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B1990.014.2018.1.117.001
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.001
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.018
A10 Reindeer ranching in Alaska (1946 2 negs) [men herding reindeer]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.281
Potato ranch along the Alaska R.R. B-20, Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.1034
Eaton’s Ranch, Sept. 1926 [view across field to buildings in distance, wire fence in
foreground]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.117.006
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow in pasture; fence and trees in background; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.006
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow in pasture; fence and trees in background; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.002
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow in pasture, wooden fence, bucket at left; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.002
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow in pasture, wooden fence, bucket at left; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
AEC.G737
Happy Alaska Ranchers G. H. Saindons Ranch, Matanuska Branch A.E.C. RY. A.E.C. G737 P.S. Hunt
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1990.014.2018.1.117.003
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow being fed by hand; trees and stumps in background; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.003
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow being fed by hand; trees and stumps in background; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.004
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow being fed by hand; trees and stumps in background; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.004
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [cow being fed by hand; trees and stumps in background; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.005
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [close-up of cow with food in mouth next to fence; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.117.005
41-6 Ketchy (the cow) at the ranch [close-up of cow with food in mouth next to fence; March 3, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1970.019.472
Mrs. Porter & Anna Mans in cache at Simonsons' ranch near Campbell Creek, 10/25/25 [women sitting in elevated wire cage]
Keywords: food
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1989.016.1483.1
49. Fox ranch, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [three foxes eating out of metal bowls in wire enclosure, building visible behind]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1483.2
49. Fox ranch, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [four foxes eating out of metal bowls in wire enclosure, building visible behind]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1957.005.211
Between Matanuska and Wasilla? Alaska Railroad - Matanuska to Caswell, Matanuska (?) [Rudolph Weiss ranch, 1 ½ miles north of Matanuska Junction, mail line, after 1917. Cf. B1970.x.2.48]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Railroad, Matanuska, Wasilla, Caswell, Rudolph Weiss Ranch, Rudolph Weiss, Ranch, Junction, Mail line, Building, Tracks, Hills, Clearcutting
Collection: B1957.005 Jack H Floyd
B1990.014.2018.1.118.001
42-1 March 3-10; Plus x 40-24; Dk 20-14 min @65°; Ranch house [wood structure viewed from road or driveway; fence; sign above gate reads "Clover Crest(?); likely in Washington State; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.118.001
42-1 March 3-10; Plus x 40-24; Dk 20-14 min @65°; Ranch house [wood structure viewed from road or driveway; fence; sign above gate reads "Clover Crest(?); likely in Washington State; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1979.002.4926b
8/8/1919 C. Slater Ranch. GOA [unsure of abbreviation] wheat & grain hay under cultivation" [sleeve 63; farmer with two horses, bridle, harnesses, farm implement, hay, straw stacks, field, fence in background, agriculture; tress in distance, Fairbanks area]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1998.014.1.2253
"Mink on racks, 1942 'Friend had mink ranch before the war started. Part of his pelts. Because of draft he went out of mink business.' (cache)" [man holding rifle stands in front of pelts hanging below log cache; snowshoes, snow; structures in background, likely on military base]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.118.004
42-1 March 3-10; Plus x 40-24; Dk 20-14 min @65°; ranch scene [agricultural structures including barn and octogonal structure with chute affixed to second storey; truck parked at left; possibly person standing near center of image; likely in Washington State; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.118.004
42-1 March 3-10; Plus x 40-24; Dk 20-14 min @65°; ranch scene [agricultural structures including barn and octogonal structure with chute affixed to second storey; truck parked at left; possibly person standing near center of image; likely in Washington State; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.118.005
42-1 March 3-10; Plus x 40-24; Dk 20-14 min @65°; ranch scene [agricultural structures including barn and octogonal structure with chute affixed to second storey; truck parked at left; possibly person standing near center of image; likely in Washington State; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.118.005
42-1 March 3-10; Plus x 40-24; Dk 20-14 min @65°; ranch scene [agricultural structures including barn and octogonal structure with chute affixed to second storey; truck parked at left; possibly person standing near center of image; likely in Washington State; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018