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B2019.019.IB7-7
Portage Glacier, 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Portage, Glaciers
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B1989.016.240.1
Hewitt's Photo, P-482. Fair Exhibit, Palmer.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.016.1743
Juneau, Auke Lake [same man and woman as in .1742, man bending over to pick flower from lily pad in lake]
Collection: B2014.016
B1991.011.1159
Point Hope, 1966, sod igloos and terrain; Lydia and Carl [woman and child stand next to sod and whalebone structure; woman is wearing fabric parka and carrying a bowl]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1984.077.16.022
[man in kuspuk stands amid fireweed, buildings in background.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.026
[Man wearing kuspuk and mukluks sits in front of door, window]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.2186.2
(Sid's Dog Racing, Feb. 28, 1967) [musher leading six-dog team down Anchorage street past spectators, some people standing in trees along street, Fur Rendezvous sled dog races. Photo by Sidney Hamilton]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.36
[Indigenous Alaskan young men and child outside; sled and building in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young men, Children, Boys, Outside, Puddle, Mukluks, Footwear, Snowmelt, Melt, Spring, Sled, Dogsled, Transportation, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1749.1
[caption and line illustration for greeting card]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2151.1
Eskimo woman & mikanina, Nome / Eskimo woman & child, Alaska. Thomas Fotoshop, Anchorage [woman wearing printed parka and necklace with Christian cross breast-feeding child in fur hat. double caption. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.240.2
Hewitt's Photo, P-482B. Fair Exhibit, Palmer.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1997.003.248
[building, possibly being moved into position by track vehicle and drag line; tall grass in foreground; steel drums in right midground]
Collection: B1997.003
B1984.077.16.007
[interior shot, dresser with mirror, self-portrait in mirror, parining on wall, dark room]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.015
[Exterior shot, man on porch step, kuspuk, hood, mukluks, holding plants, flowers, fireweed?]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.019
[Exterior shot, man on porch, kuspuk, hood, mukluks, flowers, plants on porch]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.021
[exterior shot, man in kuspuk bends to smell flowers, fireweed? shadows, building in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.2141.16
D-16. An Eskimo's warehouse. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [drying rack or grave marker in winter with antlers, rope, small boat (possibly a model) and other items]
Keywords: funerary practices
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.12
[Woman and children outside wearing gloves, mukluks, and spotted fur parkas, likely reindeer hide; sled in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Child, Outside, Winter, Snow, Gloves, Mukluks, Parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Fur, Spotted fur, Reindeer, Hide, Skin, Sled, Transportation
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.120
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder couple standing on porch outside of home]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, House, Home, Porch, Family
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.7
[Woman in fur parka, likely reindeer fur]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Parka, Fur, Reindeer
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2125.1
Hewitt's 18 (Early Fur Rendezvous Queens) [two women in fur parkas wearing sashes, Miss Yukon and Miss Dawson]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2013.075.6
Port Graham, 1966 [man standing outside house with dog]
Keywords: residences, animals
Collection: B2013.075
B1984.077.16.012
[exterior shot, building, two people on porch, steps, parka, hood]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.024
[Exterior shot, man in kuspuk turns to look, three human shados on gravel road, gireweed, platns, truck parked in distance.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.011
[exterior shot, building, two people on porch, steps, parka, hood, mukluks]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.023
[exterior, man in kuspuk, mukluks, posed with hands on hips, plants, fireweed, shadows.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1991.011.132
"Eek 1949; an Indian village, winter" [women and children pose wearing parkas downhill from village, structures]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2022.005.9
[Indigenous man driving dog sled with passenger in basket]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Dog Sled, Sled, Dog team, Dogs, Transportation, Winter, Snow, Passenger, Basket
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.007.85
[Alaska Native family next to wood-plank building, all wearing cloth parkas with fur trim]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B1984.077.16.010
[exterior shot, building, two people on porch, steps, parka, hood]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1501.2
(McGee Airways, skis) [airplane ski on ground next to building, photographer visible in window facing camera]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2041.2
[text of advertisement, "Da-Lite Beaded Screens for movies slides $995 30x40 on stand"]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2181.7
(Emard Property, Lounge) [Anchorage home with bed, recliner, television trays, patterned wallpaper, Sydney Laurence painting of Mount McKinley. copy neg]
Keywords: residences, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2182.5
(Jan. 22, 1952) [woman and two men with snowshoes and packs standing next to Sikorsky H-5 helicopter marked Rescue, probably 10th Air Rescue Group at Merrill Field]
Keywords: military, aviation, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.1197
Point Hope [young child wearing kuspuk poses; structures in background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.010.4916
[Alaska Native woman holding baby, probably beautiful baby contest, Fourth of July, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.007.132
[Alaska Native man and woman posed next to wooden building man wearing sport coat and driving cap, woman wearing plaid shirt over dress]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.88
[young white woman wearing dress and holding purse standing on boardwalk, building in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2022.005.116
[Dogsled team racing down snowy street, buildings and bystanders nearby; "Welcome" banner overhead]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Dogsled, Sled, Dogs, Husky, Huskies, Racing, Teams, Street, Winter, Snow, Recreation, Sport, Transportation, Buildings, Town, Community, Bystanders, Banner, Sign, Welcome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.16.025
[Exterior shot, man in kuspuk, mukluks sitting on porch, man standing to left]
Collection: B1984.077