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B2009.061.67
[paddle wheel vessel the Tanana underway is loaded with a large number of people gathered all over the vessel]
Keywords: transportation, boat, travel
Collection: B2009.061
B1990.014.4.M13.23153
A Fishing Vessel headed out to sea. July 1972
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1973.079.142
[unknown mountainous coastline as seen from the rail of another vessel sailing offshore]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.143
[unknown mountainous coastline as seen from the rail of another vessel sailing offshore]
Keywords: ships, shipping, port, sailing, transportation
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.42
[Fort Davis near Nome 1906 as seen from a vessel in Norton Sound]
Keywords: fort
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1995.014.7.6
The old Russian Mission Church that was torn down in 1941 [interior with vessels?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1973.079.140
[unknown mountainous and rocky coastline as seen from the rail of a vessel sailing offshore][negative cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.141
[unknown mountainous and rocky coastline as seen from the rail of a vessel sailing offshore][negative cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.174
[dredging offshore as seen from another vessel showing several men looking on from the rail]
Keywords: dredge, ocean, resource extraction, mining, industry, ship
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1995.014.7.7
The old Russian Mission Church that was torn down in 1941 [interior with vessels, crucifix, icon]
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.136.003
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [wood vessel with decorated prow; anchor; fishing vessels in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.7.002
People on dock leaving for K [ie Ketchikan]; Yukon [possible reference to vessel name] 3/25/39
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.7.002
People on dock leaving for K [ie Ketchikan]; Yukon [possible reference to vessel name] 3/25/39
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.60
(catastrophe)(June 1967)(Ketchikan Fisher Lassie 1. man CG 40 behind) (7020){fishing vessel aground}
Keywords: catastrophe, accident, maritime accident, ship wreck
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.109
(catastrophe)(Mid 1900's probably The wreck of Joe Mathew's in the Arctic Lomen Brothers negative){fishing vessel submerged under ice and water with crates floating around, men in dory next to wrecked vessel recovering crates from water}
Keywords: wreck, accident, shipping
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1989.016.2321.4
(Boats in water near cannery) [small vessels at dock in small boat harbor, commercial buildings in background]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1973.079.149
[two small skiffs with several men in each boat attending to or standing by a much larger vessel or ship][negative is cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.67.004
25-2; seagull & clouds [mountains in distance; smokestack of vessel in lower left; 1939 near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.67.004
25-2; seagull & clouds [mountains in distance; smokestack of vessel in lower left; 1939 near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.7.001
People on dock leaving for K [ie Ketchikan]; Yukon [possible reference to vessel name] 3/25/39 [rope; gangway]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.7.001
People on dock leaving for K [ie Ketchikan]; Yukon [possible reference to vessel name] 3/25/39 [rope; gangway]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.53.10
Army vehicle for land and water [two soldiers riding in boat on river, view down tow rope from second vessel]
Keywords: military, transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2199.4
[Small sail boat, caught in waves breaking along the shore. Possibly same vessel as in Lomen Bros. #73. copy neg]
Keywords: transportation, ships
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.181.001
60-3 views taken around Thomas Basin; Basha's [January 1941, Ketchikan; vessel "Falls of Clyde" next to pier]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2321.1
(Boats in water near cannery) [small vessels including the Putter at dock in small boat harbor, houses and town buildings on bluff in background]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2321.3
(Boats in water near cannery) [small vessels tied near shore, dock at left, dry dock[?] in foreground, commercial buildings in background]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.154.005
50-4; U.S. Army Transport in channel [vessel Liberty anchored next to floating structure, possibly scow, likely near Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.154.006
50-4; U.S. Army Transport in channel [vessel Liberty anchored next to floating structure, possibly scow, likely near Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2321.2
(Boats in water near cannery) [small vessels tied near shore, dock at left, reeds in foreground, commercial buildings and utility poles in background]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.154.004
50-4; Clarence Hnning's wife [woman leans over small boat on deck of larger vessel; harbor; dock in foreground; likely Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.304.001
90-2 Nome [April 1943; Pan X; view of boats and structures taken from snow-covered beach; U.S. Coast Guard vessels]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.304.002
90-2 Nome [April 1943; Pan X; view of boats and structures taken from snow-covered beach; U.S. Coast Guard vessels]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.136.005
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [wood vessel with decorated prow; anchor]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.300.005
2; March 1943; Spool, thread & thimble [actually is close up of vessel with three-dimensional artwork depicting an angel on a horse-drawn chariot and another figure]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.136.006
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [wood vessel with decorated prow at dock; anchor]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.136.004
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [fishing vessel on water; mountains, shore, structures in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1973.079.151
[Nina Cron dressed in a winter parka is standing on a small hill in winter overlooking multiple boats this to include up to seven paddle wheel and steam vessels moored along the shore at St. Michael's]
Keywords: boats, harbor, port, winter, ice, ships, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1979.002.Album1.191
S. S. Alameda and S. S. Dora at wharf, Cordova, Alaska. P. S. Hunt J1892 [two sailing ships and one smaller vessel at Cordova docks, buildings at right, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, ships
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.2018.1.136.002
46-1 May 1940; Plus x 40 - 24; DK 20; Marine views - oil barge - Neptune & Venus [crew members aboard the Venus; likely a longline fishing vessel; mountains, short, structures in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1723
(T69 Cordova, Alaska, city dock; Cordova off city dock 1948 postcards) [fishing vessel at dock possibly the Phoenix II, mast, men on board, skiff on deck, fish in net, structures in background, reflection in water]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.704
F24 Anchorage, Alaska "Fish Dock" [Emard Cannery, piers, fishing vessels, boats, Smith, Gian(name partially obstructed), men at pier, wharf, structures, clothes line in background, "Cab 699" sign on structure, water, pilings, possibly Point McKenzie in distance across Cook Inlet, Knik Arm]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.39.003
16-1 June Plus X - 128 day Weston; DK 20-21 min @ 70 degrees; Pictures from "Roberta" taken c 1/8 c f2; others @ 128 Weston reading [objects on a table; fishbowl-style vessel atop doily; books; plate; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.39.003
16-1 June Plus X - 128 day Weston; DK 20-21 min @ 70 degrees; Pictures from "Roberta" taken c 1/8 c f2; others @ 128 Weston reading [objects on a table; fishbowl-style vessel atop doily; books; plate; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.012.5
Launch Nuten, Nushagak, Alaska [man standing on deck of boat resting on mud flats at low tide. The 22-ton wooden gas screw Nuten was destroyed by fire at Nushagak at 6 a.m. July 3, 1927. The vessel was moored in front of the Libby, McNeill & Libby Cannery with three crewmen aboard when the disaster occurred.]
Keywords: boats, fishing
Collection: B2014.012
B1974.040.006
Unloading cargo from U.S. Army transports and Alaska SS vessels, Alaska Railroad dock at Seward, 1940. Robert Liese (later became CAA communicator) and Quartermaster Corps civilian cargo inspector, summer of 1940 [two men standing with wooden barrels and piled supplies in front of flatbed rail cars loaded with heavy equipment, ship visible in background left]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1974.040 Charles Weller Collection