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B1989.016.2230.6
(Anchorage Hockey League, 1936, Rod Johnson, George Karabelinkov, Joe Morino) [group portrait of hockey team with striped socks and sweaters labeled "Anchorage" on outdoor ice rink]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.046.54
Savoonga, 7/52 (Lee’s) [Alaska Native woman standing on boardwalk holding infant, church in background]
Collection: B1991.046
B1995.014.114.4
Steamer Nenana [three people sitting on boardwalk near Yukon River watching passing sternwheeler and barge, Russian Mission]
Keywords: boats, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.6
Abby Stepanoff, Russian Mission [woman wearing headscarf standing inside fish drying rack]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.115.14
[fish drying racks, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.115.2
[woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.2
Abby Stepanoff, Russian Mission [woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2210.5
E-25 (Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [man and women in Eklutna exhibit booth with displays of Native arts and crafts including ivory carvings, mukluks, dolls, and clothing, sign for Flying Needles Club; Eklutna Vocational School students]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.113.6
McGrath, wolf skins [woman holding rifle standing next to two pelts hanging near building porch]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.113.7
McGrath, wolf skins, Jack McGuire, saloon keeper [man standing next to two pelts hanging near building porch]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.113.8
McGrath, wolf skins, Jack McGuire, saloon keeper [man standing next to two pelts hanging near building porch]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.113.9
[two men erecting frame for log cabin or large tent]
Keywords: military, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.13
[two Alaska Native children wearing bib overalls inside fish drying rack, Russian Mission]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.14
[Alaska Native bpy wearing bib overalls inside fish drying rack, Russian Mission]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.16
[woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon, two Alaska Native children wearing bib overalls playing at left, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.3
Abby Stepanoff, Russian Mission [woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.5
Abby Stepanoff, Russian Mission [woman wearing headscarf standing inside drying rack holding salmon]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.115.3
[two women wearing headscarves seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.115.4
[three Alaska Native children posed outdoors next to fishing net, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.115.5
[two women wearing headscarves seated on platform inside drying rack cleaning salmon, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.116.17
[apples wrapped in paper for shipment, box with label "X-L-Ent Washington Apples" at upper left]
Keywords: food
Collection: B1995.014
B2001.036.2063
Chevak, AK, 2-81 & 1-82 [young girl wearing kuspuk standing in clinic. Same girl as in .305]
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby
B2017.029.1615
[people playing basketball on outdoor court, buildings in background, Anaktuvuk Pass; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B2015.007.27
[young Alaska Native woman posed outdoors in winter, wearing Western style coat and boots, buildings in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B1998.014.1.553
D40 Two sour-sourdough [two sled dogs in harnesses, rope, snow, portrait]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.011.144
Alaska ’48 – Aniak, Rep. Len Hall of N.Y. with pike [Leonard W. Hall holding fish]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.029.1960
[Alaska Native woman wearing print parka posed with young girl wearing parka with fur ruff, log cabin in background; print date Jul 74]
Collection: B2017.029
B2017.020.132
[Chinese American woman holding young girl posed next to Christmas tree, rack holding clothing in background, 1950-1955]
Collection: B2017.020
B1995.010.5917
Anchorage [unidentified woman wearing fur parka, mukluks, and knit mittens standing on porch of log house in winter, same parka as Clarissa is wearing in .5915, Fairview, 1940s. Has neg
Collection: B1995.010
B2000.017.307
Stewart’s Photo Shop [commercial slide. Three women wearing print parkas with fur trim posed outdoors, woman in center carrying baby; no date]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B2015.009.9
Looking back to town on Fourth [pedestrians walking down sidewalk in winter, buildings on either side of street Chugach Mountains in distance]
Collection: B2015.009
B2017.029.1616
Anaktuvuk Pass [people playing basketball on outdoor court, buildings in background; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B2017.029.1795
[tourist holding camera standing next to Chester Seveck and Helen Seveck wearing fur parkas, Arctic Adventures tour bus in background; print date May 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B2015.007.103
[Alaska Native man and woman seated outdoors between building and metal barrel, both wearing Western style clothing, man holding guitar, woman holding balalaika]
Keywords: musical instruments
Collection: B2015.007
B1989.016.2053.2
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Fourth of July float, 1932, 2) [man driving flatbed truck festooned with flowers, carrying two young people dressed as flowers standing in large pot]
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
B1995.014.114.11
Abby Stepanoff, Russian Mission [woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.114.12
Abby Stepanoff, Russian Mission [woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.006.2211
[view down dirt road, with pedestrians, sign at right for Roadhouse, buildings along river in distance, Fort Yukon]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B2016.006
B2014.019.419
Husky sled dog in summer at Circle City on the Yukon River. McCutcheon, Anchorage [dog portrait], circa 1939-1953
Keywords: Husky, Dog, Sled dog, Portrait, Circle City, Yukon River, McCutcheon, Steve McCutcheon
Collection: B2014.019
B2015.007.35
[two young Alaska Native women seated outdoors, both wearing Western style clothing and berets, river in background, pile of driftwood at left]
Collection: B2015.007
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.061
Scn 10658; Linda Chavis & Jane Haycraft at Portage Glacier; CPS; 20 July 1968; glacier. [similar to 1.060]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B2015.007.131
[Alaska Native woman propping infant on ground next to wood-plank house, young boy looking out through window panes]
Keywords: children, families, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B2005.013.448
Health, Hooper Bay, 7/1951 [Alaska Native women and children on deck of Health, woman at right playing guitar]
Collection: B2005.013
B2015.007.164
[Alaska Native man seated outdoors holding guitar, large buildings in background, location non-Alaskan, possibly boarding school. cf. .6, .20. Original image cropped into diamond shape. Same as .34]
Keywords: musical instruments
Collection: B2015.007