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B1990.014.4.Science.8.03420
Tiaga of Brooks Mts. September 1958
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2008.013.80
[pile of whale skin lying in yard, equipment sheds in background, commercial whaling station, Akutan, 1920s?]
Collection: B2008.013
B1973.079.90
[St Micahel dock and building in winter]
Keywords: wharf
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1995.014.98.3
[soldiers on military base in snowstorm, Adak?]
Keywords: winter, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1973.079.91
[three women dressed in traditional fur winter parkas standing on boardwalk in front of house]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1990.014.4.Science.8.14489
Tundra; Aerial
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.4.Science.8.33048
Tundra: Snow Melt water surface thawed abut 50mm permitting no seepage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.4.Science.8.34710
Alpine Tundra: In fore is Low Blueberry Willow: Salix Myrtilliforilla (Anderas)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1994.022.393Z.11
(Airplanes)[airplane landing on snow field]
Keywords: airplane
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.393Z.12
(airplanes)(Cesna NC 7107 Wien Alaska Airways US mail)
Keywords: airplane
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1995.014.107.10
[man standing on road near log cabin and flagpole in winter]
Keywords: residences, roads
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.025.460
[Ken Hinchey, gold mining at Willow, carrying load of logs on metal frame strapped to back]
Collection: B2015.025
B1990.014.004.animals.24.Jun91.026a
Reindeer
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / B1990_014_004_animals_24
B1994.022.393Z.4
(Airplanes)[twin engine airplane parked at airfield with house in background]
Keywords: airplane
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1989.016.2151.4
Lunch. Thomas Foto Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [woman breast-feeding two children. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.animals.24.36473
Reindeer, rangifer tarandus [two reindeer grazing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / B1990_014_004_animals_24
B1990.014.004.PL051976
(between Tulik and Happy Valley)(051976)
Keywords: pipeline, brooks range, winter
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1995.010.2247
[dock or other structure collapsing into water, mountains in background. Cf. .2245]
Collection: B1995.010
B1997.003.235
[scenic view of water, mountains, passengers on ship deck standing at ship rail, fog]
Collection: B1997.003
B1990.014.004.animals.24.Jun91.016
Reindeer. Tundra littoral of the bering sea: fog rolling ashore.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / B1990_014_004_animals_24
B1990.014.4.Science.22.VUoldgrowthforest
Coastal old growth forest, Picea sitchensis & Tsuga heterophylla, SE Alasak. Visuals Unlimited
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1991.011.592
"Newtok, 1940s" [man and woman stand outside sod structure with wood and metal entrance]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.014.100.7
[pigs in yard, Quonset huts in background, Adak]
Keywords: animal husbandry, animals, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.29.9
F-E Co. 1942 [drag line at Fairbanks Exploration Co. hydraulic mining operation, tailings piles in background]
Collection: B1995.014
B1996.011.339.neg
Garden Cove exped., Xmas time [man, hiding face, and woman seated on rocks near camp fire, kettle and pan on driftwood in foreground]
Keywords: camping
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B1996.011.341.neg
Spring at Garden Cove [small creek through tundra]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B1997.003.020
[continuous track vehicle, bulldozer, near stream, building on cart in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B2008.013.90
[men and women on swings at rest area or small park, redwood trees in background]
Collection: B2008.013
B1989.016.1880.32
(Dog musher on trail, 1952. FR) [musher with bib #9 traveling through wooded area, Chugach Mountains in background, Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.animals.24.Jun91.007
Reindeer feed along a road some 25 miles east of Nome, Alaska, USA.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / B1990_014_004_animals_24
B1991.011.591
"Newtok; Moses igloo; S.W. [southwest] tundra area" [people near wood and sod structure; identified in 2019 village visit as Aimryarmiut - where they blackfish trap; likely 1957 or 1958]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.014.49.14
[scenic of rock outcropping on beach, bay and mountains in distance, Adak]
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.245
[distant view of drag line moving equipment at mine site, water, tundra, hills]
Collection: B1997.003
B2015.017.002
Mail plane on the river. [on print:] Mail day [smiley face] [distant view of airplane on skis on frozen river in winter, people gathered on ice, Eenayarak River]
Collection: B2015.017