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B1989.016.LaneHarold.1
(Lane Harold Passport Photos 1942)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.004.28070
The Lane Hotel at 4th ave at C Street. Dated from 1916 28070
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2014.016.1603
Photo by Charles Lane [boy hanging fish in drying house or smoke house]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B2014.016
B1963.019.3
Lover’s Lane, Sitka, Alaska, 1908 [view of trail in Sheet'ká (Sitka), Sheet'ká Ḵwáan]
Keywords: Alaska, Sitka, 1908, 1900s, Trail, Trees, Foliage, Plants, Lover's Lane, Stumps, Sitka, Sheet'ká Ḵwáan
Collection: B1963.019 CIHS Barnet
B2014.016.1602
Photo by Charles Lane [portrait of Alaska Native man wearing gut parka with fur ruff]
Collection: B2014.016
B2015.008.248
1 7 92225 Port Wells Alaska Capt LL Lane after whales gun in bow
Keywords: skiff, prince william sound, port wells
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.004.37800
South Side, 4th Ave at C Street Historic Lane Hotel. October 20 1970 11:50pm 37800
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1991.011.1203
Point Hope, May 1947; Ester Lane & her 2 brothers; note sod house in background [parkas, tundra]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1996.034.10
Chewing mukluk soles for shoes. Ida Lane chewing mukluk soles. Picture taken by Emma E. Brown
Collection: B1996.034
B1998.014.1.1806
T112 Lover's Lane, Sitka, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo (Totem poles) [copy neg; same as .1805]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1386.1
35. Lovers Lane, Sitka Nat'nl Park, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage / Lovers Lane, Sitka Natl. Park, Alaska [totem poles and walking path through trees in Sitka National Historical Park. double caption]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.66
(Anchorage Schools North Star)(17 Oct 53)(01 2262 53)(Grade school Firewaeed Lane North Star School Aerial)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.68
(Anchorage Schools North Star)(2 Dec 1964)(17458)(School kids North star school Fireweed lane Children gathered outside)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1979.002.Album1.3
M-11. G. S. Lane. W. F. Milliken [man sitting outdoors in wooded area, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2024.001.12
“001 Anchorage Dog Races 1952” [musher with sled and team of nine walking sled dogs on a path. Musher is dressed in dark clothing with a lighter colored balaclava. A large letter “A” is pinned to their chest. Snow, trees, and mountains in the background. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Winter, Snow, Dog mushing, Sled dogs, Dog sled, Musher, Trail, Chugach Mountains, Anchorage Dog Races, 1952
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1980.194.07
Cresent Hotel Anchorage (First hotel built_Cresent Hotel now the Lane Hotel in the old town of Ship Creek 1915 by Mr and Mrs Frank Rockwood)
Keywords: hotel, Anchorage, frontier, street
Collection: B1980.194 Hedla Collection
B1980.194.07
Cresent Hotel Anchorage (First hotel built_Cresent Hotel now the Lane Hotel in the old town of Ship Creek 1915 by Mr and Mrs Frank Rockwood)
Keywords: hotel, Anchorage, frontier, street
Collection: B1980.194 Hedla
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.18
(Anchorage Schools Central Catholic Jr High 61)(5 June 1961 10984 Begin Catholic High School on Firewood Lane )(9th and A school (Denali)
Keywords: school, education, anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1998.014.1.2030
Spenard & Fireweed Lane Business Section. T246 [intersection of roads, with automobiles and signs for businesses including Tri-Corner Service and Parker's Department Store]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2056.18
Hewitt's 18 (1941 Fur Rondy parade, Army in parkas) [men in fur coats and hats standing on Anchorage street, Hotel Lane in background, Fur Rendezvous]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2023.011.9
January, Anchorage [passengers deplaning a Northwest Airlines airplane with tail number DC-7C at Anchorage Internation Airport, now Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, January, People, Anchorage International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Northwest Airlines, Chevron, Aviation fuel, Plane, DC-7C Aircraft, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B1989.016.2056.16
Hewitt's 16 (1941 Fur Rondy parade, Army unit at attention) [men in fur coats and hats standing on Anchorage street, Hotel Lane in background, Fur Rendezvous]
Keywords: military, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1933.7
(Winter windy streets, 1952) [street scene on Fourth Avenue with automobiles and snow piles in front of businesses including Lido Cafe and Aleutian Lanes Bowling, with McKinley Apartments in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1805
T112 Lovers Lane, Sitka, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo (Totem poles) [copy neg; woman stands next to Wolf Pole next to path or road through forest]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.14.5.Animals.19.019
"Animals: Bears, Polar Bear in broken ice, Cukchi Sea, Conv. K-1, 17253; Feb 8, 1971 16; Agents - Feb 71, Marka, Lane, Tierfreund, Monkmayer."
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B2023.011.97
[view of road with buildings in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Canada, Peace River, Road, Smoke, Fire, Buildings, Trees, Power lines, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B1989.016.1933.8
(Winter windy streets, 1952) [street scene on Fourth Avenue with automobiles and snow piles in front of businesses including Lido Cafe and Aleutian Lanes Bowling, with McKinley Apartments in distance. neg deteriorated]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.5.3
(August 1, 1953; 10,000 feet, visibility good) [aerial view of Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Elmendorf, Spenard, Rogers Park; includes Carnival Club on Seward Highway south of Fireweed Lane]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air
B1994.003.6
Pioneer Freighting. Jake Lane built this barge in 1918 6 miles from Ship Creek. He ran the sternwheeler with Ford car and delivered spuds etc etc with the same car in town. [Nellie Brown]
Keywords: transportation, automobiles
Collection: B1994.003
B1989.016.1782
[street scene of Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, looking east to McKinley Apartments, with automobiles and signs for businesses including Gateway Transportation Lines, Blue Moon Hotel, Dick's Lounge, Aleutian Lanes Bowling, Aleutian Arcade, Monty's]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.020.019
[men working on road construction on C Street, laying cable or structural support down lane, sign in right background for Alaska Territorial Employment Service, sign at left for Board Room Meals, Ship Creek in distance]
Collection: B2017.020
B1985.027.1590
Point Hope whaling captain Amos Lane standing by the jawbone of a large bowhead whale he had taken. The whale feast time is about June 10th each year. [stamp] Wien Air Alaska. Photo by Frank Whaley, Fairbanks, Alaska
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1998.014.1.1930
T174 Spenard and Fireweed Lane (Anchorage, Nov 1953) [street scene with automobiles, businesses: Bill's Grocery, Hitchin Post, Spenard Variety and hardware, Fish N Chips, Fire Side Lounge, Department Store, Chevron; woman standing near automobile]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1957.005.219
Camp 245 showing AEC warehouse 32’ 6” x 110’ inside measure, with one third cut off for warm storage. AEC G113 P.S. Hunt. Alaska Railroad - Caswell to Curry, Lane [walled tents next to wooden building, clearcut area in foreground]
Keywords: AEC, A.E.C., Alaskan Engineering Commission, Alaska Railroad, Railroad, Caswell, Curry, P.S. Hunt, Camp 245, Warehouse, Buliding, Structure, Storage, Lane, Tents, Housing, Clearcut, Camp, Mountain
Collection: B1957.005 Jack H Floyd
B1983.091.S1110
Street scene at night in Anchorage, 1949 (City Mike's Hotel and Hotel Lane, Fourth Avenue near A Street looking west) [snowy street scene, with automobiles and neon business signs including 76 Home Supplies Auto, D & D Cafe, Northern Transfer, Tradewinds, taxi stand]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1995.010.417
4th Ave looking west from B St [Fourth Avenue street scene in winter, with pedestrians, automobiles, and signs for businesses including City Mike’s Hotel, Willow Creek Bus Line, Arcade, Hotel Traveler, Terminal Hotel, Hotel Lane, Davis Liquor Store, Anchorage Dairy, N. Salo Shoe Repairing, circa 1945]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.1550.2
[street scene of Fourth Avenue in Anchorage looking east, with automobiles passing businesses including The Mint Bar, Coffee Cup, Bar Corral, Denali Theater, Aleutian Gardens, Lido Cafe, Rex Liquor Store, Blue Moon Hotel, Dick's Lounge, Monty's Trading Post, ALeutian Lanes Bowling. Termination dust on Chugach Moutnains in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1950
T188 (Anchorage, 4th Ave, Winter, 1952; caption: Newest skyline along Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska) [street scene looking east from 4th and C Street; women walking at far right; automobiles; bus #40 “Spenard Area,” license plate 53480; businesses: The Mint Bar, Fly ATA; Bar Corral, Denali Theater, Aleutian Gardens Cocktails, Fine Food, Dancing; Lido Café, Dick’s Lounge, Blue Moon Hotel; Aleutian Lanes Bowling; Monty’s Furniture & Clothing; Blue Mirror Bar Lounge; Alaska Cleaners; Hotel; City [?]ke’s Cocktail Lounge, Barber Shop, Shower, Baths; McKinley Buliding in background; Chugach Mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1642
T35 Brickley, Anchorage - Alaska (4th Ave. 1948 postcard 300 - 3 1 print; 2 negs) [street scene looking west from center of gravel street with puddles; people walking, automobiles, businesses: City Hotel, with Coca Cola advertisement, Mike’s Cocktail Bar, Matanuska Valley Bus Line Depot, North Star Liquor Store, Hotel Travler, Brass Rail Bar and Café, Machine Shop Gunsmithing, Lunch Room, Cleaners, Hotel Lane, Café, Pay ‘n Takit Meats Groceries, The Village Bar, Anchorage Checker Cab, Custom Leather Shop, Big Dipper, Anchorage Dairy, Liquor store, Union Steam Bath & Rooms, New York Sandwich Shop, Bar and Café, Schodde’s, Quality Grocery & Market Delicatessen, Grasser’s Hardware, Bus Terminal; Possibly unfinished 4th Avenue Theatre under construction in left distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley