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B1983.091.S3428.5
Night scene, Fourth Ave., 2-62 [street scene at Fourth Avenue and E Street looking east with "Anchorage All-America City" sign, automobiles, businesses including Army/Navy, Kenneth Hardware, Alaska Treasure Shop, Anchorage Liquor Store, House of Music, The Hub, National Bank of Alaska]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1995.010.6134a
[man and woman standing next to house in trees, possibly George and Clarissa, 1950s. Original image blurry]
Collection: B1995.010
B2017.023.234
[Woman sitting in chair, service man, Wally? sitting on arm of chair]
Collection: B2017.023
B2017.023.238
[group shot of men and women, reflection, man holding lamp in back]
Collection: B2017.023
B1989.016.1096.2
P-160. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [drop-leaf table]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.023.200
[Two service men, woman, apron, seated, eating; daybed in background]
Collection: B2017.023
B1989.016.1096.1
P-159. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [desk with drawers, small bench]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.110
Native cemetery at Eklutna, summer of 1946. Photo by Eve Hamilton.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.029.1805
Native youngsters, Kotz [two young boys sitting outdoors eating Lifesavers; print date Aug 80]
Collection: B2017.029
B1990.014.2018.1.49.005
20-2 Al & Elma [man and woman walking along boardwalk near group of men; automobiles on plank-surfaced road; Federal Building in background; Ketchikan; likely 1939
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.49.005
20-2 Al & Elma [man and woman walking along boardwalk near group of men; automobiles on plank-surfaced road; Federal Building in background; Ketchikan; likely 1939
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
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
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
B1990.014.2018.1.35.004
14-4 home [same location as .33.004; person looking out window; structures, domicile with stairway; picket fences; yards; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.35.004
14-4 home [same location as .33.004; person looking out window; structures, domicile with stairway; picket fences; yards; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.935
[two people seated next to tent in wooded area, with hand-lettered signs “God Bless
Our Home” and “Al[?].” Alaganik? Poor quality print]
Keywords: tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.10.001
3-2 Al [Milotte] [man next to bathroom sink; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.001
3-2 Al [Milotte] [man next to bathroom sink; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.1.003
1-2; Lee [similar to .001; iron, other appliance on counter in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.1.003
1-2; Lee [similar to .001; iron, other appliance on counter in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2181.5
(Emard Property, Living room) [Anchorage home with piano and chairs. copy neg]
Keywords: houses, residences, musical instruments
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.15.003
4-2; Portraits - Sylvia Olsen [1939?; portrait of woman laying on bench with shoulders exposed, backlit by lamp placed on floor; carpet]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.15.003
4-2; Portraits - Sylvia Olsen [1939?; portrait of woman laying on bench with shoulders exposed, backlit by lamp placed on floor; carpet]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.033.575
Unloading Ice Worm at Palmer, 10-8-77 [crane lifting railbus off flatcar; print date Oct 77]
Collection: B2017.033
B1990.014.2018.1.15.001
4-2; Portraits - Sylvia Olsen [1939?; portrait of woman smoking cigarette]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.15.001
4-2; Portraits - Sylvia Olsen [1939?; portrait of woman smoking cigarette]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.173.006
58-1; Dec 1940; Pan X DK 20; channel from wire works dock [view of Tongass Narrows; boats in harbor and structures at left; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.174.001
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; view of structures, water, mountains from interior of home]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.174.002
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; view of structures, water, mountains from interior of home]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.174.003
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; view of structures, water, mountains from interior of home]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.286.003
88-2; Feb 1943; Plus X; snow scene [structures with snow-covered roofs, possibly on Creek Street; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.50.004
20-3; Portrait of Kitty Fox [child wearing sweater at table covered by tablecloth; adult hand at lower right; window and sill; lamp; likely July 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.50.004
20-3; Portrait of Kitty Fox [child wearing sweater at table covered by tablecloth; adult hand at lower right; window and sill; lamp; likely July 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.74.005
28-2; view of piling under dock [boat, docks, reflections on water; Ketchikan, September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.74.005
28-2; view of piling under dock [boat, docks, reflections on water; Ketchikan, September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.75.003
28-3 Christian Science booth at Ketchikan Fair; 2E-7 cents [sign for "The Christian Science Monitor, International Daily Newspaper;" table for display; chairs; lamp; woman's portrait on wall; September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.75.003
28-3 Christian Science booth at Ketchikan Fair; 2E-7 cents [sign for "The Christian Science Monitor, International Daily Newspaper;" table for display; chairs; lamp; woman's portrait on wall; September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1377.2
The Anchorage Hotel, Alaska. Hewitt's, 112 (Jan. 24, 1942) [exterior of hotel along E Street, with gravel street in foreground]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1925.1
(Fur Rondy 1952, snow dumping) [workmen with truck depositing snow on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage near E Street, with businesses including 515 Club, Gilman's Bakery, Lois Beauty Salon, Rexall Drugs, Hewitt's Drugs]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1925.2
(Fur Rondy 1952, snow dumping) [truck depositing snow on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage near E Street, with businesses including Gilman's Bakery, Lois Beauty Salon, Rexall Drugs, Hewitt's Drugs, Cheechako Tavern]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.11
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [living room, with couch, tables, lamp, folded room screen propped at left, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.13
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [bedroom with bed, chair, mirrored dressing table, small table holding telephone, liquor bottle, and radio]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.50.002
20-3 Princess Alice; 105 mm [passengers aboard Canadian Pacific Railway steamship; likely July 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.50.002
20-3 Princess Alice; 105 mm [passengers aboard Canadian Pacific Railway steamship; likely July 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.128.003
43-5 Lee and Lyn [two children sit on bench eating crackers or cookies; interior view; windows, table, and chair in background; March 10-17, 1940; likely Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018