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B2015.008.934
[two men seated next to small walled tent in wooded area, same men as in log cabin
images .923 and .929, both men wearing canvas parkas with fur trim, man at right with
mustache]
Keywords: camping, tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.16.023
[exterior, man in kuspuk, mukluks, posed with hands on hips, plants, fireweed, shadows.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.014.21.15
[dogs in dog yard along river, possibly Yukon River, fish drying rack in background]
Keywords: animals, transportation, fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.23.15
[wooden skiff with tarp covering on beach, dog sitting in stern]
Keywords: boats, transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.23.16
[wooden skiff with tarp covering on beach, dog sitting in stern]
Keywords: transportation, boats, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.23.17
[wooden skiff with tarp covering on beach, dog sitting in stern]
Keywords: boats, transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1984.077.16.015
[Exterior shot, man on porch step, kuspuk, hood, mukluks, holding plants, flowers, fireweed?]
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
B1973.079.114
[two people dressed in winter parkas seated on boardwalk with snow all around]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.031.4
[The Wilmoth Co. General Merchandise building and several other structures]
Keywords: supply store, commercial
Collection: B1989.031
B1989.031.5
[The Wilmoth Co. General Merchandise building and several other structures]
Keywords: supply store, commercial
Collection: B1989.031
B2005.026.3
My boys! 5th & 6th grades. Tyrone, Donald, Leslie, David A., Harry, Richard, Dennis, Darryl, Patrick. Kake. Teacher Claire L. Rattey (Fitzgaireld)
Collection: B2005.026
B2014.023.184
(airplanes)[two men standing infront of airplane]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B2014.023
B2017.023.078
[Likely Palmer, AK, bus, automobiles, utility poles, people walking in dirt road.]
Collection: B2017.023
B1972.032.061
[men and women seated at a table outdoors; riight side of image is blurry, possibly from campfire smoke]
Collection: B1972.032 Dorothy Surgenor
B1973.079.117
[dog sleeping on porch steps of the Stokes house in St. Michael]
Keywords: dogs
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.180
[A woman Mrs Cron sitting with child Alma on the dock in front of small tug style boat named "CUB"]
Keywords: boats, dock, wharf, harbor, toddler, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.1014.2
GZ-164 (Scenes in the Golden Zone) [walled tent and house in winter]
Keywords: houses, residences, mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.023.080
[Central School - Matanuska Colony Community Center (verify name), Palmer]
Collection: B2017.023
B2017.023.247
[Seven people pose at dining room table, sailor at left, four women, one girl, Wellenstein standing in uniform at back]
Collection: B2017.023
B1973.079.113
[a wintery scene with 7 people and 2 reindeer one of which is harnessed to a sled with 4 people dressed in winter parkas sitting on the sled]
Keywords: recreation, winter
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.151
[Nina Cron dressed in a winter parka is standing on a small hill in winter overlooking multiple boats this to include up to seven paddle wheel and steam vessels moored along the shore at St. Michael's]
Keywords: boats, harbor, port, winter, ice, ships, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.16.026
[Man wearing kuspuk and mukluks sits in front of door, window]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.2018.1.268.013
83; Sept. 4, 1942; Aerial view of HIdden Inlet fire [detail view of structure fire; people on ground, hoses; boardwalks; waterfront]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.005.117
[Group of Indigenous Alaskan women standing around large piece of blubber (likely seal), midwinter. Building in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Woman, Elder, Group, Marine mammal, Blubber, Skin, Harvest, Seal, Winter, Snow, Outside, Landscape, Building, House, Structure, Box, Oil drum, Fence, Parka, Boots, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.008.309
Sept. 1917. Registered Jerseys. Last grass before frost [cattle in yard near house]
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.16.006
[street scene, Anchorage, Third Avenue, Elks Lodge, houses, automobiles, Cook Inlet, Mount Susitna in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.008
[exterior view, dark sky, Anchorage, Third Avenue, Elk's Lodge, buildings in foreground, Mount Susitna in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.286.3
Col. O.F. Ohlson residence, Anchorage. B-30, Hewitt's Photo Shop. [near Second Avenue and Christianson Road]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.288.5
Tonsina Road House. Hewitt's Photo Shop. [interior with fireplace]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.100.002
37-3 interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [Ketchikan; January 1940; darkroom with sink, basins, materials on high shelf]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.100.002
37-3 interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [Ketchikan; January 1940; darkroom with sink, basins, materials on high shelf]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1973.079.163
[Mrs Cron photographed infront of large snow berm]
Keywords: winter, snow, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.16.007
[interior shot, dresser with mirror, self-portrait in mirror, parining on wall, dark room]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.021
[exterior shot, man in kuspuk bends to smell flowers, fireweed? shadows, building in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1725
Alaskan dog team. Hewitt's Photo [two people on sled with dog team, on trail in winter with Chugach Mountains in background. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.39.1
Panoramic photograph of Fairbanks, Alaska June 21, 1955 9:20pm, National Photo and News Service photo number 162156
Keywords: 1955, Panoramic photograph; Fairbanks, Chena River, National Photo and News Service
Collection: B1991.39
B2015.008.541
[view across yard to brick house and barns]
Keywords: vermont, farm, farm house, barn
Collection: B2015.008
B1973.079.141
[unknown mountainous and rocky coastline as seen from the rail of a vessel sailing offshore][negative cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.16.012
[exterior shot, building, two people on porch, steps, parka, hood]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.7.003
[blurry view, possibly taken through binocular lense? Neg. is deteriorated,
Collection: B1984.077