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B1990.014.5.TV.089.70.1.4
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B2006.023.2491.jpg
Dave Munson 32 miles from Nome.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 2001-3000
B1990.014.5.EQ.3.1.3
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ 3
B1990.014.5.EQ.20.80
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_20
B1990.14.5.People.12.170
People-Parades-Anchorage 7/49; 7/4/49 [Alaska Railroad fire truck, ladder, hoses, spectators]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B1990.014.2018.1.175.003
58-3; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; room furnished with sofa; upright piano and bench; round table and chairs; radio; clock; rugs; floor lamps]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1404
Anchorage homes. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Alaska, 63 [residential street with houses, fencing, sidewalks. same corner as in .1236]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1768
(Turnagain Arm from Seward Highway) [bird's eye view of road and Alaska Railroad tracks, looking north to Cook Inlet]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.817
Hunting a way around to top of ice cliffs at right, 12,000 ft. 9th day. 2 men [arrow]. 13
[view up steep slope, two climbers in far distance at left]
Keywords: mountaineering, Mt Blackburn, glacier, seracs, crevasse
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.5.AKNative.23.87
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.EQ.17.28.39
A number of concrete block bldgs of Anchorage to demonstrate that generally those buildings did not suffer serious damage in the March 27 earthquake of 1964. The views were made for Ken Sheppard President of the Alaska Concrete Products corp on Whitney Rd.
Keywords: cars, building exterior, power lines, street signs, streets
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_17
B1989.016.2281.4.15
(Alyeska Olympic National Ski event, April 5, 1963. Section 5) [National Alpine Ski Championship]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.19.21
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 19
B2001.027.025
Bishop of Alaska Russian Catholic Church Unalaska Alaska(Unalaska){Bishop standing outside of his church holding a staff}
Keywords: church, russian orthodox, bishop, unalaska
Collection: B2001.027 Arlene Mitchell Collection
B2014.012.91
[distant view of Carmel Mission at Kanulik, 1910]
Keywords: religion, churches
Collection: B2014.012
B1995.014.94.8
[military installation in foreground, view across water to tall snow-capped mountain, Adak?]
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.007.099a
[damaged houses on bluff, one with sign ‘My Neighbors Have Left But I’m Staying’, Government Hill. Has print]
Collection: B2017.007
B2009.017.1988.09.4
“You got a check from Cowper’s $1,000 a plate fund - raiser?? [...] ” ©1988 Sept. 4, 1988 [Jan Faiks wearing barrel on head talking to elephant . Print]
Collection: B2009.017
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.54
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964 Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64 Edited May 20, 1975 NP
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.18.23.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_18
B2001.036.298.neg
Chevak, AK, 2-81 & 1-82 [woman wearing kuspuk holding grass basket and dance fan standing in clinic]
Keywords: art, ethnotechnology, health
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby