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B2014.023.217
(lake shore wildflowers in foreground)[landscape]
Keywords: landscape
Collection: B2014.023
B1989.016.1675.2
(Winter Scenes along Highway) [snow covered river with mountains in background, Glenn Highway]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1675.4
(Winter Scenes along Highway) [steam rising from snow covered river, winter sun , Glenn Highway]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.47.10
[razor wire on a hillside in the snow, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.47.11
[bird's eye view of bay, razor wire in foreground, road in distance, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2138.7
Seasons Greetings (Sydney Laurence painting, Mt. McKinley, neg for cards #8)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.49.10
[bird's eye view of military installation with Quonset huts in winter, mountains in distance, Adak]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.116
[locomotive engine and car on railroad track, pickup truck, rocks; neg is damaged]
Collection: B1997.003
B1996.011.338.neg
Garden Cove exped., Xmas time [man, possibly Dunlap, and woman standing on snowy tundra, both holding cameras]
Keywords: photography
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B1998.014.1.002
A1 Alaskan moose. [three moose in meadow; same as .001]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.62.005
24-2 Sharon Bell [child, toddler wearing bonnet stands on dock; possible boat in background; Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.62.005
24-2 Sharon Bell [child, toddler wearing bonnet stands on dock; possible boat in background; Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.54.5
[Russian Orthodox church and graveyard in winter, Russian Mission? cf. .13.5-.13.6]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.1121
O13 Seeing Alaska through a view finder (Cameras! Action! 1946 postcard; many people w/cameras) [copy neg; men and women stand in a line looking through camears; likely aboard ship, mast, ropes]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Scn.8.20.008
Hubbard Glacier, AIR; College Fiord near and far showing the many glaciers. 15 August 1973 [not Hubbard Glacier, mountains, bay, water]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B2015.008.611
{panoramic photo of Mt Blackburn and surrounding peaks and glaciers showing route taken by Dora and her team}
Keywords: glacier, Mt Blackburn, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2019.003.059
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Below the dam [four young men standing next to river] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Indigenous, Young men, Dam, River, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2019.003
B2019.003.060
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Where the river runs into Cook’s Inlet [scenic in summer] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, River, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Summer, Scene, Scenic, Waterway
Collection: B2019.003
B2019.003.062
“Scenes on Cook’s Inlet” [barefoot woman posed on rocky shoreline] [Dena'ina Elnena, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Waterway, Woman, Barefoot, Shoreline, Waterway
Collection: B2019.003
B1998.014.1.783
"L23 Mt McKinley, highest mountain in N. America, 1946 postcard" [copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.62.006
24-2 Pictures in Milottes [scenic, wildlife, and portrait photographs on display, likely Milottes studio; Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.62.006
24-2 Pictures in Milottes [scenic, wildlife, and portrait photographs on display, likely Milottes studio; Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.Scn.9.008
Scn 11257; Knik face; 30 July 1961.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1998.014.1.2571
"Kenai Highway; mi 15-17 Creek & mts" [scenic view of mountains across Resurrection Bay from Seward Harbor, likely]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2019.003.061
“Scenes on Cook’s Inlet” [woman standing in shallow creek] [Dena'ina Elnena, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Waterway, Woman, Creek, Mountain, Mountains, Mountain range
Collection: B2019.003
B1989.016.2092.5
Easter Greetings [iris in field. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Scn.8.18.011
Hubbard Glacier; AIR; Veniaminof trip. Mt Veniaminof: caldera is full of ice yet a cinder cone shows on the glacier. Shot for National Park Service 1972. Hammond (later Governor) was pilot on this project. About August 1972 [not Hubbard Glacier; Alaska Peninsula, volcano, snow]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1995.014.124.4
Willow Creek, 1946 [close-up of dredge at mining operation, Fairbanks Exploration Co.?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.51.16
[view across airfield at military base to mountain in distance, barricades in foreground, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.872
[bird’s eye view of glacier and mountain peaks, route indicated with black dots at left,
possibly Mount Blackburn. Cf. .611]
Keywords: Mt Blackburn, mountains, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2033.3
(Father Hubbard's trek to Valley of 10,000 Smokes) [airplane with tail number NC5364 near sandy shore, two men in rowboat on water. Bernard Hubbard expedition, circa 1929. neg deteriorated]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.13.004
3-5 Kitchen; tables and windowsill; clock, candle, pussywillows in ceramic vase, electrical outlets; likely Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.13.005
3-5 Fish house, Nefco [New England Fish Co.] [wood structure with sliding doors, some leaning against structure; Ketchikan; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2572
"Kenai Highway; Mi 15-17; creek & mts [scenic view of mountains reflected in water, near Seward; speck left of center is stuck to emulsion]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.658
Keywords: mountains, glaciers, Harvard Glacier, Prince William Sound, College Fjord
Collection: B2015.008
B2018.023.124a
W.C. Ives; 200 E. 23rd St; New York City [scenic view from gravel road looking across trees toward mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.4.Slum.Block.2
Historic Slum Block March 5 1984
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1998.014.1.860
(L63 Ft Richardson ski area; 1946 postcard) [structures, quonsets, automobiles, skiers, downhill ski slops, mounains]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.137a
W.C. Ives; 200 E. 23rd St; New York City [label] “11” [scenic view of Grand Canyon; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1987.086.008
Canneries. Cannery ship loading canned salmon Alaska. Chignik, Alaska.
Collection: B1987.086 Evelyn Lessel Postcard Collection
B1998.014.1.11216
Attu Campaign, Battlefields, 5-13. 4-1190-43. Men advance to front lines in close formation. Copy neg. Also #WD111 [distant view of soldiers walking on tundra]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.105a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [from verso of print: “L.C. Read Photos & Kodaks, Atlin, B.C. Canada; Atlin Lake” (cropped from original) [hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.124b
W.C. Ives; 200 E. 23rd St; New York City [verso of slide: scenic view from gravel road looking across trees toward mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.2263
"large eagle with army buddy" Two men wearing military uniforms walk on an berm, possibly on Fort Richardson, an eagle on one man's arm; corporal stripes; utility poles and possible road in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.125a
W.C. Ives; 200 E. 23rd St; New York City [scenic view over trees toward mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.137b
W.C. Ives; 200 E. 23rd St; New York City [label] “11” [verso of slide: scenic view of Grand Canyon; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.2262
"large eagle with army buddy" Two men wearing military uniforms stand on an outcrop near camouflage fabric, possibly on Fort Richardson, an eagle on one man's back; Army Air Force insignia; corporal stripes; utility poles in right background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.105b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: from verso of print: “L.C. Read Photos & Kodaks, Atlin, B.C. Canada; Atlin Lake” (cropped from original) [hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023