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B1990.014.2018.1.19.005
5-3 Ferdinand in show window [ceramic bulls in store window; flowers in wicker basket; 1939?; possibly Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.19.005
5-3 Ferdinand in show window [ceramic bulls in store window; flowers in wicker basket; 1939?; possibly Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.007.41
[group of six white children, probably siblings, posed outdoors in summer, wooden buildings in background]
Keywords: families
Collection: B2015.007
B1990.014.2018.1.142.003
47-4; June; Nefco buying scows on west coast [boats next to structure, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.142.004
47-4; June; Nefco buying scows on west coast [fishing boats docked next to structure; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.012.63
[woman wearing smock and holding baby standing next to shingled building with young girl]
Collection: B2014.012
B2015.007.139
[young Alaska Native boy sitting on a small sled or toboggan outdoors, wash basin and drying rack at right]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.029.1623
[close-up portrait of young girl, Anaktuvuk Pass; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B1991.011.553
Newtok, 1950s" [woman and three children pose wearing kuspuks; structure in left background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.136.005
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [wood vessel with decorated prow; anchor]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.005.76
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder man ice fishing]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Man, Fishing, Ice fishing, Fisher, Pole, Fishing pole, Rod, Parka, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1991.046.100a
Me showing health movies (ugh) to the children, Belkofsky [Schaver manning projector in center, children gathered around table, Belkofski]
Collection: B1991.046
B2015.007.125
[village as seen from water, tent on beach, buildings nad pine trees on low bluff]
Collection: B2015.007
B1991.011.535
Newtok village on a winter day 12/65 [people, including women and children on snow; village structures in background; parkas; duplicate]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.43.001
Mrs Van Gilder [two women walking along sidewalk; trees; picket fence; structure in background; summer, likely 1939; possibly Margaret Van Gilder at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.001
Mrs Van Gilder [two women walking along sidewalk; trees; picket fence; structure in background; summer, likely 1939; possibly Margaret Van Gilder at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.002
John & Mrs B [man and woman walking along boardwalk on hill; picket fence; structures in background; summer, likely 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.002
John & Mrs B [man and woman walking along boardwalk on hill; picket fence; structures in background; summer, likely 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.003
Nancy Langsdale; Sun, July 2nd [1939; woman (likely Irene Langsdale) holding infant; boardwalk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.003
Nancy Langsdale; Sun, July 2nd [1939; woman (likely Irene Langsdale) holding infant; boardwalk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.004
Nancy Langsdale; Sun, July 2nd [1939; woman (likely Irene Langsdale) holding infant; boardwalk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.43.004
Nancy Langsdale; Sun, July 2nd [1939; woman (likely Irene Langsdale) holding infant; boardwalk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.046.48
People at Savoonga, 7/52 [two Alaska Native women and young girl on house steps. Original image blurry]
Collection: B1991.046
B1991.046.49
Savoonga (Lee’s) [portrait of Alaska Native girl with beads in braided hair]
Collection: B1991.046
B2015.007.115
[men and women wearing Western style clothing posed on tundra, two young women carrying camera cases]
Keywords: photography
Collection: B2015.007
B2022.005.51
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman and girl in fur parkas (likely reindeer fur) posed outside; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Girl, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Hide, Pelt, Skin, Outerwear, Clothing, Outside, Buildings, Structures, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.52
[Three Indigenous Alaskan girls at camp posed for photo; tent and man in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Girls, Young women, Camp, Tent, Man, Firewood, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.132.006
44-3 Basha & Donnabelle Talbot on beach [woman wearing swimsuite with towel wading in water while two women stand on shore; mountains in distance; likely March 1940; possibly Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.132.006
44-3 Basha & Donnabelle Talbot on beach [woman wearing swimsuite with towel wading in water while two women stand on shore; mountains in distance; likely March 1940; possibly Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.133.001
44-4 [scenic view of rocky beach; water; likely March 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.133.001
44-4 [scenic view of rocky beach; water; likely March 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.553
Newtok, 1950s" [woman and three children pose wearing kuspuks, parkas; structure in left background; identified in 2019 as Anna Lincoln, Betty Ann Tom, Eliza Tom, and Mary Tom; Betty and Mary additionally identified at 2019 AFN]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1991.011.585
"Newtow, a tundra village, southwestern Alaska; 1957; boys" [summer scene; four boys pose on riverbank; identified in 2019 village visit as David Tommyl Walter Kassiuliu, Joe Tommy; see .584]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2022.005.10
[Baby eating and grinning toddler outside on blanket, both wearing parka]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Children, Toddler, Infant, Grinning, Smiling, Eating, Food, Outside, Blanket, Parka, Mukluks, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.112.005
41-1; March 1 - 3rd; Plus x 40-24; Dev in DK 20-13 min. @ 65°F; Mother holding Fritzie & "Baby Seuss" [1940, Seattle; children on woman's lap with book; child laughing; side table with glassware, plant, and magazines; built-in cabinets at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.112.005
41-1; March 1 - 3rd; Plus x 40-24; Dev in DK 20-13 min. @ 65°F; Mother holding Fritzie & "Baby Seuss" [1940, Seattle; children on woman's lap with book; child laughing; side table with glassware, plant, and magazines; built-in cabinets at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.112.006
41-1; March 1 - 3rd; Plus x 40-24; Dev in DK 20-13 min. @ 65°F; "Baby Seuss" [1940, Seattle; infant on towel holding rattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.112.006
41-1; March 1 - 3rd; Plus x 40-24; Dev in DK 20-13 min. @ 65°F; "Baby Seuss" [1940, Seattle; infant on towel holding rattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.113.001
41-2 Baby Seuss [infant on towel and holding rattle; March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.113.001
41-2 Baby Seuss [infant on towel and holding rattle; March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.003
14-2 Indian on dock at Saxman [man standing on pier; boats; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.003
14-2 Indian on dock at Saxman [man standing on pier; boats; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.004
14-2 home [man wearing suit and carrying hat walking down steps outside structure, domicile; picket fences; yard; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.004
14-2 home [man wearing suit and carrying hat walking down steps outside structure, domicile; picket fences; yard; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.007.112
[two Alaska Native men posed outdoors, one man wearing Western style clothing and driving cap and holding camera case, one man wearing fur pants and suit coat and holding Athapascan style beaded mittens, buildings in background]
Keywords: clothing, cameras, photography
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.029.1647
[group of children posed on beach, some holding balloons, cemetery on bluff above left; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029