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B1989.016.456.1
11. Hewitt's [construction of Providence Hospital]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1881.5
(Fur Rendezvous, clowns in snow) [two male clowns on Fourth Avenue in front of City Hall, one sitting on a dogsled, the other sitting in the snow, spectators and automobiles lining street, 1952?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.4131.jpg
Joe Redington, Sr., dog team stopped on Iditarod Trail.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B2006.023.4131
Joe Redington, Sr., dog team stopped on Iditarod Trail.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1995.010.1622
Me! Looking to Seward dock, June 11, 1947 [bird’s eye view of docks, Clarissa in foreground]
Collection: B1995.010
B2017.024.3244
Nome, undated [winter scene along coast with boats stored on supports, homes, structures, snow]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3254
[Nome, musher with bib number 3, "Teller, Issac Okleasik" standing behind empty sled, dogs, man holding sled, "Welcome mushers" banner hung across street, spectators; drug store, Q Cab building]
Collection: B2017.024
B2019.007.342
Nondalton, May 8, 1992 [village scene; two children in doorway of wood structure]
Collection: B2019.007
B2019.007.343
Nondalton, May 8, 1992 [two children riding one bicycle on gravel road; pickup truck, structures, laundry hanging on clothesline; water; trash can and bags in background]
Collection: B2019.007
B1990.014.5.People.12.21
"1745 - 21a; 7/4/47; Girl Scouts on ARR truck float in 4th of July parade, 1947"
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B1990.14.5.People.12.035
People-Parades-Anchorage 1745-5; Spenard Social Club float; 4th July 47 [Spenard social and civic club, truck with flag, covered in greenery, top of bear head at center top of float, bicycles following, spectators, The Hub Clothing Co, KFQD, Geo. R. Jones Accountant office, other business signs]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B2006.023.4886.jpg
Orville Lake, Dick Mackey.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B2019.007.399
Nondalton, March 23, 1993 [village scene; man wearing winter coat and ball cap driving Honda 185 three-wheel all-terrain vehicle; snow; structures in background]
Collection: B2019.007
b2009.057.08
[Anchorage, crowd in square, North Side Lumber Co.]. 3.5 x 5.5 nitrate negative.
Collection: B2009.057 Pyatt
B2017.020.061
July 59 Frank wife & Hoon passing Anch. [Chinese American woman posed with young boy in front of Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-7 airplane on tarmac at Anchorage International Airport, other passengers walking at left; print date Jul 59
Collection: B2017.020
B1989.016.2055.36
36 (July 4, 1938, parade) [floats lined up for parade including Matanuska Maid, The Baby Shop, and Anchorage Women's Club, parked trucks festooned with banners and flags including trucks from Northern Transfer and Alaska Transfer Co., buildings visible in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2237
55. Ptarmigan. Hewitt's Photo Shop [two ptarmigan on top of a snow pile]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.14.5.People.12.143
People-Parades-Anchorage 7/49; 7/4/49 ["Rainbow Girls," float, women in gowns on float; red cross truck, spectators]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B2015.008.113
2442(92514)(7am)(Mt Muir and Serpentine Glacier from near Callahan cabin)
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, Glaciers, icebergs
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.029.1996
[two tourists posed with Alaska Native woman wearing headscarf and fancy fur parka; print date Feb 77]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.925
P-537. 9/22/36. Hewitt's Photo (Grading & Sorting Potatoes) [man sorting potatoes on conveyor belt next to barn]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.14.5.People.12.042
People-Parades-Anchorage 4/4/47 1755-9c; Boy Scout float - camping scene - in 4th July parade 1947 [flatbed truck with trees, plants, scouts on float, "Sponsored by Catholic Church Crimont Society," spectators, Food Center, people on roofs]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B1975.090.033
From verso: BuAer 78303 Aug 1943. Conference of US and Canadian Army and Navy Chiefs before the landing on Kiska.
Collection: B1975.090
B1989.016.1624.7
10. (Dedicating the Aurora Train, Alaska Railroad) [group of MPs standing in formation on platform at Anchorage train depot]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1626.10
(Dog Show, Nov. 28, 1948) [dog on wooden bench in kennel enclosure]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1936.1
(Richardson Vista housing, Nov. 6, 1952) [pedestrian on sidewalk, children playing on grass in housing development]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1937.1
#1 (Fur Rondy Ice Show, 1950) [woman skating, spectators on bleachers in background, Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage]
Keywords: sports, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2054.38
38-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [man driving tractor pulling float on large flat bed trailer with woman dressed as Statue of Liberty next to eagle with spread wings, building in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2245.4
Palmer, Alaska, Hockey Team, 1936. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [group portrait of hockey team on outdoor ice rink, three men with ribbons on shirts, one man wearing sweatshirt reading "Butchers Chittlin"]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.787.1
P-441. Palmer Fair. Hewitt's Photo Shop (Matanuska Valley Rodeo) [fairgoers, many sitting on enclosure fence, in front of outbuilding with sign for Wells Garage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.14.5.People.12.045
People-Parades-Anchorage 1745-10; Statehood float - bicycle - 4th July 1947 [boy riding decorated bicycle; flag on head, bannter, specttors]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B2017.020.001
[women and clowns riding in open automobile with Shriners logo in parade on Fifth Avenue, passing businesses including 76 station, Polar Hotel, Polar Café, Modern Beauty Shop]
Collection: B2017.020
B2017.024.3055
July 1983, aerials, villages [adjacent to .3054; boats on shore, people on beach, structures, bridge over channel]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1136.2
(Presbyterian Choir, 1941) [group portrait of choristers on stage, piano at left, Christmas decorations]
Keywords: musical instruments
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1137.1
(Presbyterian Church, 1941) [Fifth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1137.2
(Presbyterian Church, 1941) [front view, Fifth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1137.3
(Presbyterian Church, 1941) [front view, Fifth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage? Photographer's shadow visible]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.4
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.5
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [view from near top of jump as skier heads down, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.6
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [view from near top of jump as skier heads down, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection