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B1962.001A.393
A.N. Railway trestle Spencer Glacier flats, Alaska, from last tunnel. P.S. Hunt, G4206 [Alaska Northern Railway; Alaska Railroad]
Keywords: Alaska Northern Railway, AK Northern Railway, AN Railway, A.N. Railway, Spencer Glacier, Glaceri, Flats, Tunnel, Railroad
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001A.395
The first tunnel, mile 47, A.N. Railway, showing the first loop. P.S. Hunt, G4214 [Alaska Northern Railway; Alaska Railroad]
Keywords: Alaska Northern Railway, AK Northern Railway, AN Railway, A.N. Railway, Railroad, Tunnel, Mountain, Range
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001A.396
Second loop, A.N. Railway, mile 50 to 51 from mile 47. P.S. Hunt, G4215 [Alaska Northern Railway; Alaska Railroad]
Keywords: Alaska Northern Railway, AK Northern Railway, AN Railway, A.N. Railway, Railroad, Mountain, Range, Tracks
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001A.394
Snow slide near mile 53, A.N. Railway, Aug. 5, ’14. P.S. Hunt, G4207 [Alaska Northern Railway; Alaska Railroad]
Keywords: Alaska Northern Railway, AK Northern Railway, AN Railway, A.N. Railway, Railroad, Tracks, Snow, Slide, Winter
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B2008.015.1.32.1
A.N. Ry. Kern Creek Construction camp [Alaska Northern Railway camp with walled tents]
Keywords: railroads, transportation
Collection: B2008.015
B1979.002.Album1.117
9C. Alaska Northern Ry. C. R. Breck [view down railroad tracks running across gravel riverbed or flats, mountains in distance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.71
Saw mill, A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [Alaska Northern Railway sawmill, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.127
2D. Turnagain Arm. C. R. Breck [view down Turnagain Arm from Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.91
Car barn A. N. Ry. poor condition. Eugene Underwood [Alaska Northern Railway equipment barn, Seward?, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.225
Farm on Alaska Northern Ry. near Seward. P. S. Hunt J1887 [view from Alaska Northern Railway route of homestead with log cabin, outbuildings, log fence, and tree stumps in cleared area, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation, residences, houses
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.115
1C. Looking south from Tunnel No. 4. C. R. Breck [view railroad tracks, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.246
Trestle at mile 69, A. N. Ry. P. S. Hunt J1847 [man standing on Alaska Northern Railway tracks along Turnagain Arm, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.83
Tunnel No. 4, Mile 53 A. N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view down Alaska Northern Railway tracks to tunnel entrance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.114
6C. South Portal Tunnel No. 3. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.116
2C. South Portal Tunnel No. 4. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.118
10B. North Portal Tunnel No. 4. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.119
3C. South Portal Tunnel No. 4. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.120
5C. Placer River Canyon. C. R. Breck [bird's eye view of river through canyon on Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.124
6B. South Portal Tunnel No. 7. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.82
Log culvert A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view through culvert passing under Alaska Northern Railway tracks, lake in background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.65
South end of office bldg., A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [Alaska Northern Railway buildings and utility poles, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, communication
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.100
A. N. Ry. Warehouse, Seward. Eugene Underwood [Alaska Northern Railway Warehouse C, with railroad tracks at left and mountains in distance, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.113
5B. South Portal A. N. Tunnel No. 6. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.121
4-C. Placer River Canyon. C. R. Breck [bird's eye view of river through canyon on Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.122
9D. Across Turnagain Arm, Mile 66 1/2. C. R. Breck [view of Turnagain Arm north of Portage from Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.55
Pile trestle, A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view of long wooden trestle, Alaska Northern Railway at end of line, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.72
Pile trestle, A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view across mud flats to long wooden trestle, Alaska Northern Railway buildings at left, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.200
A. N. Ry. track raised by land slide. P. S. Hunt J1845 [view down damaged stretch of Alaska Northern Railway track, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.173
63. A. N. Ry. Mile 51. Thomas Riggs Jr. [distant view of looping wooden trestles in valley or riverbed along Alaska Northern Railway, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.242
Trestle near mile 63 1/2 Portage Creek. P. S. Hunt J1855 [Alaska Railroad/Alaska Northern Railway tracks over bridge in creek, mountains in background]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2017.024.3289
Northern Alaska; undated [winter scene in coastal community, sun, structures]
Collection: B2017.024
B1979.002.Album1.128
4D. Looking up Turnagain Arm, Mile 71 A.N. Ry. C. R. Breck [view down Turnagain Arm south of Girdwood from Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.80
Snow slide Mile 53 A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view down Alaska Northern Railway tracks to snow pile, weeds growing up through ties in foreground, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.126
10-C. Crib Dike Mile 54 1/2 A.N. Ry. C. R. Breck [wooden dike on gravelly river near Spencer Glacier, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1989.016.1918.4
Alaska, Seasons Greetings [Christmas card mat with sketch of skier in parka under Northern Lights, with photograph of Northern Lights over rooftop]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.68
Oil house, A.N. Ry., 24' x 15'. Eugene Underwood [Alaska Northern Railway buildings next to curving track, sign reading Duke's Mixture Smoking Tobacco, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1985.027.2442
Eskimos--Hunting. [Man hunting seal in Northern Alaska] Photo by Frank Whaley.
Keywords: Animals, hunting
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1989.016.2138.9
Alaska Northland (Sydney Laurence painting, Northern Lights, neg for cards #10)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2291.2
Greetings from Alaska [Christmas card mat with sketch of skier under Northern Lights]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2009.061.96
Looking up First Ave from Northern Commercial Co. Ruby, Alaska Sep.1912(Ruby)
Keywords: frontier, town
Collection: B2009.061
B2017.024.3447
December 1981 [winter; man adjusts tarp; people in distance; northern Alaska]
Collection: B2017.024
B1979.002.Album1.59
Wagon and RR bridge, Resurrection River. Eugene Underwood [Alaska Northern Railway tracks over long low trestle bridge across riverbed, mountains in distance, Seward, railroad exploration, circa 1914. original image blurry]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.125
8C. Looking south A.N.R. track Mile 54 1/2. C. R. Breck [view down railroad tracks over gravelly river near Spencer Glacier, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.212
Slides on A. N. Ry. near Kearn Creek. P. S. Hunt J1844 [narrow canyon filled with debris on Alaska Northern Railway route, probably Kern Creek, Turnagain Arm area, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2017.024.3293
Northern Alaska, March 1969 [winter street scene; snow; strcutres; antennas; automobiles]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3342
Northern Alaska, May 1969 [spring breakup scene; children play on boardwalk; structure in background]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3342
Northern Alaska, May 1969 [spring breakup scene; children play on boardwalk; structure in background]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3351
November 1969 Northern Alaska [aerial view of sea ice, coastal village, river]
Collection: B2017.024