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B1998.014.1.493
"D13 'Calico' a Ranger's sled dog" [dog on chain, portrait]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.474
D6 Kobuk, Alaskan Lead Dog "The Leader; Exposed twice normal for pastel blue #9-f5.6 8 sec. 5 neg, 55" [same as .472, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.AkNative.21.5.1B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2022.005.110
[Indigenous Alaskan group with boat in shore surf; three men standing in ankle-deep water at bow]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Group, People, Men, Watercraft, Boat, Shore, Beach, Waterfront, Water, Mountain
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.497
B15 Alaska park ranger on patrol "McKinley Park ranger on patrol" [sled dog team, musher, mountain in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.134
[Silhouette of woman near window]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Window, Silhouette
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.135
[Two young men in Civil Air Patrol (CAP, civilian auxiliary of US Air Force) uniforms standing in parking lot]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young men, Men, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., Uniform, Clothing, Parking lot, Cars, Transportation, USAF, U.S.A.F., US, Air Force
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.14
Mrs. K. F. Waldhelm. Nome, Alaska. [Small Indigenous Alaskan boy in fur (likely reindeer) parka holding dead bird at side; midwinter. Image signed by Kathinka Waldhelm, wife of George Waldhelm, miner and proprietor of George's Gold Nugget Shoppe.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Boy, Child, Fur, Parka, Reindeer, Hide, Skin, Clothing, Outerwear, Mukluks, Footwear, Bird, Dead bird, Harvest, Subsistence, Winter, Snow, Mrs. K. F. Waldhelm, Mrs. Waldhelm, Kathinka Waldhelm
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.496
"D14 Dog team, Seppala's, Kodachrome" [same as .494, black and white image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.73c
(Anchorage Schools Ptarmigan)(8 May 72)(7negs 1/4b&w)(Ptarmigan Elem School East 9th Ave near Turpin Panel and Bldg)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1998.014.1.498
B15 McKinley Park ranger on patrol" [sled dog team, musher, mountain in background, flipped version of .498, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.123
[Four Indigenous Alaskan Elders wearing parkas, gloves, and mukluks outside midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Group, Elders, Men, Women, Parka, Fur, Ruff, Clothing, Outerwear, Gloves, Mukluks, Footwear, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.124
[Five Indigenous Alaskan Elders wearing parkas, gloves, and mukluks outside midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Group, Elders, Men, Women, Parka, Fur, Ruff, Clothing, Outerwear, Gloves, Mukluks, Footwear, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.495
D14 Leonard Seppals' team "Dog team, Seppala's, Kodachrome" [same as .494, black and white image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2021.004.43
A Celebration of Freedom
Juneteenth
In Commemoration of Emancipation
1995
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Juneteenth, June 19, Commemoration, Celebration, Freedom, Emancipation, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2022.005.131
[Indigenous Alaskan family standing outside home midwinter; three Elders and toddler]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Family, Elder, Elders, Grandma, Grandmother, Grandpa, Grandfather, Man, Woman, Child, Boy, Toddler, Outside, Winter, Snow, Shovel, Snow shovel, House, Home, Building, Buildings, Community, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.148
[View from car down 4th Avenue, Anchorage; people crossing street]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, View, Street, Road, Cars, Vehicles, Tranportation, 4th Ave, 4th Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Downtown, Businesses, 4th Avenue Theater, ABC KENI radio, Radio, 1st National Bank, First National Bank, Bank
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.150
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young women in dresses outside; girl on right has short hair; cars parked in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young women, Girls, Teens, Teenagers, Dresses, Clothing, Hairstyle, Outside, Cars, Transportation, Parked
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1647.1
(Merrill Field in winter) [small airplanes covered in snow, Chugach Mountains in background]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.473
D6 The Leader "Kobuk, Alaska Lead Dog - caption; Exposed twice normal for pastel blue #9-f5.6 8 sec. 5 neg, 55" [same as 472, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.494
"D14 Dog team, Seppala's, Kodachrome" [sled dog team, musher traveling up a hill, buildings in backround, black and white image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2021.004.304
Poster promoting Solidarity Week, July 12-20 [Anchorage]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Solidarity Week, July 12-20, Alaska Black Caucus, Mr. Louis Martin, Ms. Rosalind Cash, Dr. Calvin Rolark, Anchorage, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2022.005.140
[Pilot standing at front of prop plane with skis; Plane N5165E]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Pilot, Plane, Prop plane, Skis, Winter, Snow, Transportation, N5165E
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.223
[Woman in plaid pants with arms crossed standing on boardwalk outside of house]
Keywords: Woman, Crossed arms, Stance, Pants, Plaid, Clothing, Fashion, Boardwalk, House, Building, Fence
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.222
[Indigenous Alaskan boy in brown coat smiling at camera; room interior]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Boy, Child, Coat, Outerwear, Clothing, Smile, Smiling, Room, Interior, House, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.1491
S61 From the top of Pioneer's Peak, 9,000 ft; between Anchorage & Palmer (in Chugach Mts) [scenic view of man with hiking stick looking toward valley, glaciers, likely Knik Glacier, mountains in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.453
"C8 Three alaska Queens on Ice Throne" [Actually, two women in fur jackets sitting in muching sled with musher stanging behind]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1997.019.09full
...who makes a fire of the shavings, saved from the making of the canoe paddles, using the ashes to sprinkle over the path and also to throw into the sea to pacify the spirits of wind and waves.
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B1998.014.1.338
(B69 Watson Lake Hotel, mile 635 & sign post) [sign posts along gravel road, Yukon Territory, Canada]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.15
Mrs. K. F. Waldhelm. Nome, Alaska. [Indigenous Alaskan man and woman with dog outside midwinter. Image signed by Kathinka Waldhelm, wife of George Waldhelm, miner and proprietor of George's Gold Nugget Shoppe.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Woman, Outside, Winter, Snow, Dog, Mrs. K. F. Waldhelm, Mrs. Waldhelm, Kathinka Waldhelm
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2269.10
10 (Parade, May 16, 1953) [military tank "KOJE" on Fourth Avenue at E Street in Anchorage, passing spectators and businesses including Lois Beauty Salon, Pacific Northern Airlines and Rexall Drugs]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1996.009.10full
He bids his wife and babe goodbye and he and his crew roll the walrus skin covered oomiak out to open water, their path made certain and safe by
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B2022.005.183
[Crowd watching Indigenous Alaskan cultural performance; Woman dancing with seated drummers in background. Likely Inupiaq]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Inupiat, Territory, Performance, Culture, Dance, Dancing, Song, Music, Drums, Drum, Drummers, Musical instrument
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.182
[Crowd watching Indigenous Alaskan cultural performance; Woman dancing with seated drummers in background. Likely Inupiaq]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Inupiat, Territory, Performance, Culture, Dance, Dancing, Song, Music, Drums, Drum, Drummers, Musical instrument
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1997.019.08full
The canoe is put on rollers of seal skins filled with air and taken to the open waters of Bering Straits, the path being made safe from evil influences by an old woman.
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection