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B2006.023.8319.jpg
[View of downtown Anchorage, taken from boat in Cook Inlet]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B2006.023.8319
[View of downtown Anchorage, taken from boat in Cook Inlet]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1984.077.17.024
[Anchorage, view from downtown across Ship Creek?, buildings, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.5.EQ.14.12
A view of downtown from Ship Creek looking towards the Penney Bldg
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_14
B1979.002.4846
Anchorage, Alaska {street scene, a view of downtown Anchorage from the early 1900's}
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1984.077.17.033
[Anchorage, view looking from downtown? across Cook Inlet toward Knik. Buildings in foreground.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2017.007.3
[Color view from Government Hill looking south. Damaged houses in foreground, downtown Anchorage in distance]
Collection: B2017.007
B1989.016.1982.1
(Anchorage April 22, 1954 w/ wide angle lens)(8x10 print)[aerial view of downtown Anchorage 1954]
Keywords: urban, aerial, houses, streets
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1982.2
(Anchorage April 22, 1954 w/ wide angle lens)(8x10 print)[aerial view of downtown Anchorage 1954]
Keywords: aerial, urban, streets, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1989
Anchorage Alaska Hewitts Photo (Anchorage April 22, 1954 6mm lens)[aerial view of downtown Anchorage]
Keywords: aerial, streets, houses, urban, cars
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.286.001
88-2; Feb 1943; Plus X; snow scene [bird's-eye view of downtown Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.025.836
[view from ship of ice in Port of Anchorage in winter, downtown visible in distance; print date Mar 66
Collection: B2015.025
B1998.014.1.1953
Downtown Anchorage (T191 Air view) [aerial view looking north from Eighth Avenue past Ship Creek, F Street in center of image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1772.12
(Anchorage at night) [bird's eye view, probably from Government Hill overlooking Alaska Railroad yards and downtown beyond]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1772.2
(Anchorage at night) [bird's eye view, probably from Government Hill overlooking Alaska Railroad yards and downtown beyond]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1772.3
(Anchorage at night) [bird's eye view, probably from Government Hill overlooking Alaska Railroad yards and downtown beyond]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.019.308
Anchorage area, Debarr Rd., fall '52 [view down dirt road from hill at Debarr and Boniface to downtown Anchorage]
Collection: B2017.019
B1998.014.1.2001
T221 Anchorage, Alaska "Air views" [aerial view looking north from Park Strip over downtown, Ship Creek, Government Hill, port, Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2002
T222 Anchorage, Alaska "Aerial" [view looking northwest over Fairview, Downtown, Ship Creek, Cook Inlet; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2003
"T222 Anchorage Aerial" [view looking northwest over downtown; Anchorage Cemetery, port, airlroad, Government Hill, Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1992.008.002
P-401 Palmer, Alaska Aug. 1936; Hewitts Photo Shop [aerial view of downtown Palmer and surrounding roads, fileds, forests]
Collection: B1992.008 Clyde King Collection
B1989.016.1772.10
(Anchorage at night) [bird's eye view, possibly Alaska Railroad yards in foreground, Ship Creek in middle distance, downtown or Government Hill beyond?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1772.11
(Anchorage at night) [bird's eye view, possibly Alaska Railroad yards in foreground, Ship Creek in middle distance, downtown or Government Hill beyond?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2021.3
(Oblique of Fourth Avenue,1959)(5x7 copy negative of 2021.2 cropped(8x10 print)[A view of downtown Anchorage looking down 4th Ave towards the Chugach Mountains]
Keywords: city, urban, mountains, street lights, street signs, streets, buildings, apartment building
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2021.4
(Oblique of Fourth Avenue,1959)(5x7 copy negative of 2021.1 cropped)(8x10 print)[A view of downtown Anchorage looking down 4th Ave towards the Chugach Mountains]
Keywords: city, cars, street lights, street signs, streets
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1952
T190 Anchorage, Alaska (Air view; postcard 1946) [aerial view looking northwest over Fairview, Downtown, Ship Creek, Government Hill, Alaska Railroad, Fort Richardson, Elmendorf, Knik]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1743.1
(Anchorage railroad yards, Aug. 1951) [view of Alaska Railroad yards at Ship Creek, looking west towards Cook Inlet, downtown Anchorage at left]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.285.005
88-1; Feb 1943; Plus X; snow scene [bird's-eye view of downtown Ketchikan with Thomas Basin boat harbor in lower left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.285.006
88-1; Feb 1943; Plus X; snow scene [bird's-eye view of downtown Ketchikan with Thomas Basin boat harbor in lower left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1963.016.006
4th Ave Oct 8, 1915 (Anchorage 1915-1916 Townsite)[an elevated view of downtown Anchorage showing people walking along the street and board walk]
Keywords: frontier, town
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman
B1989.016.1649.3
(Alaska Railroad Yards, Anchorage) [view of yard looking southwest, with construction material in foreground, Anchorage docks, downtown buildings on bluff at left, and Cook Inlet in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2021.2
(Oblique of Fourth Avenue,1959)(8x10 cropped)(original 4x5 negative)(original 11x14 filed in overzies photo box)[A view of downtown Anchorage looking down 4th Ave towards the Chugach Mountains]
Keywords: urban, streets, street lights, street signs, water tower, apartment building
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1601
T17 Juneau, Alaska [view of Juneau-Douglas trestle bridge taken from Douglas Island, Lynn Canal, shore, structures, downtown Juneau at right center; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1869
T139 Downtown Anchorage, Alaska (aerials) [view looking north between 8th Avenue and Ship Creek, between B Street and J Street; railroad, Cook Inlet, port]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2023.003.17
3927, 33, Photo by John Endler, Jr. [view of Alaska Railroad yard at Ship Creek with parked train cars and buildings facing southeast with downtown Anchorage and Chugach Mountain in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Ship Creek, Alaska Railroad, Train, Chugach Mountains, John Endler Jr.
Collection: B2023.003 John Endler Jr. Slides
B2023.003.18
3928, 34, Photo by John Endler, Jr. [view of Alaska Railroad yard at Ship Creek with parked train cars and buildings facing southwest with downtown Anchorage and Knik Arm in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Ship Creek, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska Railroad, Train, John Endler Jr.
Collection: B2023.003 John Endler Jr. Slides
B1998.014.1.1873
T141 Anchorage, Alaska (aerials) [view over downtown looking northwest. Cemetery in lower center; McKinley building, Ship Creek, railroad, Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, future museum site, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1875
T142 Anchorage, Alaska (aerials) view looking northwest over Fairview, South Addition, Park Strip, Downtown, Ship Creek, railroad, port, Government Hill, Cook Inlet, Knik, cemetery at center, McKinley Building; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1963.016.006
The first snow fall in Anchorage. 4th Ave Oct 8, 1915 (Anchorage 1915-1916 Townsite) [an elevated view of downtown Anchorage showing people walking along the street and board walk, business store fronts; horse team and wagon]
Keywords: frontier, town
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman
B1998.014.1.1622
T28 Anchorage - Alaska [view looking north from downtown toward Alaska Railroad Building, Ship Creek at low tide, docks, pier, canneries, strucutures, quonset huts, railroad cars, tracks, boats, automobiles, Knik Arm, Government Hill in right background; Knik in left background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1664
T44 Anchorage, Alaska (1948, 300) [copy neg; aerial view of city looking east from shore of Cook Inlet to beyond Merrill Field and from Ship Creek to south of Chester Valley; structures, streets, roads, railroad tracks, park strip, downtown, South Addition, cleared land in Midtown, mudflats]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.69
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view, no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.74
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view, no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.75
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view, no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.84
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view; no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.85
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view; no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.68
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view, looking north east with Chugach Mtns, no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5