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B1989.016.2074.4
1 (Five Mile Race, Fur Rendezvous, 1954) [road grader smoothing out snow on Fourth Avenue at E Street for dog races, in front of businesses including Anchorage Hotel, Pacific Northern Airlines, Lois Beauty Salon, J. Vic Brown & Sons, and Ship Creek Market]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.8224.jpg
[Fishing boats Glacier Bear, Arctic Wolf, Miss Unalakleet, Big Kyak]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B2023.003.1
N1271, 1, Photo by John Endler, Jr. [street view of a town, likely Nome]
Keywords: Alaska, Nome, Street, Cars, John Endler Jr.
Collection: B2023.003 John Endler Jr. Slides
B1983.091.S4179.44
Crane takes a bite out of building nexy to Highland Fling
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.1509.8
(Fourth Avenue and E Street, southeast corner) [Anchorage street scene with automobiles parked outside businesses including Kennedy's, Carlquist, City Cash Grocery, Bank of Alaska. circa 1930-1940]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2057.8
Alaska, Season's Greetings [Christmas card mat with sketch of cache and holly leaves, with photograph of Matanuska Colony homestead and fields. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.263.TIF
Anchorage, Alaska. C-4, Hewitt's Photo Shop [B.P.O.E. Building]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.5891.jpg
Mrs. Art Eckart
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B1983.091.S1564.B69
(Nunivak Island Trip native people)(man at kitchen table with coffee)
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.2227.2
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Eklutna Industrial School, No. 3L, #12) [two wood-frame buildings and boardwalk]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.725
Mrs. Lee, teacher of fur sewing [woman at table sewing fur boots, Eklutna Vocational School?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.TV.019.45.53.1A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1990.014.2018.1.142.006
47-4; June; Nefco buying scows on west coast [fishing boats next to structure; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.88.135
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1995.014.16.14
[man wearing military uniform outdoors squatting behind chained dog, food bucket on ground, river in distance]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.024.112
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. ’52 [aerial of Juneau-Douglas Bridge]
Keywords: Juneau, Juneau-Douglas Bridge
Collection: B2016.024
B2006.023.6906.jpg
Pana-Vue JH129A1. Northern lights. Aurora borealis.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1995.014.87.18
[partially obscured view of airplane on airstrip in winter, low hills in distance]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.277.TIF
Anchorage gardens. B-16, Hewitt's Photo Shop.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.201
Shepard Point (bunker site) from off Humpback Creek, Orca Inlet, Alaska. P. S. Hunt J1921 [railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2014.023.266
(Geyser)(distant view of people, geyser, at center)
Keywords: landscape
Collection: B2014.023
B1990.014.5.EQ.17.28.125
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: school interior
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_17
B1964.001.444
(Traffer's Home)[Cabin in the woods with skis and animal hides mounted on outer wall next to entrance]
Keywords: snow, cabin, skis
Collection: B1964.001 John Urban
B1995.014.59.16
Jim Douglas, Willow Creek Express [four dogs harnessed to two-wheeled cart loaded with supplies outside log cabin, two men standing near cart]
Keywords: animals, transportation, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.5.Anc.Bus.31.175
Anchorage -Business-Hotels-Capt. Cook Hotel Winter 64-65 Not done yet (Under construction)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Bus
