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B1989.016.2270.10
(Road construction) [workmen near truck dumping gravel or other surfacing material, bulldozer or spreader behind truck]
Keywords: roads, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1997.003.198
[mining dredge in channel, "Jefferson" sign, people outside building]
Collection: B1997.003
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.62
(catastrophe)(March 6 1967) Kid and fire ASHA Alder Park Low rental unit)(6226)
Keywords: catastrophe, fire, children
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2016.023.10
[rear and side view of modified automobile]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2016.023
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.14
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(4892)(July 1966)(Ketchikan Pulp Co. Truck dispatcher and opertors in the field)
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber, timber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.97
(catastrophe)(Lido Hotel Fire Anchorage){fire men on scene of burning building}
Keywords: fire, fire truck, fireman
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.98
(catastrophe)(Lido Hotel Fire Anchorage){fire men on scene of burning building}
Keywords: fire, fire truck, fireman
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.44.2
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction)(April 1975)(R&M Eng OverPass)(Non-legal R&M client){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.44.3
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction)(April 1975)(R&M Eng OverPass)(Non-legal R&M client){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.44.4
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction)(April 1975)(R&M Eng OverPass)(Non-legal R&M client){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.44.5
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction)(April 1975)(R&M Eng OverPass)(Non-legal R&M client){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1989.016.2316.1
(Bob Hall's planes) [modern copy neg of album page holding six photographs including two labeled Star Air Service Plane and Dorbrandt's Plane]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.022.25
A492. Waiting for the news from the first boat Corwin, June 13, 1903. Goetze [bird’s eye view of crowd gathered on beach, large ships dry docked at right including N.C.L. Co. #1, small boats along shoreline at left, barge in water in distance. No equivalent in B2001.041]
Keywords: mining, transportation
Collection: B2016.022
B1989.016.2270.1
(Road construction) [distant view of heavy equipment on large cleared parcel]
Keywords: roads, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1997.003.118
[three men standing on railroad tracks; rail car, man in cab of steam shovel looks on; rock quarry in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B1998.014.1.439
"B137 Anchorage High School (West High)" [view looking across parking lot; automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2054.20
20-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [truck covered with crepe and banners reading "God Bless America" and "Liberty and Justice for All" passing Rexall Drugs and Hewitt's Drug Store on Fourth Avenue at E Street, women dressed as Statue of Liberty and Justice riding in back of truck with man in suit]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1953
Downtown Anchorage (T191 Air view) [aerial view looking north from Eighth Avenue past Ship Creek, F Street in center of image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2054.4
4-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [baseball players in uniforms with moose logo passing Rexall Drugs and Hewitt's Drug Store on Fourth Avenue at E Street]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2054.39
39-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [color guard and men wearing lapel ribbons passing J. Vic Brown and Sons, Lois Beauty Salon, and Rexall Drugs on Fourth Avenue near E Street, V.F.W.?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2073.3
(Anchorage Houses, Nov. 1964, Yale and Stanford) [two-story wood-frame home, winter, with fire hydrant and street signs]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.33
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(4912)(July 1966)( Ketchikan Pulp Co.)(Pioneer Rio Beaver Bring up Pad Front )
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber, timber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1989.016.2130.3
(Pioneer Man) [studio portrait of man in suit coat and tie]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.37
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(5001))(July 1966)(Air)( Ketchikan Pulp Co.)(Thorne Bay Camp and Trailer area)(2-16-67 6-8x10)(1-28-68 6-8x10)
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber, timber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1998.014.1.10134
N R-10 American Troops fire on Japanese snipers on Attu May 11, 1943
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2002
T222 Anchorage, Alaska "Aerial" [view looking northwest over Fairview, Downtown, Ship Creek, Cook Inlet; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.EQ.01.1.24.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ 1
B1989.016.2054.14
14-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [military truck carrying Army soldiers and pulling heavy artillery passing Rexall Drugs and Hewitt's Drug Store on Fourth Avenue at E Street]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2054.34
34-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [Army marching band wearing crossed white belts and white spats passing Lois Beauty Salon, Rexall Drugs and Hewitt's Drug Store on Fourth Avenue at E Street]
Keywords: military, musical instruments
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2077.14
47 (Fur Rendezvous, Last Day of Big Races, 1954) [young boy driving three-dog team down Fourth Avenue past spectators in front of City Hall]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1924
T169 Famos 4th Avenue "Longest Bar in the World" Anchorage, Alaska. [winter street scene, similar to .1920]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2021
T236 Seward, Alaska "4th Ave." [street scene looking toward Resurrection Bay; stoplight hanging above street; businesses, The NObby; people walking on sidewalks, automobiles'
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1881.2
(Fur Rendezvous, trappers information) [Fish and Wildlife Service display, with trophies, pelts, and sign "Trappers, Something New in Trapping Line, special design by Oscar E. Fredrickson," 1952?]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1815a
T120 4th Ave. Anchorage (after 1941) [view looking east; people on sidewalks, dog at right in street; automobiles; businesses: South Seas Nite Club; Crocker's; Bert's Drug's First National Bank; Eckman's Furniture; 4th Avenue Theatre; Federal Building at left; snow on mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1929
T173 Anchorage - Palmer Hiway thru Mt. View (Mt View, Bragaw St) [street scene, automobiles; businesses: Gateway Service 76 gas station, Used Car Sales, PIggly Wiggly, possibly Sears, Grocery, possibly motel; moutains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1938
T180 Anchorage new high school building (West Hi) [structure; automobiles; students visible through library windows at right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1814
T119 Juneau, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo (harbor & mts) [scene of harbor, boats, docks, pilings, structures, mine tailings, possibly power plant, mountains in background; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1941
T183 Post Road thru Mt. View (Anchorage, Bragaw, summer) [street scene; people walking; automobiles, structures; businesses: Gateway Service 76; Union Oil Dealer; Auto painting, Sunset Trailer Park, possibly Sears; mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1928
T172 Road thru Mt. View (Anchorage; The Spot on right) street scene at curve in road, winter; automobiles; Artesian Trailer Court sign at left; businesses: Auto Repair, Batteries, Garage; mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.001.091.back
Christmas card from President Obama and family [Condition Note: something stuck on envelope] [Back of card with QR code]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, Christmas, Christmas card, Card, President Obama, First Family, Obama Family, QR Code, QR, Code
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection