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B1983.091.C10172.44
(Oct 10 / 10 /1979)(Stack Steel Poly Creek)(conservator #076_14_06_00)
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Commercial
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.87.38B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1997.003.077
[large building on shore, pier to right, possible runway to left]
Collection: B1997.003
B2016.019.1.07c.04063.29
Iditarod Restart at Wasilla [Iditarod], 1984
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Iditarod, Wasilla
Collection: B2016.019
B1990.014.5.AKNative.22.28.2B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B90.14.5.ARR.4.36.9
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / ARR 4
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.51
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.1780
(T96 Cordova, Main St; 1948) [street scene, people walking on boardwalks, automobiles, storefronts; montains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.EQ.01.15.13
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ 1
B1995.014.11.6
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men pulling fish out of trap and piling them on snow]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.790
"L29 Matanuska Valley farm, winter" [view across snow-covered farm field, barns, structures, farm houses, agricultural buildings, mountains, Pioneer Peak in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1957.005.235
Susitna River Bridge 5/15/21 HGK. Alaska Railroad - Curry to Cantwell, Gold Creek [goes with .236 to create image of complete bridge] [9 copies] [Possibly H.G. Kaiser photo]
Keywords: AEC, A.E.C., Alaskan Engineering Commission, Alaska Railroad, Railroad, Curry, Cantwell, Gold Creek, Creek, Susitna River, River, Bridge, H.G. Kaiser
Collection: B1957.005 Jack H Floyd
B1990.014.5.AKNative.13.32
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.AKNative.28.61
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.036
A15 timber wolf (Sevarmer's) 3 negs [wolf on bank; man beneath edge of bank]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1991.011.538
Newtok; split oil barrels on outside of house to protect weathering of the frame dwelling; 11/66 [man, woman, and infant pose in front of metal-clad structure; parka; seal fur infant parka]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1990.014.5.StateBattle.2.35
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.StateBattle
B1990.014.2018.1.102.005
37-5 Deer Mtn. & Thomas Basin [Ketchikan; January 1940; scene of small boats in harbor; structures in background; mountain in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.88.134B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B90.14.5.ANC.5.112
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / B90_14_5.ANC.5
B1990.014.5.AKNative.33.16
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative