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B1989.016.1650.2
[man at desk with telephone and office equipment on desk, invoice book and paperwork, calendar on wall at right]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.939
[room interior, man seated at desk, papers and hurricane lamps on desk, clock and
photos hanging on wall, with wallpaper]
Keywords: room interior, man, lamp, clock, pictures
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.007.171
[white man seated at desk inside office, reading book, papers in pigeonholes above desk, curtains on window. Same man as in .28?]
Keywords: interiors
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.008.301
Where we slaved evenings [house interior, George in profile in foreground, seated at desk reading, second desk in background, framed expedition photographs on wall]
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.1116.2
P-398. 8/31/36. Hewitt's Photo [stool and desk in the Palmer School]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.205
B17 Curry Hotel Lobby [people, dog, stairway, check-in desk]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.2622
Nome People, July 1983 [interior scene of man on telephone; papers on desk]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1116.1
P-397. 8/31/36. Hewitt's Photo [desks in a Palmer School room, chalkboard on wall]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2312.10
(Alaskan Merchandisers, interior of office, May 9, 1951) [women sitting at desks with office equipment]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2312.11
(Alaskan Merchandisers, interior of office, May 9, 1951) [women sitting at desks with office equipment]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Ed.2.17
"6839 - Education; Inlet school room; 14 November 1957" [children at desks in classroom]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Ed
B2001.036.582
[print and original negative] Rose Ambrose, Huslia, 4-82 [woman working at desk]
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby
B2017.024.2624
Nome People, July 1983 [interior scene of man seated at desk with papers in hand]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1096.1
P-159. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [desk with drawers, small bench]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1096.4
P-162. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [desk with drawers, small bench]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.1067
6.1. Phila., Pa., my room. 5.24.10, Noon [room interior, with desk, chair, fireplace,
bookshelves]
Keywords: room interior
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.024.2623
Nome People, July 1983 [interior scene of man on telephone; papers, styrofoam cup on desk]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1096.7
P-164. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [desk with drawers, small bench, dresser]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.7.8
The old Russian Mission Church that was torn down in 1941 [interior corner with window, desk, wall hanging]
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.2074
V9 Vegetable display at Ninilchik Fair [sliced cabbages and other vegetables on table in classroom; school desks in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.10.004
3-2 Brad Hall at work [man sitting on stool working at desk, possibly a drafing table; lamp; telephone; typewriter on desk at right; pencil sharpener at right; Seattle Glove Co. calendar on wall at left; windows; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.004
3-2 Brad Hall at work [man sitting on stool working at desk, possibly a drafing table; lamp; telephone; typewriter on desk at right; pencil sharpener at right; Seattle Glove Co. calendar on wall at left; windows; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1996.035.1.241
Adak [rear view of two servicemen standing at attention in front of desk where third man is seated; map on wall]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B1989.016.2065.4
(IBM offices, "Talk It Up, IBM6400") [woman and man in office, with desks and filing cabinets, early computing. circa 1962]
Keywords: computers
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2065.6
(IBM offices, "Talk It Up, IBM6400") [woman and man in office, with desks and filing cabinets, early computing. circa 1962]
Keywords: computers
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.10.003
3-2 Betty Sampson [woman sitting near desk holding hands over her mouth; lamp; windows; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.003
3-2 Betty Sampson [woman sitting near desk holding hands over her mouth; lamp; windows; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2159
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, 1966 Easter Party, making bunnies" [children at desks and adults, easter baskets, cards]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2021.002.029
Samuel Fleming, Ladd Air Force Base, early 1950's [at his desk as avionics technician responsible for repairing airplane radios.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Fairbanks, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990, African Americans Military Service
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2015.008.981
Den (before electricity) [house interior, George seated at desk with back to camera,
framed expedition photographs on wall. Cf. .300]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
B1962.001.801
“Seldovia school Jan 1910” [Schoolhouses; People-Seldovia] [Indigenous children seated at desks, classroom interior. Alutiiq/Sugpiaq territory, Angagkitaqnuuq (Seldovia)]
Keywords: Alutiiq territory, Sugpiaq territory, Angagkitaqnuuq, Seldovia, Indigenous, BIPOC, Children, Students, Education, Classroom, Interior, Desks, School, Teachers
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2015.008.300
George, 1917. Studying every evening [house interior, George seated at desk with back to camera, framed expedition photographs on wall. Cf. .981]
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.023.175
[Office, men in uniform, women, pose, desks, chairs, Christmas tree in background; far left, man wearing raven design sweater]
Collection: B2017.023
B1956.004.26
Copyright 1913 by A.C. Mercer; [Group portrait of 1913 First Alaska Territorial Senate, with staff members; seated at desks in Elks Lodge, Juneau.]
Keywords: First Alaska Territorial Senate, Elks Lodge, Juneau, Territorial government, Alaska Territory, Territory of Alaska, Territorial legislature, A.C. Mercer
Collection: B1956.004 AC Mercer Legislature
B1981.019.074
Office Cooney Hotel, Nenana, Alaska. Photo M.V. Tyler [lobby interior, with chairs, reception desk, fire extinguisher, spittoon, phonograph, clock]
Collection: B1981.019 AHFAM FIC
B1989.016.2065.5
(IBM offices, "Talk It Up, IBM6400") [women and man in office, with desks, telephones, office equipment, and filing cabinets, early computing. circa 1962]
Keywords: computers
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2312.12
(Alaskan Merchandisers, interior of office, May 9, 1951) [woman sitting at desk sorting cards, with telephone at left and typewriter next to filing cabinets at right]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.2184
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, 1966 Easter Party; two boys with harmonicas" [one black child, one white child sitting at desks]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1956.004.25
Copyright 1913 by A.C. Mercer; [Group portrait of 1913 First Alaska Territorial House of Representatives, with staff members; seated at desks in Elks Lodge, Juneau.]
Keywords: First Alaska Territorial House of Representatives, Elks Lodge, Juneau, Territorial government, Alaska Territory, Territory of Alaska, Territorial legislature, A.C. Mercer
Collection: B1956.004 AC Mercer Legislature
B1990.014.5.Ed.2.18
"6840 - Education; Inlet school room; 4 ea 8x10 Crittendon; 14 November 1957" [school room with desks, maps, view out windows]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Ed
B1989.016.1377.6
Anchorage Hotel. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Jan. 24, 1942) [interior of room, with bed, easy chair, bench, wash stand, and desk with chair and lamp]
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
B1998.014.1.2178
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, 1966 Easter Party; child with adult" [children sitting at desks, harmonicas, Easter baskets; woman helping boy stand; crutches on floor]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.377
(B93 Ninilchik old Russian church + 1 neg looks like food?) [not a church; cabbages, produce, baked goods on table, possibly for judging; school desks in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Anc.12.34
AK housing admin. 1-15-53 [interior of residence or hotel room, with desk and chair, couch, table, curtains on windows. Cellulose acetate film buckling. removed to freezer]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc
B1998.014.1.2549
"Army Corps of Engineers; 5 men in uniform" [Actually, three men in uniform and two wearing suits standing around a table or desk; flags; window with view of automobiles in parking lot and mountains in the distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley