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B1995.014.111.2
[man with axe standing on log, machinery and buildings in background, mining operation, Willow Creek?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.111.3
[man with axe debarking log, machinery and buildings in background, mining operation, Willow Creek?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.111.4
[man with gold pan standing in sluice box, mining operation, Willow Creek?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.122.8
[Matanuska Valley, road in foreground, farm or fairgrounds in middle distance, mountains in background]
Keywords: agriculture, roads
Collection: B1995.014
B2022.005.260
[two white men on a makeshift raft with a sail floating on water. Trees and mountains in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, raft, mountains
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.73.19
[four soldiers gathered around camp fire on gravel bank of creek, one not wearing pants]
Keywords: military, camping, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B2022.005.186
[Indigenous Alaskan women laughing and pointing at person crawling through half-door; people wearing uniforms with "CAP" pins on lapel, likely Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Woman in back possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Laughing, Laugh, Laughter, Friends, Fun, Crawl, Climb, Door, Entrance, Uniform, CAP, Civil Air Patrol, C.A.P., Civilian auxiliary, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.53
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman in dress and short hairstyle standing on boardwalk; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Clothing, Hairstyle, Boardwalk, Town, Buildings, Structures, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.73.18
[portrait of soldier standing outdoors in winter, Eugene Tetinek?]
Keywords: military, clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.024.1369
Diomede, Feb 1962 [Woman in eyeglasses poses with three children in snow; parkas]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.2231
[photograph of textile with image of dog team on winter trail]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.2.12
Willow and people [large building on tundra, government facility?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.2.13
Willow and people, man who flew for Alaska Airlines [pilot standing on ice next to airplane on skis, "Anchorage-Kuskokwim-Goodnews Bay" written on side of airplane]
Keywords: aviation, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.41.3
[snowmachine pulling men and packs to base camp, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: transportation, mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.67.12
[man wearing parka with fur ruff and billed cap standing outside cabin in winter, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: residences, clothing, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.67.13
[several men with half-track vehicle hauling supplies outside smalll cabin, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: military, transportation, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2018.021.342
Chickaloon, 50s [scenic view across wooden Chickaloon River bridge, fireweed in foreground] [Ahtna, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax]
Keywords: Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax, Chickaloon, River, Bridge, View, Fireweed, Mountain, Road, Dirt road, Wally Wellenstein, Wallace Wellenstein, Wallace J. Wellenstein, Wally J. Wellenstein, Wellenstein
Collection: B2018.021
B1995.014.73.17
[man wearing snowshoes standing next to log cabin]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.016.15
Chief Needahbah below falls, Brooks River, Alaska [man standing in river, fishing next to falls. Cf. .518-533]
Collection: B2014.016
B1998.014.1.619
E40 On the Alaska Hiway "Alaska Highway Travelers; Native & Dogs; Frank Morgan photo" Man wearing leather jacket, cap, glasses, decorative belt poses on hill on gravel road, restraining two dogs carrying packs, chains, tree stumps in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.019.261
Oil well, Chickaloon, Alaska, 7-5-42 [close-up of base of well] [Ahtna, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax (Chickaloon)]
Keywords: Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax, Chickaloon, Ahtna, Petroleum, Oil, Well, Tower, Building, Car, Dr. Flora, Doctor Flora
Collection: B2014.019
B2015.007.104
[group portrait of Alaska Native men posed outdoors next to large wooden building, all wearing Western style clothing, one man wearing eyeglasses, bowtie, and suit coat]
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.024.1061
Jan71P7 #16046 Barrow [Inupiaq man wearing feathered headdress, plaid shirt, gloves dances in front of men, women, drummers; artwork in background]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Dancing, Drum, Drummers, Feather headdress
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.014.2.14
Willow and people [pilot standing on ice with two women, one wearing Western style dress, one wearing short seal skin fur parka, village and mountain in background. same man as in B95.14.2.13]
Keywords: aviation, clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.5.14
[man wearing parka with small ruff, holding snowshoes, standing in snow near igloo, mountains in background, military rescue squad?]
Keywords: military, clothing, footwear, houses
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.75.4
[Alaska Native woman standing in front of fish drying racks in unidentified fish camp]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology, clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.029.1835
[two women dancing while seated, drummers in background; print date Mar 79]
Collection: B2017.029
B2022.005.89
[Indigenous Alaskan woman and man with harnessed reindeer near sleds]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Man, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Reindeer, Caribou, Harness, Harnessed, Sled, Sleds, Transportation, Outside, Snow, Winter, Landscape
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.552
D39 The popular Norris team at Anchorage "Natalie Norris and team (from Kodachrome) [copy neg, same as .551]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1748.3
(Gold Dust in Pan, taken in studio in 1951) [ore arranged in pans on platter; similar to .1718.2]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.59.18
[man passed out on bed in cabin, holding bottle of alcohol, with chair, lineoleum flooring, pin-up girl on wall]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.019.419
Husky sled dog in summer at Circle City on the Yukon River. McCutcheon, Anchorage [dog portrait], circa 1939-1953
Keywords: Husky, Dog, Sled dog, Portrait, Circle City, Yukon River, McCutcheon, Steve McCutcheon
Collection: B2014.019
B1995.014.5.1
[portrait of man in button shirt and suspenders, river in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.56.3
The Yukon at Fort Yukon. Steamer Yukon, owned by the White Pass Railroad, went from Dawson to Nenana [sternwheeler on Yukon River, buildings on shore
Keywords: boats, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.029.1614
[two tourists and two children on pedestrian bridge, one man holding camera, Anaktuvuk Pass; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B1972.046.131
712.Teams starting from Dyea for canyon, Chilkoot Ry. & T. Co., April 24, 99. E. A. Hegg [several horse-drawn wagons stopped outside three-story wood-frame building in Dyea, water visible in distance]
Collection: B1972.046 Vernon Humble
B1995.014.67.11
[scenic with freshly fallen snow, mountains in distance, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: winter
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.103
[Alaska Native man and woman seated outdoors between building and metal barrel, both wearing Western style clothing, man holding guitar, woman holding balalaika]
Keywords: musical instruments
Collection: B2015.007
B1995.014.74.10
[soldiers stopped on ridge overlooking valley]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.74.11
[soldiers wearing broad-brimmed hats and carrying backpacks stopped on ridge in cloud]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.114
[young Alaska Native man and woman wearing Western style clothing posed next to log cabin, woman wearing coat with fur trim, hair cut short with bangs, man wearing driving cap and sport coat, cache in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.029.1933
[young Alaska Native boy sitting next to all-terrain vehicle; print date Jul 90]
Collection: B2017.029