Jewelry, parked automobiles]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Ed.2.36
"Education; Pied Piper preschool; Palmer; D.R. back; January 1964" [children at table near window, adult in background beneath flag]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Ed
B1989.016.2298.10
(Chitina) [old store with faded signs for Post Office and "Curios Kodaks Drugs Stationery Magazines Candies and Cigars," truck parked outside building]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.216.005
68-3 [man standing at gate with shoulder bag and violin case; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.35.003
14-4 Midge & baby [Midge Marsh and Carol Marsh in hospital bed; flowers; book at left on nightstand; June 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.35.003
14-4 Midge & baby [Midge Marsh and Carol Marsh in hospital bed; flowers; book at left on nightstand; June 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.1063
Heavy marching order, Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., 1898 [soldier in military uniform
posed on field, man at left, tents in background, Spanish American War]
Keywords: Army, soldiers, tents
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.002.173
{Young girl seated at a small table engaged in a pretend tea party with stuffed animals and toys}
Keywords: toys, children, play
Collection: B2016.002
B2022.005.255
[one Indigenous woman and one Indigenous man dancing on a platform in front of a crowd with at least two drummers in the background and a white man in hat and coat to the left. Similar to .254, .256, .257]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, dancers, drums
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2181.4
(Emard Property, Living room) [Anchorage home with couch and two portraits on wall. copy neg]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection