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B2009.017.2000.01.09
Lindauer $1.8million Illegal Contributions
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B1990.014.2018.1.137.002
46-3 rock crusher [equipment for crushing rocks; dumptruck; ladders]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1979.002.4849
{two men working on a roof}
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2017.023.167
[Wally posing in uniform on sidewalk, railing, woman in background, buildings, likely in a large city]
Collection: B2017.023
B2000.014.565
(565)(St Alvysius Church and Rendence Tanana Nov 21 1915)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1984.077.16.022
[man in kuspuk stands amid fireweed, buildings in background.]
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
B1997.003.248
[building, possibly being moved into position by track vehicle and drag line; tall grass in foreground; steel drums in right midground]
Collection: B1997.003
B2013.010.846
(Harold W Hitchen March 15, 1916_ 24 weeks old sticking his tongue out at the camera with his father)
Collection: B2013.010
B2017.023.048
1944 [Men and woman at beach, sun bathing, bathing suits, Coca-Cola box, bottles]
Collection: B2017.023
B1984.077.16.013
[exterior shot, building, two people, parka, hood; blurry, possilbe double-exposure?]
Collection: B1984.077
B1994.022.849
(Mountain Peak and climber)
Keywords: landscape, montaineer
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B2000.014.907
(907)Marie Anicich with house and snow heap Tanana March 20 1914)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B2009.017.1985.03.17
Campaign finance reform? NAH... Politicians shouldnt have to jump through a bunch of procedural hoops
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
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
B2019.007.252
Kokhanok, May 16, 1994 [children: one sitting on BMX bicycle, one sitting on wooden steps with puppy on his lap; bicycle and possibly motorcycle in background; water in distance]
Collection: B2019.007
B1998.014.1.047
A18 Elmendorf AFB Holpital 1040th [on envelope; 5040th on neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.16.012
[exterior shot, building, two people on porch, steps, parka, hood]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.024
[Exterior shot, man in kuspuk turns to look, three human shados on gravel road, gireweed, platns, truck parked in distance.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.361.17
Anchorage school construction. Hewitt's #16 [Anchorage Grade School construction]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.66
(Anchorage Schools North Star)(17 Oct 53)(01 2262 53)(Grade school Firewaeed Lane North Star School Aerial)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1997.003.127
[two women stand behind an automobile; hills and valley in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B1998.014.1.760
"L8 An Alaskan village, 1946 postcard" [Winter scene, log cabins, storage caches, sled dogs chained to kennels, dog houses, drying rack in center of image, spruce trees, possibly moose carcus handing from gable end beam of structure on left, animal laying on the ground in front of structure]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.16.023
[exterior, man in kuspuk, mukluks, posed with hands on hips, plants, fireweed, shadows.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.96
(catastrophe)(Lido Hotel Fire Anchorage){fire men on scene of burning building}
Keywords: fire, fire truck, fireman
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.19.5
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.28.4
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2017.024.2623
Nome People, July 1983 [interior scene of man on telephone; papers, styrofoam cup on desk]
Collection: B2017.024
B2022.005.247
[one woman in a western style coat facing the camera. One man is looking at the camera from behind her. There are packs or cargo against the side of the building in the background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.12.001
3-4 Billie Hall [woman standing in kitchen in front of sink; dishes on counter; clock; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.12.001
3-4 Billie Hall [woman standing in kitchen in front of sink; dishes on counter; clock; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1984.077.16.025
[Exterior shot, man in kuspuk, mukluks sitting on porch, man standing to left]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.2018.1.2.001
Lee [child stands on sidewalk behind ragdoll; domiclie in background; shadow on sidewalk; overexposed; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018