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B2010.023.745
(Gov Ernest Gruening visited Mekoyuk 1961. Piolt Ray Christianson standing beside him. Illustartes changes in the clothing since 1940. Photo by State Photographer)
Collection: B2010.023
B1999.014.240
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation]
Keywords: soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B2022.003.39
B 72 79, Mrs. Conquest [one individual standing next to a building wearing a fur parka and boots]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Parka, Boots, Fur
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B1962.001A.148
19A [Gulkana] [Ahtna Territory, C'uul C'ena' (Gulkana)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Territory, Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, C'uul, C'ena', Gulkana, Community, People, Horses, Animals, Buildings, Log buildings, Cabin, Landscape
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1999.014.2052a
(Snowmobiles_Barrow "Roaring Boring Alice")[man in a white parka, standing in front of a snow machine and numerous oil drums on the tundra, no snow visible]
Keywords: snow machine, snow mobile, tundra, Barrow
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.2052b
(Snowmobiles_Barrow "Roaring Boring Alice")[man in a white parka, standing in front of a snow machine and numerous oil drums on the tundra, no snow visible]
Keywords: snow machine, snow mobile, tundra, house, parka
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.236
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[boys and young men shouldering rifles standing at attention]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.237
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.238
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.239
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[boys and young men shouldering rifles standing at attention]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.241
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation)
Keywords: soldiers, gun, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.243
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation)
Keywords: gun, military, soldiers
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.242
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation)
Keywords: soldiers, gun, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B2006.023.5014.jpg
Violet Redington.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B1999.014.1932
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation]
Keywords: soldiers, gun, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.235
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1998.014.1.1192
O45 SS Alaska enroute to Seward, Alaska [copy neg; same as .1191]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.24
[Indigenous Alaskan in spotted fur (likely reindeer) parka outside midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Mukluks, Gloves, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Outside, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.240
[Semi-obstructed view of docks and vehicles]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, View, Dock, Vehicles, Truck, Transportation, Crate, Wooden crate, Pipe, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.1761
(T79 Ketchikan, Alaska, steamship "Alaska") [ship at dock, people at gangplank "Alaska SS Co (Alaska Steamship Company," automobiles on dock and on ship deck; cargo gear; town, structures in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.967
(L115 Alaska Highway; Teslin Lake, mi 804, Yukon Territory & Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission church) [structures, church, ladder, tall grass in foreground]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.014.88crop
[two young Alaska Native girls wearing fur parkas and detachable hoods posed outside large building]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.014
B2018.023.094a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [scenic view of mountain, trees, meadow; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2022.005.200
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman standing on boardwalk outside Polaris Bar building. Sitnasuaq (Nome), Inupiaq Territory]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Sitnasuaq, Nome, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Young woman, Teen, Teenager, Girl, Boardwalk, Polaris Bar, Bar, Building, Business, Sign, Coca Cola, Olympia Beer, Town
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.002.20
Tap Room, McKinley Park Hotel, K-17, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; interior, soldiers at bar]
Collection: B1990.002 Frances Ray
B1998.014.1.335
(B68 Ketchikan Federal Bldg 3 negs) [automobiles, people in foreground; houses in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.966
L114 The "Gibson Girl," a snow pattern on Mount Eccles, Cordova, Alaska [copy neg; same as .965]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.094b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: scenic view of mountain, trees, meadow; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2022.001.005
Left to right: Melphine Evans [daughter], Barry Evans [son], Stephanie McFadden, Mayfield Evans, Dakota Evans [granddaughter], Willie Mae Evans [wife], Jelani Evans Reynolds, Jacqueline Evans [daughter], Jamila Evans Reynolds, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson [Condition Note: small spot of food stuck to front of photograph] [Waterfront group portrait. Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina Territory, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage)]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Families, Family, Melphine Evans, Daughter, Barry Evans, Son, Stephanie McFadden, Dakota Evans, Granddaughter, Child, Willie Mae Evans, Wife, Couple, Married, Jelani Evans REynolds, Jacqueline Evans, Jackie Evans, Jamila Evans Reynolds, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, JBER, Base, Elmendorf-Richardson, Waterfront, Group portrait, Outdoors, Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina, Territory, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.005.198
[Indigenous Alaskan family outside home midwinter; sled in background, husky in foreground]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Family, Elder, Elders, Grandparents, Adults, Parents, Man, Woman, Child, House, Home, Building, Winter, Snow, Sled, Dogsled, Dog, Husky, Transportation
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.239
[Indigenous Alaskan woman in fur parka standing outside United States Post Office and Court House building in Nome, Alaska. Man standing near doorway. Inupiaq territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Woman, Parka, Fur, Geometric pattern, Design, Gloves, Mukluks, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Pathway, Man, Door, Doorway, Entrance, Building, Structure, USPS, U.S.P.S., Post Office, Postal Service, Court House, Federal building, Government
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.266
[one Indigenous woman in fur parka, mittens, and boots standing in the snow]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, parka, mittens, boots
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.1193
O46 Enroute to the Land of the Mid-nite [sic] Sun {Enroute to Alaska, Midnight Sun (SS Alaska at loading dock)} [copy neg; Alaska S.S. Co., Alaska Steamship Company; passengers on dock, gangway, men; crewmen; life boats, men atop automobile at left, possibly Black man left of gangway; woman at automobile]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.336
(B68 Ketchikan Federal Bldg) [automobiles, people in foreground; houses in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.965
L114 The "Gibson Girl" a snow pattern on Mt Eccles, Cordova, Alaska [copy neg; snow formation on mountainside]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1962.001A.149
Angora goats, Copper Center, Alaska. P.S. Hunt, P15 [C.C.M. & T. Co.] [Ahtna Territory. Tl'aticae's (Copper Center)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Territory, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, P.S. Hunt, Alaska, Alaskan, Angora goats, Goat, Animals, Livestock, C. C. M. & T. Co., Dog House, Log Buildings, Buildings, Cabins, People, Men, Winter, Snow
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1998.014.1.334
(B67 Cordova Post Office) [street view, gravel street, buildings, automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.201
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder couple sitting on chair; woman holding potted plant]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, Mukluks, Footwear, Chair, Room, Interior, Building, House, Home, Plant, Potted plant, Telephone, Phone, Rotary phone
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.70
[Indigenous Alaskan child in parka ice fishing; small pile of fish nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Fishing, Ice Fishing, Ice, Fishing, Fish, Fisher, Tool, Fishing pole, Pole, Food, Subsistence, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1962.001A.131
Chestochena Rail station, Valdez-Eagle Trail. P.S. Hunt, E120 [Chistochina; Telegraph Office] [Ahtna Territory, Tsiis Tl'edze' Caegge (Chistochina]
Keywords: Ahtna, Territory, Tsiis Tl'edze' Caegge, Chistochina, Indigenous, BIPOC, P.S. Hunt, Alaska, Alaskan, Chestochena, Rail station, Railroad, Veldez Eagle, Trail, Clearing, Log building, Building, Cabin, Mountain, Man
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson