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B2006.023.5295.jpg
Sign: Iditarod Mushers Joe Redington Sr of Knik, Herbert Nayokpuk of Shishmaref, Col. Norman Vaughan of Anchorage, 1981 Presidential Inaugural Parade
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B1991.048.201
[man in plowed field, buildings in distance]
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B2006.023.3775.jpg
Roger Legaard and Joe Redington, Sr.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 3001-3999
B1990.014.5.People.14.254.3
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1990.014.5.AKNative.27.66
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2023.011.35
Trip to Homer [one individual, possibly Patricia Volkman posed with a halibut and Tika Kaq' (Kachemak Bay) in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Homer, Beach, Shoreline, Halibut, Fish, Fishing, Skiff, Posing, Water, Tika Kaq', Kachemak Bay, Mountains, American flag, 35mm, Film
Collection: B2023.011 Patricia A. Volkman
B2017.030.48
[Alaska Native woman posed with three children on path in village]
Collection: B2017.030
B2018.023.003a
[interior view of Russian Orthodox church in Unalaska, Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral altar; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.2018.1.112.003
41-1; March 1 - 3rd; Plus x 40-24; Dev in DK 20-13 min. @ 65°F; Mother holding Fritzie & "Baby Seuss" [1940, Seattle; children on woman's lap; boy holds book; side table with glassware and plant; built-in cabinets at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1095
N6 Anchorage, Alaska (CIty Hall; 1946 postcard) [winter scene, snow, Christmas lights, tree, hoarfrost "Keep off grass" sign]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B90.14.5.Logging.1.6.43
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 1
B1968.015.2
Alaska, U.S., 1887. Sitka Home Mission. Partridge Photo, 2832 Washington St., Boston
Keywords: children, religion
Collection: B1968.015 CIHS Davis
B1995.014.2.17
Willow and people [man wearing parka with fur ruff posed outdoors, holding snowshoes]
Keywords: transportation, clothing, footwear
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.5.Logging.1.32
(timber)(September 1957)(Alaska)(Sorting saw native birch for kiln drying near Wasilla in the Matanuska Valley)
Keywords: forestry, lumber, logging
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 1
B1990.014.5.AKNative.16.40.63
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2014.028.183
Y-75. [view down pipeline across flat area and up hillside in distance, building in middle ground, Davidson Ditch; print date Sep 73]
Collection: B2014.028
B2022.005.194
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder couple seated on chairs in bedroom] [At AFN 2024, couple identified as possibly Willy (Willie) Senungetuk and Helen Senungetuk in likely Nome or Wales]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, Seated, Sitting, Chair, Bed, Bedroom, Room, Interior, Home, House, Willy Senungetuk, Willie Senungetuk, Helen Senungetuk, Nome, Wales
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.5.Anc.Hous.3.333
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
B1995.014.23.8
[portrait of dog in boat]
Keywords: transportation, animals, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B2019.007.445
Togiak, May 16, 1991 [restaurant/café kitchen; photographer's number 2-T24-2 [man and woman stand in kitchen behind counter holding carton of eggs; condiments; walkie-talkie; stoves and refrigerator in background; boombox at far right]
Collection: B2019.007
