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B1983.146.005
Auction Sale of lots in new townsite of Anchorage, Alaska 1915
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B1979.001.096
Sydney Laurence photographer had his studio on Fourth Ave (anchorage 1915 townsite)
Keywords: Anchorage, Sydney Laurence, studio, street
Collection: B1979.001 AHFAM FIC
B1979.001.096
Sydney Laurence photographer had his studio on Fourth Ave (anchorage 1915 townsite)
Keywords: Anchorage, Sydney Laurence, studio, street
Collection: B1979.001
B1989.016.2353
The birth of a city - selling first lot on Anchorage townsite, Aug. 14, 1915.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B1967.019.23H
Anchorage - 1915, Townsite New Town Site of Anchorage Ala, July 12th 1915
Collection: B1967.019 CIHS Isaacs
B1979.002.1462
[View from Ship Creek up bluff to townsite.] 8 x 10 nitrate negative
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1991.009.150
From verso: Hope - settled about 1897; Tom Odale pix [view of townsite from boardwalk; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1991.009 Simonson
B1998.014.1.1983
T210 Palmer, Alaska [view of townsite with farm fields in foreground; water tower in background; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1972.088.37
4th Street Anchorage July 25 (Anchorage 1915_ townsite) {flag polewith US flag amongst tree stumps}
Keywords: frontier, Anchorage, 4th Ave, flag, flag pole
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1972.088.37
4th Street Anchorage July 25 (Anchorage 1915_ townsite) {flag polewith US flag amongst tree stumps}
Keywords: frontier, Anchorage, 4th Ave, flag, flag pole
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1989.016.206
No. 50. Airport and town of Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop. [aerial of Merrill Field and townsite to Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.199
Head of Orca Inlet (Nelson Townsite) from Shepard Point. P. S. Hunt J1922 [railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2018.023.014a
from verso: Cordova, Alaska, Aug 1910 [bird's eye view of railroad structures, townsite, water, mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.014b
Cordova, Alaska, Aug 1910 [verso of slide: bird's eye view of railroad structures, townsite, water, mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1989.016.2143.24
37. Corner monument, Palmer townsite. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [four-legged tripod of logs set up over hole in ground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1962.001.2387
Port Valdez - new townsite. Mrs. Levy [Levy, Mrs. (A.L.?); Boats and Boating] [Woman in fancy hat holding multiple glass bottles on a small boat]
Keywords: Valdez, Port Valdez, Townsites, Mrs. Levy, Mrs. A.L. Levy, Boats and boating, Glass bottles, Alcohol, Beverages, Fancy hats
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2387a
Port Valdez - new townsite. Mrs. Levy [Levy, Mrs. (A.L.?); Boats and Boating] [Woman in fancy hat holding multiple glass bottles on a small boat]
Keywords: Valdez, Port Valdez, Townsites, Mrs. Levy, Mrs. A.L. Levy, Boats and boating, Glass bottles, Alcohol, Beverages, Fancy hats
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1989.016.2298.12
(Chitina) [old store with faded signs for Pool Room and Olympia Beer, sign for "Chitina Townsite, Lots Sold on Easy Terms," truck with 1943 license plate parked outside building]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.026.1191
Eureka, Lake Louise, 3-99 [group of adults and children snowmachining at Eureka Lodge near Nelchina; print date 3 28 99. Have negs] [Nelchina Townsite and Eureka Lodge sign]
Keywords: Eureka, Eureka Lodge, Lodge, Nelchina, Townsite, Sign, Lake Louise, Lake, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, Frozen, Snowmachine, Snowmachining, Recreation, Mountain, Mountain range
Collection: B2015.026
B1995.025.050
[from verso] part of Terminal yard Anchorage 1916; Anchorage yards & townsite [view of wood structure and canvas tents; trees; men in cleared land in foreground appear to be playing baseball; bridge across Ship Creek at center.
Collection: B1995.025
B1963.016.006
The first snow fall in Anchorage. 4th Ave Oct 8, 1915 (Anchorage 1915-1916 Townsite) [an elevated view of downtown Anchorage showing people walking along the street and board walk, business store fronts; horse team and wagon]
Keywords: frontier, town
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman
B1957.005.206
Cottages in Eska Creek new town. AEC G748 P.S.H. Verso: Alaska Railroad - Matanuska Branch, Eska [Eska coal mine housing. Same image as AEC G748 with caption: “Cottages in new townsite, Emery, Alaska. Eska Creek Coal Mine”] [Possible P.S. Hunt photo]
Keywords: AEC, A.E.C., Alaskan Engineering Commission, Alaska Railroad, Railroad, Matanuska, Branch, Eska, Cottage, Building, House, Dwelling, Eska Creek, Creek, New town, Town, P.S. Hunt, Coal, Mine, Housing, Townsite, Emery
Collection: B1957.005 Jack H Floyd
B1962.001A.382
The principle street in CR & NWR Co.’s town site, looking north from near The Beach, August 21, ’05. P.S. Hunt, G432 [Copper River and Northwestern Railway]
Keywords: Townsites, Towns, Buildings, Copper River and Northwestern Railway, CR&NWRY
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1963.016.006
Anchorage Fourth Avenue, looking west between G & H sts. The snow falls in Anchorage, Oct. 8, 1915 [with businesses including Alaska Clothing Co., Cosy Inn, Miss Mac’s Lunch Room, Finklestein & Sapiro Clothier, California Pool Room, Riverside Café. Sydney Laurence, photographer] [First snow fall. An elevated view of downtown Anchorage 1915-1916 Townsite showing people walking along the street and board walk, business store fronts; horse team and wagon] [Dena'ina Territory, Dena'ina Elnena]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Early Anchorage, Dena'ina Territory, Dena'ina Elnena, First snow, Street view, Boardwalk, Businesses, Stores, Horse team, Wagon, Alaska Clothing Co., Cosy Inn, Miss Mac's Lunch Room, Finklestein & Sapiro Clothier, California Pool room, Riverside Cafe, Fourth Avenue, 4th Ave., G Street, H Street, G St., H St., Sydney Laurence, Photographer
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman