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B1995.010.2256
[small cabin with eave covering stacks of fuel wood, canoe at right]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3056
Riverboat Tanana [Yutana Barge Lines riverboat Tanana at Fort Yukon, Alaska Native girl sitting on log in foreground. Cf. .3051]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.62.18
[two soldiers using log ladder to cross crevasses]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.2
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.3
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.4
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B2022.005.211
[Crowd watching Indigenous Alaskan cultural performance; Women dancing with seated drummers in background. Likely Inupiaq]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Inupiat, Territory, Performance, Culture, Dance, Dancing, Song, Music, Drums, Drum, Drummers, Musical instrument
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1983.091.S2023.20
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)(People in front of federal Building)
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2023.28
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)( bonfire burning)
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2023.29
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)( bonfire on the park strip)
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2023.35
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)(Crowd waiting on the park strip for the bonfire )
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2023.37
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)(People waiting bonfire on the park strip0
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2007.005.6.A10
[unknown native woman standing outside infront of entrance to an underground house ]
Collection: B2007.005 Martin Family
B2022.005.20
[Indigenous Alaskan woman and child in fur (possibly reindeer) parkas standing against outside wall of house]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Child, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outisde, House, Home, Building, Structure, Wall
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.214
[Two Indigenous Alaskan Elder women in parkas and fur mukluks standing outside house midwinter; oil drums nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Women, Parka, Fur, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outside, Winter, Snow, Oil drum, House, Home, Building, Residence
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.215
[Crowd gathered around dog sled team on street]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Crowd, Group, Bystanders, Spectators, Dogs, Dogsled, Sled, Team, Sport, Transportation, Recreation, Winter, Snow, Street, Road, Buildings, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.217
[Distant view of buildings on winter landscape]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, View, Lanscape, Winter, Snow, Mountain, Hills, Building, Structures
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1973.079.89
[dogs pulling sled over snow with several men in background watching on]
Keywords: dogs, sled, winter
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.735.3
Russ Merrill's plane on the park strip [Travel Air C-194 airplane with skis]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.60.10
[military convoy stopped on road in winter, lead vehicles carrying supplies, soldiers in two trucks at rear]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.60.11
[two military trucks filled with soldiers parked at entrance to McKinley Park Hotel, dog standing at right]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.60.12
[three soldiers roped up for ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.77.3
[soldier standing on river bank holding large string of fish, Eugene Tetinek?]
Keywords: military, fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B2004.011.Hoffman.Frank.neg11
[musher with dog team stopped on frozen river or lake. copy neg?]
Collection: B2004.011 Bagoy
B2007.005.6.A17
[shed or small house on the open open tundra covered in spendrift snow]
Collection: B2007.005 Martin Family
B1995.014.87.1
[portrait of soldier standing outdoors in rain, Jeep and Quonset hut in background, Adak?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.126
[group portrait of large group of villagers posed next to large wooden building, two women sitting in sled in front, people wearing both traditional and Western style clothing]
Collection: B2015.007
B1994.022.851
(Mountains from Gulkana Hill)
Keywords: mountains, landscape
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1998.014.1.2235
"Lively in Trail, Feb 1939 (dog sitting)" [winter scene of dog sitting in snow]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.061.52
Dawson. Part of N.C.C. Grocery Department. E.O. Ellingsen, photo 143
Collection: B2009.061
B2015.008.642
172.12. Dr. Snyder and his tent [man standing next to small tent in wooded area, horses
behind him, mountains in distance]
Keywords: horses, tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2148.7
#7B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view, looking west, of floats and marchers on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, passing businesses including 1st National Bank, Bert's Drugs, Northern Commercial Co., U.G. Crocker Economical Shopping Center, Alaska Transfer Co., Richmond's Restaurant, Merchants Cafe, and The Club. Floats include Hoyt Motor Co.]
Keywords: automobiles
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.77.5
Axel Johnson [man laying on bedding in tent, drinking from bottle, magazines at left, logs used as bedding frame]
Keywords: camping, alcohol, recreation
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.2237
"Murphy" Seward, Alaska [dog posed with packs and equipment; pail, iron skillet, coffee pot, gaitor; possibly belonging to John Dubreuil (image .2236); copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.007.83
[two young Alaska Native men wearing Western style clothing posed outdoors in summer]
Collection: B2015.007
B1980.108.10
Partridge Photo Indian Houses and Canoes Sitka Alaska U.S. 7810 opp the post office Portland Or(4x5 copy neg, 35mm slide 1,16) [row houses situated on the shore with canoes tied to posts and several people seated and standing looking at the photographer]
Keywords: canoes, sitka, tidal, house
Collection: B1980.108 Lockwood Collection
B1989.016.1084.3
P-232. Hewitt's (Palmer, July 3, 1936) [group of men standing around a wheelbarrow, one writing on a paper, another holding a hat - same as in .1084.2]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection