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B2017.023.167
[Wally posing in uniform on sidewalk, railing, woman in background, buildings, likely in a large city]
Collection: B2017.023
B1983.091.S1564.B12
(Nunivak Island Trip native people)(unidentified man)[man working a drill press]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.2285.2
(Empress Theatre, October 16, 1951) [exterior, with automobiles parked out front on Fourth Avenue]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2286.1
(Bob Reeve and plane) [man in suspenders and brimmed hat standing next to airplane propeller, mountains in distance]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.036
(9_17_14)(4pm)(Yale Glacier from Station 2){two people on shore of College Fiord}
Keywords: Glaciers, College Fiord, Prince William Sound, boat, ice bergs
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.004.25.30
Pipeline Pump 12, Adele French in pipeline, Bob & Adele French [at] Copper River, Chitina, 1975 [mine entrance]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B2016.004
B1984.077.19.035
[mining site, rock formation, marker? atop formation. Image is partially obstructed.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1996.x.001b
Panoramic Photograph of Downtown Anchorage 1948, looking across Knik Arm towards Pt. Mckinzie and Mt. Susitna. Printed by Ken Wray's Print Shop. INC.
Keywords: Panoramic photograph; Anchorage; 1948, Pt Mckinzie
Collection: B1996.x_001
B2017.007.10
[Bird’s eye view of Anchorage from Westward Hotel looking south. Close-up of damage to J.C. Penney parking garage]
Collection: B2017.007
B1990.014.2018.1.263.005
82-2; Lorraine Nelson [woman standing on driftwood log at beach; scenic view in background; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2010.023.671
(The rare airplane, both men wear traditional fur caps and boots otherwise modern clothing, ML)[two men and a boy walk past the tail section of an airplane with ID of NC 709Y)
Collection: B2010.023
jimwithboat.oct75
[Jim with skiff, Spenard Road backyard]
Keywords: boats, recreation
Collection: B2015.026
B2022.005.191
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young women in dresses smiling; boy wearing costume gun holster at right. Girl in white dress possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young women, Teenager, Teen, Dress, Smile, Smiling, Boy, Costume, Holster, Gun holster, House, Home, Interior, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1914.3
(Anchorage from Government Hill, Nov. 6, 1952) [view looking southeast to Chugach Mountains with Alaska Railroad yards in foreground, Alaska Native Service Hospital and McKinley Apartments in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.2445
"Moon men, table top" [toy sized moon landing scene with landing module, astronaut; sand; double exposure]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.2421
Kotzebue, April 1970 [man wearing parka stands in entrance to Golden Nugget Jets; packages on loading dock; duffels]
Collection: B2017.024
B1990.014.5.People.14.6
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B2022.005.231
[Young Indigenous Alaskan pair standing on boardwalk; building in background. Possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon on left.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Pair, Young woman, Young man, Skirt, Saddle shoes, Fashion, Clothing, Pomdadour, Hairstyle, Boardwalk, Fence, Building, House, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.10.019
[Airplanes, automobile, parked along field, building, overlooking river, possibly Chena River, Fairbanks.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1624.6
9. (Dedicating the Aurora Train, Alaska Railroad) [two MPs standing on platform next to Boy Scout, with train in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1915.1
N.G.B. (First ballgame in Anchorage) [Nellie Brown, photographer? copy neg]
Keywords: sports, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2073.6
(Anchorage Houses, Nov. 1964, 12th and S, Yale and Stanford, Columbia and Stanford, Oxford and Cambridge) [single level wood-frame home, winter]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.19.002
5-3 old boat on beach [hull partially in water; barnacles; 1939?; likely Saxman]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.19.002
5-3 old boat on beach [hull partially in water; barnacles; 1939?; likely Saxman]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.263.004
82-2; Lorraine Nelson [woman standing on driftwood log at beach; scenic view in background; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.326
B65 Cordova School [plants growing alongside dirt road in foreground]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.261
3.9. 9/26/25. Port Wells, Alaska. Off in bidarkas, for 20 m. paddle [four men in two three-hole Alutiiq kayaks]
Keywords: transportation, boats
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.261a
3_9 92625_Fort Wells, Alaska Off in bidarkas for 20m paddle
Keywords: sea kayak, kayak, prince william sound, port wells
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.263.003
82-2; Lorraine Nelson [woman standing on downed trees at beach; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.203
I7 82225 Kanatak Alaska_Beach wreckage_windiest town on coast{a wrecked boat and debris strewn along coast line}
Keywords: wreckage, flood, Kanatak
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.221
Doris, 11 yrs old, 1971. [Wallet-size portrait studio image (possibly school picture) of Doris, a young Indigenous Alaskan girl]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Preteen, Portrait, Studio portait, School picture, School photo, Young woman, Girl
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.13.003
3-5 Ketchikan nite view [automobile headlineghs; liquor store, hotel; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.13.003
3-5 Ketchikan nite view [automobile headlineghs; liquor store, hotel; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.153.006
50-3; 4 roofs, Pennock Is[land] [four structures, one with plank ramp to door; firewood; pilings; likely 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.207.001
65-6; Taken from car at Duvall [street scene including businesses: Harris Garage, Texaco; grocery; Board & Room; Coca-Cola sign; Washington, March 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.011.50
Alaska ’48 – Coville Lake, Bud landing rainbow [Bud Branham reaching down to grab fish on line]
Collection: B2017.011
B1989.016.2197.2
(Nome buildings) [bird's eye view of tents packed along the beach at Nome, with large wooden platform under construction at the water line at right. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.286.006
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
B1997.003.135
[view through automobile window, possibly flooding of buildings, trees]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.170
[lumber, timbers on ship deck, S.S. Latouche, ship deck, railing]
Collection: B1997.003
B1990.014.2018.1.152.003
50-2 Basha against log on Pennock Is. Ketchikan in background; yellow filter [likely summer 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.152.004
50-2 Basha against log on Pennock Is. Ketchikan in background; yellow filter [likely summer 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018