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B1989.016.2304.4
(Mountain scenery along Cook Inlet) [Alaska Railroad train traveling along Turnagain Arm, view from top of train car?]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2304.5
(Mountain scenery along Cook Inlet) [Alaska Railroad train traveling along Turnagain Arm]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.130
[Indigenous Alaskan boy standing outside house midwinter; snow shovel nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Boy, Child, Outside, Winter, Snow, House, Home, Building, Shovel, Snow shovel
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.2.005
[man standing in cabin doorway, antlers at roof line. neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.2304.6
(Mountain scenery along Cook Inlet) [Alaska Railroad train tracks and Seward Highway at right, Alaska Range in distance]
Keywords: transportation, roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1997.003.200
[man standing near water, possible mine tailings; water in distance]
Collection: B1997.003
B1990.014.2018.1.19.003
5-3 roof with moss [wood structure with wood shingles; 1939?; possibly Saxman]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.19.003
5-3 roof with moss [wood structure with wood shingles; 1939?; possibly Saxman]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.209.003
66-2; Barnyard scene near Duvall [Washington; bovine calf walking near gate, wood structure; March 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.209.004
66-2; Barnyard scene near Duvall [Washington; wood wagon next to wood structure with vines hanging on eaves; possible spare wheel on ground; March 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1125.9
Proposed runways for Cordova Airport (CAA Airfields Surveys, copied Apr. 7, 1941) [aerial, with markings. copy neg]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1126.1
(Vic Brown's store, watch) [gold watch with initials E.C.F. on band, J. Vic Brown and Sons Jewelers, Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.429
163. The Spud Crop, Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.430
Sunset. [painting by Sydney Laurence. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.431
Freda's McKinley. [painting by Sydney Laurence. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.433.1
Susitna from apartment window [view of Cook Inlet at sunset]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.6134b
[Clarissa and dog on couch in living room, saucer chair at right, 1950s. Cf. .6002]
Collection: B1995.010
B1990.014.2018.1.92.004
34-2; interior at Am. Legion cabin; Dec. 17th (2 yr. anniversary) [1939; likely near Ketchikan; people sitting near stone fireplace; table using sawhorse legs; china (dinnerware) on table; paper bag on floor at right; left half of image is too dark]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.92.004
34-2; interior at Am. Legion cabin; Dec. 17th (2 yr. anniversary) [1939; likely near Ketchikan; people sitting near stone fireplace; table using sawhorse legs; china (dinnerware) on table; paper bag on floor at right; left half of image is too dark]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2212
"Teddy bear on beach after his bath "Saturday night in AK" neg & print [bear cub on shore; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.16.022
[man in kuspuk stands amid fireweed, buildings in background.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.17.015
Pioneer bus terminal; round trip $3.50 Anchorage, Palmer [building, mud, automobile, planks, utility poles. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1997.003.131
[man wearing overalls and billed cap squats at door on deck of excavator, steam shovel]
Collection: B1997.003
B1989.016.2301
[view down tracks to Alaska Railroad train at Anchorage depot, photographer's shadow in foreground]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.8.016
[Three bears alongside road, trach barrel in foreground, mountain valley in background.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.020
[Bears feeding on garbage, view from window, barrells, stove? Neg is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.2029.1
(Hewitt's Drugstore, Oct 12, 1963)[Hewitt's Drug Store as seen from 4th Avenue with Anchorage All American City Banner hanging over the street]
Keywords: cars, streets, street signs, traffic lights
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2029.2
(Hewitt's Drugstore, Oct 12, 1963)[Hewitt's Drug Store as seen from 4th Avenue]
Keywords: cars, store, street signs, streets, traffic lights
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2029.3
(Hewitt's Drugstore, Oct 12, 1963)[Hewitt's Drug Store as seen from 4th Avenue]
Keywords: cars, traffic lights, street signs, streets
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2285.2
(Empress Theatre, October 16, 1951) [exterior, with automobiles parked out front on Fourth Avenue]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2286.1
(Bob Reeve and plane) [man in suspenders and brimmed hat standing next to airplane propeller, mountains in distance]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.048.185
[group portrait of Alaska Native family posed outdoors in grass]
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B1998.014.1.460
D3 Alaskan travel by dog team "Ed Holm's dog team" [copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.010.382
[Alaska Native elder sitting on wooden bench with young boy and young girl, Nome or Kotzebue? print date Sep 78]
Collection: B2016.010
B1990.014.2018.1.93.003
43-5; f6.3; 6 sec; Sunde & d'Evers store windows [night shot of decorated window featuring winter scene with trees, cabin, and snow; December, 1939; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.93.003
43-5; f6.3; 6 sec; Sunde & d'Evers store windows [night shot of decorated window featuring winter scene with trees, cabin, and snow; December, 1939; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1984.077.8.017
[Bear walks along road, cardboard box in foreground. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.014.2.18
Willow and people [man wearing parka with fur ruff posed outdoors, holding snowshoes, Quonset hut in background]
Keywords: transportation, clothing, footwear, military
Collection: B1995.014