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B1997.023
[seismogram recording of seismic wave data as recorded on March 27,1964 at 19:40 in Anchorage, Alaska]
Keywords: earthquake, seismic activity, seismometer, earthquake waves, Good Friday
Collection: B1997.023
B1998.014.1.1224
"O57 A fisherman's cabin at Seward, Alaska." [same as .1222; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2148
X8 An Alaskan sunset "1946 postcard" [copy neg; same as .2147]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1228
"O59 'Sourdough Jim,' Anchorage, Alaska" (An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim." [copy neg; same as .1227]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1229
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [man wearing plaid shirt, suspenders, beard, posing on stool, portrait]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.123
A50 Reindeer, 1946 "Alaskan reindeer photo by E. Tetinek"
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1230
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [man wearing plaid shirt, suspenders, beard, posing on stool, portrait]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1231
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [same man as in .1227, posed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1232
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [same man as in .1227, posed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1233
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [same man as in .1227, posed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1234
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [same man as in .1227, posed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1235
(O59 An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim") [same man as in .1227, posed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1100
(N10 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, Alaska 1946 postcard) [copy neg; nighttime winter street scene; structures, stores, automobiles; Rexall Drugs; clock readiing 7:10; California Bar; Bank; Shoe Mart; lights over street; pennants]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1372
PT8 Cordova, Alaska, is in the center of a scenic wonderland. Mining, logging and trapping are profitable here; however, fishing is the main indurstry with the accent on clam and crab canning. [view down street, businesses including clothing store, theatre, barber pole; woman walking on far right; service men at left; dog crossing street at intersection; automobiles, Jeeps]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2147
"X8 An Alaskan sunset, 1946 postcard" [copy neg; view looking west at ski jump near Ship Creek; Cook Inlet, Mount Susitna in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1374
PT10 Palmer, Alaska, in the Matanuska Valley, is the trading center of a wide agricultural area. Gold mining, logging and trapping add to the activity of this prosperous community. [street scene with storefronts, automobiles, dirt road; Bert's Beer Wine Liquor, Palmer Cocktail Bar, Ron (illegible), Cafe: Home cooking; Rainier Beer; Bakery Fountain & Lunches; Koslosky's Stores delivery vehicle; Kosloskys Department Store: Clothing, hardware, Groceries, Drugs; Dancing; Home Lunch; man, children]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1223
"O57 A fisherman's cabin at Seward, Alaska." [same as .1222; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.895
P-501. Palmer Hospital Display. Hewitt's Photo Shop [still life with skull, x-rays]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.896
P-502. Hewitt's Photo (Health Fair Display, Valley) [booth with table, chair, and American Red Cross posters, Matanuska Valley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1444
S32 A favorate Aleutian sport (pastime, fishing) [service man stands holding fish, stream in background, mountain; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.550
D38 Anchorage, Alaska - Earl Norris team. "Natalie Norris and team, popular Anchorage team (from Kodachrome) [similar to .548, .549; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1836
Juneau, Alaska, from Douglas. Hewitt's Photo [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1086.9
M-19. 4-H Club, Matanuska Valley Fair, 1937. Hewitt's Photo Shop [six boys with cows next to barn, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1225
"O58 An Eskimo kayak and dog sled." (1958 postcard & print; photo by Frank Morgan) [kayak leaning on slde; sled dogs lay nearby on beach; boats in background; canvas wall tents above beach, stove pipes.; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1227
"O59 'Sourdough Jim,' Anchorage, Alaska {An Alaskan "Sourdough Jim" (Many poses w/crayon #)} [posed image of man wearing plaid shirt, suspenders, cap, beard; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2145
X7 Sunset - McKinley National Park "1946 postcard" [copy neg; scenic view with structure at left]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
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
B1990.014.4.MF.TV.59.42
(Athapascan Indians of FT Yukon Village Alaska)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B1998.014.1.1169
O32 Path of the mid-winter sun over Fairbanks, Alaska (1949 postcard) [copy neg; same as .1165]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1443
PA-8 From Unimak Island to Attu, fishing is the ace of sports. (S31 A favorite Aleutian sport; 1946 postcard. ) [man fishing in river, waders, fish, salmon in river, man watching from river bank]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1371
PT7 Kodiak, Alaska is in the land of the big brown bear. Commercial fishing and trade is carried on here, with support also coming from the nearby naval air station. [scenic view of town, coastline, road, mountains, structures; two people standing in field or meadow at lower left]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1129
(O19 Johnny Allan [sic], winner of many Alaskan Dog Derbys [sic]; 1946 postcard) [Johnny Allen, musher, sled dog team, dog sled with race number 2 in front of ice castle, Chena River trestle bridge, snow, Fairbanks, winter]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.128
A51 Reindeer 1946, "Alaskan reindeer, photo by E. Tetiner"
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1373
(PT9 Valdez & print) [McKinley Street scene, businesses, automobiles, people, children, sign: "Richardson Hightway. Valdez to Chitina 131 mi Fairbanks 371 mi; United States Department of the Interior; Alaska Road Commission" sign; Pinzon Bar; Pabst, Valdez Liquor Store, City Market; Office of Alaska Road commission; food store delivery truck'
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2232
Alaska Shop - Alaska black bear - Seward, Alaska "black bear & bucket" [bear on chain appears to push wooden bucket; human shadow in foreground; structures in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1516.2
#227. Eagle River Road. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1516.3
Eagle River. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1557
T2 Anchorage - Alaska (Street scene, Anchorage) [looking east toward mountains, crowds of people on sidewalks, building steps and rooftops, military marching band in front of City Hall, automobiles, American flags hung over 4th Avenue, dog crossing street; likely a public celebration; businesses: Gitchell Hotel, barber pole, International Order Office, Jeweler, M. Seidenverg Clothier, Dr Hines, J. Vic Brown, Sears, City Hall on right.]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley