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B2023.011.6
Anchorage docks [view of Dgheyaytnu (Ship Creek) and Tikahtnu (Cook Inlet) at sunset with ships docked]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Sunset, Docks, Harbor, Ships, Ship Creek, Dgheyaytnu, Tikahtnu, Cook Inlet, Cars, Automobiles, Vehicles, Boats, Bay, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B2024.001.264
“Anch May 76” [individual standing on Government Hill with downtown in background. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, May 1976]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Dwontown, Government Hill, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.601
“Lawrene [sic] Aud.” [auditorium, possibly Sydney Lawrence Theater? Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1960s?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Building, Sydney Lawrence Auditorium, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2022.001.009
Mayfield Evans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson [Waterfront portrait. Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina Territory, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage)]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, Alaskans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, JBER, Base, Elmendorf-Richardson, Waterfront, Portrait, Outdoors, Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina, Territory, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2024.001.283
“Anch Tudor Rd. under const May 76” [construction of Tudor Road overpass, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, May 1976]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Chugach Mountains, Tudor Road, Construction, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.407
“Reindeer on 4th Ave. closeup 1965” [Reindeer with a red harness. Similar to .406. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1965]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Downtown, 4th Avenue, Reindeer, Harness, Halter, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.452
“Airport, Twilight 1959” [KLM “The Flying Dutchman” airplane at Anchorage International Airport. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1959]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Airport, Anchorage International Airport, Airplane, Flying Dutchman, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.589
“Anchorage People’s Store Jan 73 [downtown buildings in low light. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, January 1973]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Building, Winter, Ice, Rainbow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.443
“I Airport 1956” [seven individuals wait outside at the Anchorage International Airport for airplane arrival. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1956]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Airport, Anchorage International Airport, Passengers, Gate, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.492
“Ship Creek 58” [old fishing boats on Dgheyay Kaq’ (Mouth of Ship Creek). Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyay Kaq’, Mouth of Ship Creek, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Boat, Dry dock, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.583
“Anchorage Winter Const Jan 67” [buildings under construction with cranes in downtown Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, January 1967]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Building, Construction, Crane, Winter, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.730
“Anchorage Port, Winter 1970, Feb 70” [Port of Anchorage, crane, and docks. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1970
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyay Kaq', Mouth of Ship Creek, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Port of Anchorage, Winter, Snow, Ice, Crane, Docks, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.275
“Anchorage Potter Marsh Jun 77” [Hkaditali (Potter Marsh) and Tutl'uh (Turnagain Arm), Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, June 1977]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Hkaditali, Potter Marsh, Tutl'uh, Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway, Chugach Mountains, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.284
“Tudor Road Construction May 76” [police vehicle blocks traffic on Tudor Road during construction, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, May 1976]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Chugach Mountains, Tudor Road, Construction, Police, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Tracks, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.470
“Spenard Lake 1955” [many individuals and youth swim at Niłkidal'iy (Lake Hood and Lake Spenard). Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1955]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Niłkidal'iy, Lake Hood, Lake Spenard, Swimming, Boat, Platform, Chugach Mountains, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.472
“Lake Hood 1955 +/-” [Seaplane over Niłkidal'iy (Lake Hood and Lake Spenard). Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Niłkidal'iy, Lake Hood, Lake Spenard, Swimming, Boat, Platform, Chugach Mountains, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.493
“Ship Creek Dock ‘58” [Large boat docked at Dgheyay Kaq’ (Mouth of Ship Creek). Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyay Kaq’, Mouth of Ship Creek, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Boat, Dock, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.517
“Our House Fireweed Lane, Winter, 1950s” [small white house with a swing set in a snowy meadow. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Building, House, Snow, Field, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.535
“O’Malley Rd. 1959” [line of automobiles on a dirt road looking west to the water. O’Malley Road. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1959]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, O'Malley Road, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Chugach Mountains, Tikahtnu, Cook Inlet, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.604
“Turnagain Blvd Winter 1950s” [neighborhood with one story homes in deep snow and low light. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Winter, Snow, Automobile, Vehicle, House, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.605
“Nunaka” [Nunaka Valley area of Anchorage. Many similarly shaped one-story homes in winter. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Nunaka Valley, Winter, Snow, House, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.632
“Flower Garden Louise Glockle” [log cabin style home with many brightly colored flowers. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Log cabin, Garden, Flowers, Louise Glockle, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.820
“Statehood ‘58” [a large crowd encircles a large bonfire in the Delaney Park Strip for the Statehood Celebration. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Delaney Park Strip, Alaska Statehood, Bonfire, Woodpile, Celebration, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.881
“Feb 78” [large sled dog team races downtown at Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1978]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Downtown, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Mushing, Musher, Sled dogs, Husky, Races, Dog sled, Spectators, Winter, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.889
“Feb 78” [large dog sled team enters a tunnel at Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1978]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Mushing, Musher, Sled dogs, Husky, Races, Dog sled, Winter, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.170
“4th Ave Earthquake Sep 64” [broken, sunken part of 4th Avenue following the 1964 Earthquake. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1964]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Downtown, Damage, 1964 Earthquake, Building, Signs, Sidewalk, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.195
“North Star Elem., Playing in the Snow” [group of four youths wrestle in the snow at North Star Elementary, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, North Star Elementary, School, Youth, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.226
“Elmendorf Airspace Course 1959” [Army helicopter with individuals standing around it at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1959]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Helicopter, United States Army, Elmendorf Air Force Base, United States Air Force, Chugach Mountains, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.421
Alaska; Dena'ina; Dgheyaytnu; Anchorage; Fur Rendezvous; Rondy; Spectators; Sled dogs; Dog sledding; RaMushing; Musher; Ken L. Parker; Photographer
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Spectators, Sled dogs, Dog sledding, Races, Mushing, Musher, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.459
“1955-6” [large piles of snow surround snow-covered automobiles in front of Parker’s Department Store. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1955?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Parker's Department Store, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Snow, Street, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.498
“Bootlegger Cove, Anchorage, 1958” [homes near Bootlegger Cove. Dgheyay Kaq’ (Mouth of Ship Creek), Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Bootlegger Cove, Dgheyay Kaq’, Mouth of Ship Creek, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, House, Street, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Boat, Port of Anchorage, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.505
“Soap Derby 1957” [crowds line a soap derby racetrack as two automobiles come down the hill. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1957]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Building, Spectators, Soap box car, Soap box derby, Race, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.523
“High School Ski Slope 1959” [skiers on a snowy slope near West Anchorage High School. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, West Anchorage High School, Skiing, Ski hill, Skiers, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.719
“Niki site from Air Anchorage Feb 69” [aerial view of Nike Site at Kincaid Park. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1969]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Anchorage International Airport, Airplane, Nike Site, Kincaid Park, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.829
“Statehood Bonfire 1958” [A flag is silhouetted in front of a large bonfire in the Delaney Park Strip for the Statehood Celebration. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Delaney Park Strip, Alaska Statehood, Bonfire, Celebration, Spectators, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.166
“4 Seasons Bldg Jun 64” [collapsed apartment building following the 1964 Earthquake. See also .165 and .167. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1964]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Damage, 1964 Earthquake, Building, Apartment, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.213
“Anchorage International, mom deboarding top of ramp” [passengers exit a Northwest Airlines Jet at Anchorage International Airport. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1969]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Airport, Anchorage International Airport, Airplane, Northwest Airlines, Passengers, Stairs, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.224
“Anchorage Airport Feb 66” [adult and youth individuals walk in the parking lot at Anchorage International Airport. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1966]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Airport, Anchorage International Airport, Airplane, Parking lot, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Winter, Snow, Chugach Mountains, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.246
“Anchorage Int’nl Airport Sep 72” [individuals walk into airport through gate 33 at Anchorage International Airport, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1972]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Airport, Anchorage International Airport, Passengers, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.417
“Rendevous [sic] 1958” many individuals line both sides of H Street during Anchorage Fur Rendezvous. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Spectators, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.471
“Spenard Lake 1955” [many individuals and youth swim at Niłkidal'iy (Lake Hood and Lake Spenard). Similar to .470. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1955]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Niłkidal'iy, Lake Hood, Lake Spenard, Swimming, Boat, Platform, Chugach Mountains, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.526
“Forest Park Behind WHS Plows” [snowplows plowing snow in the neighborhood around West Anchorage High School. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1958?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, West Anchorage High School, Winter, Snow, Snowplow, Automobile, Vehicle, House, Chugach Mountains, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.592
“Bootleggers Cove Beach” [beach with boats along shoreline of Tikahtnu (Cook Inlet) with Dghelishla (Mount Susitna) in the background, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Bootleggers Cove, Tikahtnu, Cook Inlet, Dghelishla, Mount Susitna, Beach, Shore, Grass, Boat, Mountain, Clouds, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.600
“Loussac Library 1965” [Z.J. Loussac Library, former downtown location and now part of the Anchorage Public Library, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1965]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Building, Z.J. Loussac Library, Anchorage Public Library, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Bicycle, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.886
“Feb 78” [large sled dog team races downtown on 4th Avenue at Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1978]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Downtown, 4th Avenue, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Mushing, Musher, Sled dogs, Husky, Races, Dog sled, Spectators, Winter, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.894
“Feb 78” [large dog sled team races down a snowy path at Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, February 1978]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Mushing, Musher, Sled dogs, Husky, Races, Dog sled, Winter, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.900
“Apr 78” [musher behind dog sled with one dog wrapped up in the sled at Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1978]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Rondy, Mushing, Musher, Sled dogs, Husky, Races, Dog sled, Spectators, Winter, Snow, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.110
“Campbell Creek Flats 1962, Oct 62 P” [fourth youths stand in the middle of a flat meadow with trees in the distance. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1962]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Campbell Creek, Flats, Meadow, Trees, Mountains
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.163
“Seaview Earthquake Jun 64” [two individuals looking through an earthquake-damaged home following the 1964 Earthquake. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, June 1964]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Damage, 1964 Earthquake, House, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.291
“Anchorage C St. NBA—under Const Jun 77” [aerial view of Anchorage, C Street looking south. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, June 1977]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Aerial, C Street Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs