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B1990.014.5.AKNative.38.70.10B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.EQ.20.190.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_20
B2011.007.8.092
Etta’s inscription: “Our boats laid up for repairs between Kipnuk and Bethel.” [Alaska. 1930s.]
Collection: B2011.007 Mary Breu Etta Jones Collection
B1989.016.1154.1
(Ship Creek, winter, Anchorage) [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1880.11
(Fur Rendezvous Dog Teams on Fourth Avenue, 1952) [musher with bib #7 and team on Fourth Avenue under banner reading "Alaska Sled Dog & Race [--] Start Finish," with spectators and City Hall in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.45.9
[Jeep parked outside Quonset hut with sign for The Blue Fox, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.1227.2
Federal Bldg, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Foto [exterior, taken from southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and g Street, with pedestrians and corner of Crocker's store]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B90.14.5.Logging.1.6.42
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 1
B1998.014.1.896
L84 Matanuska Valley [O'Harra Bus Lines bus, sign for "Trent's Cocktail Bar, liquor store, dine, dance, boats cabins, picnic (illegible), ice cream" child fishing from bridge, men, automobiles, structures in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.017.1984.10.28
Ed Dankworth? Who's That?
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B1990.014.2018.1.44.002
18-4 mink [likely kits lying in a blanket or sack in open cage; metal dish; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1108.11
P-74. A Matanuska Valley Colonist's home. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [two-story wood frame house in clearing, with clouds]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.17.28.48
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: building interior
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_17
B1990.014.5.P.1.313.3A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P1
B1983.091.S3008.6
{Union Oil Co. - Ohio Oil Co. rig near Soldotna (Wells' Choice) 9/9/1959} [Coastal Drilling Co., pickup truck, automobile at far right]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.1967.9
(Fur Rondy, 1953, dog races) [male musher with bib #8 and team at starting line on Fourth Avenue in front of City Hall, Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Races]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.Hous.3.337
Willow Park dedication, Jan. 13, 1953 [Torn down 1990. Badly damaged negative.]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Hous
B1990.014.5.EQ.21.1.14
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_21
B2006.023.3266.jpg
Redington dog truck at Knik Checkpoint.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 3001-3999
B1998.014.1.2587
"Kashim Club/Interior" [NCO club on Elmendort; view of seating area with fireplace, stage with piano and images of female dancers; bookshelves; trophy at right, pool table at right, pool cues; logs and rough lumber decor]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1962.001A.55
E674 [People; Valdez; P.S. Hunt, photographer] [Studio portrait, woman in ruffled dress]
Keywords: Studio portraits, People, Valdez, Woman, Dresses, Ruffles, Fancy
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1998.014.1.595
E29 Building snow house north of Nome "U.S. Army rescue instructor builds snow hose [sic: house] (Jim Gale) [building igloos using snow slabs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.AKNative.41.11.5A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative