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B1989.016.2114
(Suntrana Coal Company) [bird's eye view of mining complex at Suntrana. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1996.035.10.3.page.4c
[Page 3 of folded 5-page mimeographed document, orienting Stanton L. Kirby toAdak, dated February 1946. Very good description of facilities at the time.]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B2009.017.1988.06.11
“An elephant’s memory is nothing compared to its imagination” ©1988 Sat. June 11, 1988 [John Wood saying ‘The recall is a Faiks, Halford, and ARCO scheme to keep me out of Juneau!’, Jan Faiks and Rick Halford countering ‘he’s just a part of the nkworth plot to steal the Senate from us’. Print]
Collection: B2009.017
B1998.014.1.2308
"Caribou hunt" [winter scene with caribou, hides, antlers on snow, two hunters: one skinning caribou]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1996.035.10.3.page.16b
[four-page tabloid newspaper reprint about Bikini Atoll nuclear tests: “Clippings Taken From The Honolulu Advertiser, 3 Feb & 1 March 1946 Pertaining to “A” Bomb Test Of Which You Are A Part . . . , handwritten note on first page that “Cot sent this to me” back page is taped down]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1989.016.2070.3
[still life painting with vase of flowers and madonna, signed by Ina Connaway, 1963. color copy neg.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2070.4
[still life painting with vase of flowers and madonna, signed by Ina Connaway, 1963. color copy neg.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.2309
"Dog mushing under bridge" [Winter scene of musher with sled and six dogs posed near trestle bridge, likely Cushman Street bridge over Chena River, Fairbanks; onlookers in background; utility pole at upper left]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.231
B28 Fort Richardson 1946 Post Headquarters [three soldiers]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.017.1982.10.02
“The territorial imperative” ©1982 10/2/82 Saturday A12 [State and Municipality gorillas arguing over Point Campbell skyscraper, State holding skier, Municipality holding prisoner]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1982.10.03
Ground Zero Local Issue 10/3/82
Keywords: Anchorage Daily News, comics, cartoons, political
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1982.12.18
Alaska Statutes Guarantee a public right to know information concerning public meetings
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1982.AKMap.Cap.Punishment
AK Capital Punishment Proposals (1982)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1982.Wrecking.Ball
We think of it as building on the past (1982)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1983.08.27
Asbestos Hazard 3.5 Kilometers Toxic P.C.B.'s 2.8 Kilometers On the other hand, think what it'll do to discourage vandals Saturday Aug 27, 1983
Keywords: Anchorage Daily News, cartoons, comics, political
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1983.09.11
“Well, there goes the neighborhood” ©1983 Sun. Sept. 11, 1983 [sign on Fourth Avenue outside of Club 25, ‘New Home of Anchorage’s Oldest Building.’ Print]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1983.12.18
Turnagain Heights 1964 1983 (1983)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1983.Public.Wreck.Creation.Area
“Public wreck creation area” ©1983 [abandoned truck at Kincaid Park; junk car graveyard on bluff]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1983.Someone.Knock
Ethics Legislation Someone Knock?
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1984.05.10
Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to youuuuu...
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1984.05.26
“Our energy policy? Burn petroleum byproducts” ©1984 Sat. May 26, 1984 [people shoving Oil Revenue money into Hydro Bail-Outs, Susitna Studies, and Rate Equalization Subsidy furnaces. Pencil study on verso]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1984.06.23
©1984 Saturday June 23, 1984 [man painting sign ‘Welcome to the Little Su, Gunfire Hazard Today is Extreme’ jumping into garbage dump with beer cans and dog food to avoid armed motorists]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1984.10.28
Ed Dankworth? Who's That?
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.02.24
“Shoot, at this rate it’s going to be cheaper to fly to Muldoon” ©1985 Sunday Feb. 24, 1985 [couple at bus stop reading newspaper headlined ‘Smith proposes Bus Fare Hike’]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.03.17
Campaign finance reform? NAH... Politicians shouldnt have to jump through a bunch of procedural hoops
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.06
Alaska's Campaign contribution law is a sham...
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.06.23
“Hey Dad, let’s go down to Campbell Creek and catch some ... Diseases” ©1985 Sunday June 23, 1985 [parent finishing child’s sentence]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.06.Fish.Creek
"Why should I be afraid of a lousy water pistol?" "'Cause I filled it in Fish Creek!"
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.07.16
Why is it called a code Legislators expected to pass ethics code
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.07.21
“Campbell Creek Classic. New Formula” ©1985 Sunday July 21, 1985 [man holding soda can, ‘Now With Coliform’]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.07.22
Sheffield Thats what makes him a good witness
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.08.04
Bill Sheffield ! Did you chop down that Cherry Tree?
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.08.08
We in the Senate resolve to condemn favoritism in any state leasing process
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.09.10
Anchorage braces for its next major earthquake (1985)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.12.05
How property lines are drawn on the Turnagain slide (1985)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1985.Back.To.The.Future
Back to the Future (1985)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1986.01.26
I see the Senate State Affairs Committee wants to raise the campaign contribution limit to $200
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1986.03.23
“Late March 1986: in a last-ditch gamble to save the budget, bureaucrats from the Department of Revenue quietly began buying up Nenana Ice Classic tickets” ©1986 Sunday March 23, 1986 [man at ticket window]
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1986.04.13
The State Fossil (April 13, 1986)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1986.05.08
Ship Creek Danger PCB Contamination Drink up, it's Hazardous Waste Spring Clean-Up Week. May 8, 1986
Keywords: Anchorage Daily News, cartoons, political, comics
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1986.07.26
The riddle of the Sphinx (July 26, 1986)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2009.017.1986.10.12
Curtain raising at the Performing Arts Center (Sunday Oct 12, 1986)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017