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B1998.014.1.1118
O12 Winter fun in Alaska (1946 postcard) [appears to be a person ice skating on frozen lake, tree in foreground and background, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.004.42
Kotzebue class learning the art of tom cod fishing. The two sticks are used to “weave” the line to the surface, can be done with amazing speed. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [man and three children, all wearing fur-trimmed parkas, sitting on ice next to fishing hole]
Keywords: clothing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B2015.004
B1998.014.1.1136
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [snow on fireweed leaves]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1126
O16 prehistoric sabertooth tiger skull (1946 postcard) [copy neg; same as .1125]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.2.007
[Two men examining gun, rifle? in front of cabin, logs, canvas.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2022.005.244
[Three men standing outside Transportation Co. Nome, Alaska bus. Inupiaq Territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Passenger, Men, Man, Bus, Transportation Co., Transportation Company, Nome, Alaska, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Transportation, Parka, Sunglasses, Outerwear, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.262
[one Indigenous man in western clothes with three Indigenous children wearing fabric kuspuk and fur parkas]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, kuspuk, parka, Alaska
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2140.3
(D series) [musher with sled and four-dog team stopped on winter trail]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.111.5
[soldier in parka with fur ruff aiming rifle outdoors in winter]
Keywords: military, arms
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.122.18
[soldiers at camp fire in wooded area]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.39.6
[climbers stopped to rest on ridgeline, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.40.8
[base camp, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.1019.3
GZ-132 (Scenes in the Golden Zone) [hillside]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.102
Fine clouds, fence & flowers. Photo by Sidney Hamilton.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2210.5
E-25 (Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [man and women in Eklutna exhibit booth with displays of Native arts and crafts including ivory carvings, mukluks, dolls, and clothing, sign for Flying Needles Club; Eklutna Vocational School students]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.723
Boy collects potatoes [Matanuska Valley?]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.305.005
90-3 Nome [April 1943; Pan X; dog sitting in snow]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.305.006
90-3 Nome [April 1943; Pan X; woman next to box (possibly small sled) outside structure; automobile and structures in background; snow]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.306.001
90-4 Nome [April 1943; Pan X; automobile encased in snow; structures in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.306.002
90-4 Nome [April 1943; Pan X; view of seawall with community and boats at right and frozen sea at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.586
Newtok, 1957 [four boys play near river, three identified in 2019 as David Tommy, Joe Tommy, and Walter Kassiuliu; see .584 and .585]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1991.011.536
Newtok; playing cards, a favorite game wtih many Eskimos [woman playing card while another woman holding infant looks on; duplicate; women identified as Agnes Tommy (on left) and Josephine Asuluk (on right]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1989.016.1019.4
GZ-133 (Scenes in the Golden Zone) [hillside]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.103.4
[soldiers loading amphibious vehicle onto military truck along dirt road in wooded area]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.1366
PT2 Fairbanks, in the golden heart of Alaska, is a trading, transportation, medical, and educational center serving an area the size of Texas. Military airfields and activities are important factors in the city's grown; much support comes from gold mning. (aerial) [view of city and outlying areas; landing strip, airplanes at left; agriculture; Chena River
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.007.23
[Alaska Native boy wearing Western style coveralls standing outside log building in summer. Original print cropped]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B2022.003.35
B 63 51, Mrs. Jenkins and Beaver [two Indigenous individuals seated in front of a wood pile]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Qaspeq, Wood pile
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B1995.014.15.12
[single dog pulling sled on winter trail]
Keywords: transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.2244
"Man with king salmon, Master Sergeant Hughs" [man poses holding fish attached to a branch; additional fish are on log platform; river in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.012.36
[U.S. Government Indian School, Chogiung, exterior of school building]
Keywords: education
Collection: B2014.012
B2014.012.68
[view of village from water, with Russian Orthodox church at center, Unalaska?]
Keywords: churches, religion
Collection: B2014.012
B1989.016.1662
(Merrill Field) [distant view of airfield with control tower, airplanes parked outside hangars including Pacific Northern Airlines, Jack Carr Service, and Alaska Airlines, Chugach Mountains in distance]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.102.15
[burial cairn on rise, river in background, Mountain Village, 1936]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.16.16
[chained dog standing on top of kennel, animal pens in background]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.16.2
[scenic looking through snow-covered trees to frozen river with tracks running across snow]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.16.3
[scenic looking through snow-covered trees to frozen river with tracks running across snow]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.16.4
[scenic looking through snow-covered trees to frozen river with tracks running across snow]
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.005.94
[aerial of snow slide, 1964 earthquake, along Turnagain Arm]
Keywords: railroads, transportation
Collection: B2014.005
B2016.004.21.15
Barrow, Whaling, Whale Feast, May 1981 [people eating whale meat at captain’s house]
Collection: B2016.004
B1991.011.537
"Playing cards - a favorite pastime Newtok; 11/66" [a woman plays solitaire while another woman holding a baby stands nearby; interior of dwelling; possibly bunks in background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.014.55.18
[scenic with small skiffs tied to shore near birch trees]
Keywords: boats, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.91
[young Alaska Native man wearing Western style clothing and mukluks posed next to wooden building]
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.024.3331
Northern Alaska, May 1969 [man wearing coveralls stands under wood structure, possibly scaffold; structures in distance]
Collection: B2017.024
B2022.003.34
B 61 55, Judy and Frannie [two Indigenous individuals in red jackets standing with pole and buildings in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Women, Jackets, Shore
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B2022.005.248
[an Indigenous man and woman standing in summer parkas and boots in front of a building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, parka, boots
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon