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B1998.014.1.2307
"Caribou hunt" [winter scene with three hunters and caribou on snow; fence in background
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1906
Night scene, Curry Hotel, Alaska R.R. Bragaw's [Curry depot and hotel on Alaska Railroad]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.8.026
[Bears walking away, two trash barrels, viewed through window. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2014.023.031
(Nymph Nellie and the gang) (Man in oriental costume with lantern)
Collection: B2014.023
B1995.014.92.14
[Russian Mission cemetery and church in winter]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B2022.002.39
Holy Communion certificate, 1968, Cal Williams
Keywords: Cal Williams, Certificates, Religion, Christianity
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B1984.077.2.007
[Two men examining gun, rifle? in front of cabin, logs, canvas.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.014.59.13
[portrait of dog in harness]
Keywords: animals, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.012.67
[Caucasian woman standing in field with young boy and infant in stroller]
Collection: B2014.012
B1995.014.68.9
[two large tents in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.926
[three men standing next to log cabin in wooded area, log outbuilding at right, snow on
pine trees, mountains in distance]
.926 – [similar to .925]
Keywords: cabin, prospector
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.89.006
32-2; portrait of K.C. [Kenneth] Britt [man wearing suit poses with ciagarette and polka-dot toy elephant on staircase; Thanksgiving; November 23, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.89.006
32-2; portrait of K.C. [Kenneth] Britt [man wearing suit poses with ciagarette and polka-dot toy elephant on staircase; Thanksgiving; November 23, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.68.8
[two circular tents in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.73.8
[three men wearing snowshoes and carrying backpacks stopped on frozen river in mountainous area]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B2006.023.2347.jpg
Dog truck. Photo by Bill Devine.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 2001-3000
B2013.059.013
Canneries. Bering Sea. [view of shoreline from water, with boat anchored right]
Collection: B2013.059
B2014.012.48
A.P.P.A. Salmon Cannery, Aug. 10, 1910, C.W. Wray photographer, Nushagak, Alaska [showing aftermath of fire which destroyed cannery, buildings in background]
Keywords: fires, fishing
Collection: B2014.012
B2016.024.023
Totems [Man Captured by Land Otters pole, Totem Bight State Historical Park]
Keywords: Totems
Collection: B2016.024
B1984.077.1.031
Riley Creek. [Railroad trestle, curve, valley. neg. is deteriorated.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.010.2389
[view of fishing boat under way from dock in winter, snow on mountain in background]
Collection: B1995.010
B1997.003.210
[aerial view, possibly railroad tracks and cars, farm fields, forest; image is deteriorating]
Collection: B1997.003
B2014.012.35
[cannery boat ramps as seen from water line, barge dry-docked at center, church on bluff above, Nushagak]
Keywords: churches, religion, fishing, boats
Collection: B2014.012
B2017.007.073b
[view looking east down 4th Avenue, with damage to businesses including Hofbrau, Harold’s Shoes, Anchorage Athletic Club, Shimek’s, Anchorage Hardware & Sporting Goods, Northern Jewelers, D & D Bar & Café, Denali Theater, McKinley Apartments in distance, Army-Navy Store at right]
Collection: B2017.007
B2017.024.3047
July 1983, aerials, villages [view of site with structures, gravel pile, construction equipment, automobiles, creek or river and mountain in background; underside of aircraft wing visible in upper left]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1084.1
P-230. Hewitt's (Palmer, July 3, 1936) [spectators watching automobile procession, lead car with young girl and sign "Matanuska Maid," Palmer School in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1647.5
(Merrill Field in winter) [snow plow on air strip conducting snow removal]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.58.7
[man dip netting from bow of large canoe, with tarp spread over pole covering boat interior, Yukon River]
Keywords: boats, fishing, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.71.17
[hiker descending ridge in clouds, river valley far below]
Keywords: military, mountaineering, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.008.027
[street scene on Fourth Avenue in fresh snowfall, people gathered at far edge of fissure in front of businesses including Koslosky’s, D & D Bar & Café,Frisco Bar & Café,Mac’s Foto, Pawn Shop Loans, Scandinavian Club & Bar]
Collection: B2014.008
B2014.023.026
(Nymph Nellie and the gang)(two women on lawn one painting the other lying on the couch)
Collection: B2014.023
B2021.002.001
Left to right, Sheldon Fleming, 4 years old, Randal Fleming, 1 year old, Greg Fleming, 7 years old, Anchorage, 1963 [apartments on 9th Street.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Sheldon Fleming, Randal Fleming, Gregory Fleming, Anchorage, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2022.005.225
[Indigenous Alaskan woman in dress standing outside house; person in shorts leaning over by house doorway. Woman likely Elva "Willie" Amidon]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Dress, Lipstick, Makeup, Purse, House, Home, Building, Person, Shorts, Clothing, Door, Doorway, Residence, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.1373
(PT9 Valdez & print) [McKinley Street scene, businesses, automobiles, people, children, sign: "Richardson Hightway. Valdez to Chitina 131 mi Fairbanks 371 mi; United States Department of the Interior; Alaska Road Commission" sign; Pinzon Bar; Pabst, Valdez Liquor Store, City Market; Office of Alaska Road commission; food store delivery truck'
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1019.3
GZ-132 (Scenes in the Golden Zone) [hillside]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection