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B1998.014.1.1066
(M13 Thawing frozen ground to be dredged for gold; Goldstream, Alaska; postcard 1946) [dredge in background, pipes in grid over ground, tailings]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1076
M16 Gold dredge near Nome, Alaska [copy neg; water, tailings, rocks]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Animals.27.16
Alaska harbor seal. This type of seal is a heavy salmon predator.
Keywords: Animals
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B1998.014.1.1056
(M11 An Alaskan gold dredge) [gold dredge in pond; automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Animals.22.2
(Animals 22.2 Moose and Calf in Winter Storm at Portage)[damaged nitrate negative]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B1990.014.5.Animals.22.8
(Animals 22.2 Moose and Calf in Winter Storm at Portage)[damaged nitrate negative]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B1990.014.5.Anc.1.29.1b
Anchorage-Sales, Buying & Selling 1974 Universal Motors Anchorage 10 negs
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc
B2016.019.1.05e.06644.32
Tundra Swan in Potters Marsh near Anchorage, Alaska [Animals - Birds - Swans], 1989
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Animals, Birds, Swans
Collection: B2016.019
B1990.014.4.7444
South Side 4th Ave Near C Street West. Oct 1970
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1983.091.S3428.5
Night scene, Fourth Ave., 2-62 [street scene at Fourth Avenue and E Street looking east with "Anchorage All-America City" sign, automobiles, businesses including Army/Navy, Kenneth Hardware, Alaska Treasure Shop, Anchorage Liquor Store, House of Music, The Hub, National Bank of Alaska]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2019.019.IB1-10
Glacial Plain, 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Glaciers, Water
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2022.005.102
[Group of Indigenous Alaskans in skin boat; seal float at right near aft]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Boat, Skin boat, Watercraft, Transportation, Parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Water, Travel, Seal, Seal float, Float, Group
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.010.529
[women performing on elephants in outdoor circus ring, Anchorage, 1954]
Collection: B1995.010
B1990.014.5.EQ.16.62
5th Ave East from Caterpillar with military on guard
Keywords: streets, street lights, soldier, national guard, buildings, cars
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_16
B2001.036.1363
Quinhagak 11-82 [three wheeled all-terrain vehicles parked on gravel road; structures, homes in distance]
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby
b2015.027.165
Dave and part of his family. I took this picture lopsided [Aleut man, woman, and child standing outdoors, buildings in background]
Collection: B2015.027
b2015.027.163
Peg and his bride [wedding portrait, Aleut man with wooden leg standing with woman and young girl on boardwalk in front of building]
Keywords: weddings, religion
Collection: B2015.027
B2008.004.022
X’ind papa. Some of ships crew. Papa shown by check [Ships officers aboard the Thetis. The man under the check mark may be Richard Bjorkman. The man in the lower right corner is holding a sextant]
Collection: B2008.004 Bjorkman Collection
B1991.011.593
Newtok; temporary schoolhouse [structure with corrugated metal surface; bell above entrance; likely 1957]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1989.016.497.2
The Lobby, McKinley Nat. Park Hotel. Hewitt's 13 [copy neg, original .470.2]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Animals.13.3
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B2006.023.6918.jpg
Pana-Vue S0303. Eskimos of Alaska. Fur-lined parkas.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
b2011.012.1.115
Sept. '45. Japanese prison camp for Allied POWs on Hokkaido. Plane is a torpedo bomber from a CVE in North Pacific Force.
Collection: B2011.012
B1998.014.1.008
(A4 Dall sheep, McKinley Park, 1946 1 neg 2 prints) [one sheep looks through gap in ridge]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.3552
April 1968; Savoonga [Woman wearing flower print parka drives ski-doo snowmachine with child riding behind her; structures in background; barn-style structure at right]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.129.6
Merry Christmas, Alaska [Christmas card with Sydney Laurence painting from .129.1]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.23.008
[scenic view, rolling hills, fence, road, electrical pole, buildings in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1261
Hewitt's Photo, 1 (Fairchild C-825 at Elmendorf Air Force Base) [six airplanes on field]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1262
Copyright 1911 [E.A. Hegg?] / 12. Bering Sea. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [three ships in ice. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection