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B2006.023.8267.jpg
[Alaska Commercial Co. building]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B1995.010.3113
[two Alaska Native women posed in front of Northern Commercial Company store, Fort Yukon. Cf. .3108]
Collection: B1995.010
B1962.001A.513
Alaska Commercial Co. Winter Service, 1898. P.S. Hunt, H105 [photograph of painting of men with dog teams on winter trail]
Keywords: Alaska Commercial Company, Paintings, Artworks, Dogs, Sleds, Transportation
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B2016.019.1.01f.10618.22
New Alaska Commercial store in Dutch Harbor, Alaska [Alaska Cities - Unalaska], 1994
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaska Cities, Unalaska, Dutch Harbor
Collection: B2016.019
B1995.010.3104
[Alaska Native elder woman with cane on steps of Northern Commercial Company store, carton of Post Sugar Crisp cereal on porch, Fort Yukon]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3376
[portrait of three young Alaska Native children, two holding Mac’s Foto balloons, Northern Commercial Company store in background, Tanana. Cf. .3197]
Collection: B1995.010
B1991.035.2
Alaska Commercial Company's schooner "Pearl" entering Ounalaska Harbor, 1887
Keywords: boats, businesses, transportation
Collection: B1991.035 Berta Walsky Collection
B1966.010.30
(Beluga being handled at old alaska commercial building Beluga River 1919)
Collection: B1966.010 CIHS Anderson
B2009.061.96
Looking up First Ave from Northern Commercial Co. Ruby, Alaska Sep.1912(Ruby)
Keywords: frontier, town
Collection: B2009.061
B2009.061.115
Blix's Copper Center Roadhouse. Ed S. Orr Stage Co. Alaska Commercial Co.
Collection: B2009.061
B1962.001A.498
Old Russian canon of unknown age at Unalaska, Alaska. P.S. Hunt, G1379 [Northern Commercial Co.; Ordnance] [Unangax̂ territory, Iluulux̂ (Unalaska)]
Keywords: Iluulux̂, Iluulux, Unalaska, Unangax̂, Unangax, Cannons, Weapons, Northern Commercial Company, Buildings, Businesses
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1966.010.02
3 men at Alaska Commercial Bldgs on Beluga River, 1919. 3.25 x 4.25 nitrate negative
Collection: B1966.010 CIHS Anderson
B1995.010.2533
360. Arctic Eskimoe and his reindeer [commercial slide. Alaska Native man holding reindeer on lead in winter, sled turned on its side at left]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.2947
[street scene, two Alaska Native men walking past buildings including Northern Commercial Co. and T.C. Co., woman sitting in wildflowers in foreground]
Collection: B1995.010
B2018.023.047a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [men, women, children pose; summer; possibly Interior Alaska or Siberia; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.1703
T61 Nome, Alaska, photo by Frank Morgan (1948 postcard & print [street scene, businesses: Northern Commercial Company, possibly theater, North Pole Bakery, possibly airline office, drugstore, people walking on sidewalks, automobiles, trucks, bicycle and dog at left near truck; hills in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.333.3
Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's. July 1939 [Fourth Avenue scene looking east, with Northern Commercial Co., Bert's Drugs, First National Bank, 4th Avenue Theater]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1965.018.040
Circle City, Alaska, taken at midnight 1901 on Yukon River, June 21-01 [men, women, dogs outside Alaska Commercial Co, McQuesten & Co, Post office and drug store, log building, boardwalk]
Collection: B1965.018 Fred Henton
B2018.023.047b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: men, women, children pose; summer; possibly Interior Alaska or Siberia; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.1584
T12 Nenana-Alaska [street scene; businesses: Northern Commercial Co. Generl Merchandise, N.C.CO. of Alaska, Liquor, Post Office, Coghill, Fowlers, automobiles, railroad depot at end of street; snow, water in streets, boardwalks; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.004.805
(Sonny Olsen on the Arizona driftnetting for salmon in Bristol Bay Alaska July 1979)
Keywords: commercial fishing, fishing, drift net, salmon, fisherman
Collection: B2016.004
B1989.016.1347
Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's [street scene of Fourth Avenue looking east, with pedestrians, automobiles, and businesses including Northern Commercial Co., Bert's Drugs, First National Bank, and 4th Avenue Theater. Chugach Mountains in distance. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.2017
T233 Fairbanks, Alaska "Swimming pool" [copy neg; people using outdoor swimming pool with slide, diving boards, trapeze; umbrellas, bleachers, ping-pong; banner reading: "Northern Commercial Co., the store for everybody;"baseball field and players in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1811.1
Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's [street scene of Fourth Avenue looking east, with pedestrians, automobiles, and businesses including Northern Commercial Co., Bert's Drugs, First National Bank, and 4th Avenue Theater. Chugach Mountains in distance. copy neg. same as .1347]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1371
PT7 Kodiak, Alaska is in the land of the big brown bear. Commercial fishing and trade is carried on here, with support also coming from the nearby naval air station. [scenic view of town, coastline, road, mountains, structures; two people standing in field or meadow at lower left]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2056.31
Hewitt's 31 (1941 Fur Rondy parade, Army truck) [military automobiles, trucks, and heavy gun in Fur Rendezvous parade headed west on Fourth Avenue, passing spectators and businesses including Northern Commercial Co., U.G. Crocker, Alaska Storage, Richmond's Restaurant]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2018.023.048a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle; [outdoor summer scene; people; men; women; children gather as photographer with tripod watches; hats; skirts; blankets; wooden structures; tents’ mountain; possible river or lake in background; possibly Interior Alaska or Siberia; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1995.010.415
Aleutian Range in background [bird’s eye view of Fourth Avenue looking west in winter, taken from roof of federal building, with pedestrians, automobiles, and signs for businesses including Bert’s Drugs, Northern Commercial Co., Crocker’s, Ed Coffey, Yellow Cab, Cook Inlet and Alaska Range mountains in distance, circa 1945]
Collection: B1995.010
B2018.023.048b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle; [verso of slide: outdoor summer scene; people; men; women; children gather as photographer with tripod watches; hats; skirts; blankets; wooden structures; tents’ mountain; possible river or lake in background; possibly Interior Alaska or Siberia; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.029a
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [from verso of print photograph:] “Ten years ago 1200 reindeer were imported to Alaska. These have reproduced until now the herds number 65,000. In 10 more years there will be several million reindeer in the territory and the industry will provide a living for 100,000 people in the coldest part of Alaska.” [winter scene: reindeer harnessed to sleds; cargo bag; people; parkas; trees; snow; mountains in distance; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.029b
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [from verso of print photograph:] [verso of slide] “Ten years ago 1200 reindeer were imported to Alaska. These have reproduced until now the herds number 65,000. In 10 more years there will be several million reindeer in the territory and the industry will provide a living for 100,000 people in the coldest part of Alaska.” [winter scene: reindeer harnessed to sleds; cargo bag; people; parkas; trees; snow; mountains in distance; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1964.001.473
From verso: 1923 Album (John Urban) June 5, 1925. Rickert’s Field, Fairbanks, Alaska [Fairbanks Airplane Corp. Per R.L. Stevens: Fokker FIII with 240 HP BWM motor ready for takeoff for Nome, AK, with 4 passengers and 500 lbs. of baggage, more than previous planes could haul. Ralph Wien is 8th from left with pilot Noel Wien next. The uniformed man is an Alaska Railroad conductor emphasizing the plush Pullman atmosphere of the big plane. This was the first commercial flight from Fairbanks to Nome.]
Collection: B1964.001 John Urban
B1989.016.2148.10
#10B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view, looking west, of floats and marchers on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, passing businesses including 1st National Bank, Bert's Drugs, Northern Commercial Co., U.G. Crocker Economical Shopping Center, Alaska Transfer Co., Richmond's Restaurant, Merchants Cafe, and The Club. Floats include Hoyt Motor Co.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2148.7
#7B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view, looking west, of floats and marchers on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, passing businesses including 1st National Bank, Bert's Drugs, Northern Commercial Co., U.G. Crocker Economical Shopping Center, Alaska Transfer Co., Richmond's Restaurant, Merchants Cafe, and The Club. Floats include Hoyt Motor Co.]
Keywords: automobiles
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2024.001.592
“Bootleggers Cove Beach” [beach with boats along shoreline of Tikahtnu (Cook Inlet) with Dghelishla (Mount Susitna) in the background, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, 1950s?]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Bootleggers Cove, Tikahtnu, Cook Inlet, Dghelishla, Mount Susitna, Beach, Shore, Grass, Boat, Mountain, Clouds, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2018.023.018a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [from verso of print photograph: “Broadway, Ruby, Alaska. A typical mining camp business street”] [street view of Ruby; mud street, firewood at right; wood boardwalks, cabins; structures; men walking along boardwalk, street; automobile; possible horse cart; businesses: L'aundry; Ruby Bakery and Cafe; A. Haarvei Outfitter & Grocer; possible Music Store; Post Office; The Senate; Baths; Dentist; banners hung over street; flagpoles and flags; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.018b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide] [from verso of print photograph: “Broadway, Ruby, Alaska. A typical mining camp business street”] [street view of Ruby; mud street, firewood at right; wood boardwalks, cabins; structures; men walking along boardwalk, street; automobile; possible horse cart; businesses: L'aundry; Ruby Bakery and Cafe; A. Haarvei Outfitter & Grocer; possible Music Store; Post Office; The Senate; Baths; Dentist; banners hung over street; flagpoles and flags; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
