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B1985.027.1223
Originally in B4 F84. Wien Destinations. Ft. Yukon. Sunflowers. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1972.038.16
P-11. Eskimo Ivory Carver, Nome, Alaska. c. Robinson
Collection: B1972.038 Alice Swanson Collection
B2017.029.1004
[scenic view down road in winter, possibly Old Glenn Highway, snow on mountains in background; print date Oct 84]
Keywords: Old Glenn Highway, Old Glenn HWY, Old Glenn hwy, Kay McFarland Jackson, Kay McFarland, Kathryn McFarland, Kathryn McFarland Jackson, Winter, Midwinter, Highway, Road, Snow, Snowy, Mountain
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.2144.26
#89. Mary's Hotel No. 20 below on Bonanza. Hegg (Old Klondike) [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.178
(catastrophe)(October 18, 1970)(Al Gay Sawmp to fill West side of Jewel Lake Road near church)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2017.024.2740
Nome, July 1983 Street scenes [boy riding BMX bicycle between two automobiles, station wagons; street and structures in distance]
Collection: B2017.024
B2015.026.1258
Lake Louise and on way home, 3/00 [Patty asleep on snowmachine, scenics of Glenn Highway including Lion’s Head and Palmer area] [13 Miles to Anchorage]
Keywords: Lake Louise, Lake, Glenn Highway, Glenn HWY, Glenn Hwy, Highway, Scenic, View, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, Mountain, Mountain range, Anchorage, Mile marker
Collection: B2015.026
B1995.014.112.6
[men whipsawing lumber outdoors in winter, buildings in background, mining operation, Willow Creek?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.113.3
[winter scenic with clouds, mountains in distance, airstrip in foreground?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.113.4
[winter scenic with clouds, mountains in distance, child riding bicycle on airstrip in foreground?]
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.029.1173
Chickaloon [bird’s eye view of inflatable raft in whitewater river in narrow canyon; print date 7/14/86] [Ahtna, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax]
Keywords: Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax, Chickaloon, Whitewater rafting, Rafting, River, Kay McFarland Jackson, Kay McFarland, Kathryn McFarland, Kathryn McFarland Jackson
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.2144.14
33. #40. [?] Larss & Duclos (Old Klondike) [miners at mining complex, standing on tramway, camp in background. orignal caption illegible. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.013.15
[man with mustache wearing vest, jacket, beaded moccasins, and brimmed hat standing next to plate of potatoes set on wooden crate, log cabins in background, Knik? Cf. .14]
Keywords: clothing, agriculture, residences
Collection: B2014.013
B1979.002.Album1.257
R8-9. Ship Creek [view of Cook Inlet, near mouth of Ship Creek? Railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2014.013.17
Knik, Alaska. O.G.H. [bird's eye view of Knik, flag in center, two horses center foreground, Knik Trading Co. at right, Knik Roadhouse in background]
Keywords: businesses, residences, animals
Collection: B2014.013
B1979.002.Album1.103
R17-6. Portage Bay flats. R. J. Weir [view of gravel flats, cabin at right, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: houses, residences, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.177.7
(catastrophe)(1958)(Xmas Homes 1958 not used)(Balog home in City view)
Keywords: christmas, christmas decorations
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2018.023.006a
J. Sussman Stock Photo Co. Balto. [Baltimore?] Nome Dairy [label] “27” [winter scene people, men, cow atop snow drifts, covered roof of structure; two people with horse and cow at left; firewood, yoke, sign for Nome Dairy on snow; man carrying two milk cans using shoulder yoke, dog on roof]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.006b
J. Sussman Stock Photo Co. Balto. [Baltimore?] Nome Dairy [label] “27” [verso view of slide: winter scene people, men, cow atop snow drifts, covered roof of structure; two people with horse and cow at left; firewood, yoke, sign for Nome Dairy on snow; man carrying two milk cans using shoulder yoke, dog on roof]
Collection: B2018.023
B1983.091.S1428.1
Club 25, for Jacobin. (08/25/53) (3 negs)
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.1779
(Turnagain Arm Apartments, Anchorage) [street view with Alaska Sales and Service on corner, apartment building behind, automobiles on street]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1785.2
(Hinton's Lodge, Russian River) [bird's eye view of roadhouse in trees with mountains in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection