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B2015.008.733
[wedding portrait of George and Dora couple holding hands]
Keywords: wedding, bride, groom
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.733a
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Horizontal]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.86
[Four Indigenous Alaskan children holding hands outside midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Children, Child, Boy, Girl, Toddler, Outside, Winter, Snow, Mukluks, Footwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.1.004
1-2; Lee & Bashe [woman and child on sofa; woman is holding child's left hand in her hand and holding implement in her right hand; apron; magazine and ashtray on table in foreground; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.1.004
1-2; Lee & Bashe [woman and child on sofa; woman is holding child's left hand in her hand and holding implement in her right hand; apron; magazine and ashtray on table in foreground; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.075
2412(92014)(10am)(Blueberries at Golden){close up of someones hand holding a blueberry bush branch}
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, Glaciers, icebergs
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.5.001
Fritzie nude [child standing next to table, holding object in hand; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.731
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Original image blurry]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.20.026
[bear on chain, photographer in left of frame, person holds hand above bear's nose]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.732
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Closer view of .731. Vertical]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2021.008.5
[woman holding a mink in right hand and a cup in left. Possibly Myrtle Everett Bragaw]
Keywords: Alaska, Woman, Mink
Collection: B2021.008 Myrtle Everett Bragaw
B1984.077.4.007
[fences, cabins, metal wash tub, forearms and hands of person, possibly holding small camera?]
Collection: B1984.077
B2014.012.81
[man leaning on railing of wooden porch, holding broom and making hand gesture, buildings in background]
Collection: B2014.012
B2015.008.770
552 [close-up of man holding berries in his hand, standing amid berry bushes. Has neg]
Keywords: berries
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.770.dk552
552 [close-up of man holding berries in his hand, standing amid berry bushes. Has neg]
Keywords: berries, man
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.770.dk552negcrop
552 [close-up of man holding berries in his hand, standing amid berry bushes. Has neg]
Keywords: berries, man
Collection: B2015.008
B1973.079.027
“Natives of St. Michael, Alaska” [A woman with baby on her back and holding a young child by the hand.] [orig neg only]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2022.005.18
[Indigenous Alaskan mother holding child's hand and operating manual washing machine; outside house midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Mother, Child, Toddler, Family, Holding hands, Operating, Manual, Manually, Washing machine, Washer, Barrel, Laundry, Clothing, Wash, Winter, Snow, Home, House, Building, Doorway, Door, Entrance
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.8.003
Child on boat [wearing coat, scarf, hat; holding object in hands; liftboats and rigging in background; 1939?; overexposed]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.8.003
Child on boat [wearing coat, scarf, hat; holding object in hands; liftboats and rigging in background; 1939?; overexposed]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.003
3-2 Betty Sampson [woman sitting near desk holding hands over her mouth; lamp; windows; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.003
3-2 Betty Sampson [woman sitting near desk holding hands over her mouth; lamp; windows; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.066a
[three men pose alongside a stream: one is leaning back and wears towel across his chest; a second holds first man’s hand and holds a pickaxe over his shoulder; a third holds a knife in front of first man’s chin and appears to be rubbing first man’s face. Mountains and possible canvas tent in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.066b
[verso of slide: three men pose alongside a stream: one is leaning back and wears towel across his chest; a second holds first man’s hand and holds a pickaxe over his shoulder; a third holds a knife in front of first man’s chin and appears to be rubbing first man’s face. Mountains and possible canvas tent in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.2018.1.6.004
2-1 March 1939 Panatonic x 24-16; Helen [portrait of seated woman holding lit cagarette in right hand]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.6.004
2-1 March 1939 Panatonic x 24-16; Helen [portrait of seated woman holding lit cagarette in right hand]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1996.011.106
Murre eggs [man wearing backwards driving cap holding murre eggs in both hands, one egg stuffed into his mouth. Print only]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B2018.023.009a
[man wearing overalls stands behind rhubarb plant, holding one stalk with leaf at chest height; farmer, agriculture; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2022.005.227
[Young couple in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) holding hands outside concrete building; other men in uniform nearby]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Pair, Young man, Man, Men, Young woman, Woman, Uniform, Building, Concrete, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., USAF, U.S.A.F., US, Air Force, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1626.6
(Dog Show Winners, Nov. 28, 1948) [man in uniform handing ribbon to woman holding two dogs, with spectators in gymnasium seats in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.200.002
64-4 Bonnie [Toddler holding toy with feet and hands on grass lawn; woman's leg and dress at right; likely in Seattle area; March 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.009b
[verso of slide: man wearing overalls stands behind rhubarb plant, holding one stalk with leaf at chest height; farmer, agriculture; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.2522
"District Engineer Building Personnel; 1958" [barber shop scene: man in barber chair holding dring and cigarette; barber; hand and knee of third person at lower right holding drink; sink at left; hunting sign on wall]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.011.200
Alaska ’47 – Judd Lake, Marion Hopkins and Bud Branham [Marion standing on riverbank holding fish, Bud sitting on log at left with blood on his hands]
Collection: B2017.011
B2018.023.045a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [woman, elder sitting next to cooking fire, kettle, pot, skillet; holding bag in right hand; drying rack, canvas tents, woman, children in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1989.016.1626.5
(Dog Show Winners, Nov. 28, 1948) [woman handing trophy to man holding ribbon and small dog, with spectators in gymnasium seats in background, man with camera at left]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.558
Newtok, S. Western; Mrs. Mark Lincoln [woman wearing fur parka holds object in her right hand; calendar from The Seattle Fur Exchange displaying January 1958]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2022.001.038
Mayfield Evans, left, General Daniel “Chappie” James American Legion Post 34 [Mayfield Evans holding photograph and shaking hands with man at American Legion Post]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, General Daniel "Chappie" James, General Daniel James, American Legion, Post 34, Handshake, Shaking hands, Building, Room, Interior, Function, Event
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2018.023.045b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: woman, elder sitting next to cooking fire, kettle, pot, skillet; holding bag in right hand; drying rack, canvas tents, woman, children in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2013.058.409
[A woman holding possibly a No. 4 Screen Focus Kodak Model A folding camera. A squeeze bulb remote shutter release is in her right hand. She is standing in front of a three-story house]
Keywords: photography
Collection: B2013.058
B2017.024.2083
King Island, copyright 1986 [person wearing eyeglasses, Nome Nanooks hat and waders eating possibly walrus (?), holding knife in hand in umiak; radio at lower left]
Collection: B2017.024
B1998.014.1.2161
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, 1966 Easter Party, 2 children and adults" [woman holds child's hand; toy jacks on table, Easter baskets; chart displaying geometric shapes in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.001.2
Earl Carlson, Mr. Fur Face 1982, being crowned at Miners & Trappers Ball (to be held on Sat. night) [hands placing fur crown on bearded man holding trophy, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous]
Collection: B2015.001
B1990.014.2018.1.17.004
5-1; April 1939; Panatonic x 40-24; Native woman [woman walking along boardwalk; Nefco cannery across road; boat; automobiles; structures; people in distance; hand holding object in lower left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.17.004
5-1; April 1939; Panatonic x 40-24; Native woman [woman walking along boardwalk; Nefco cannery across road; boat; automobiles; structures; people in distance; hand holding object in lower left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.011a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [man wearing suitcoat, tie and hat holds a rope attached to a moose calf wearing headgear, possibly a bridle; moose is grazing; fence and structures in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.051a
[Portrait of man wearing Tlingit regalia, including totemic designs, blanket, moccasins, possibly beadwork; wearing traditional woven hat; holding knife with snake head design for handle; name “Louis Shotridge” at lower right (Stoowukáa) of Klukwan; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.011b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: man wearing suitcoat, tie and hat holds a rope attached to a moose calf wearing headgear, possibly a bridle; moose is grazing; fence and structures in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.051b
[verso of slide: Portrait of man wearing Tlingit regalia, including totemic designs, blanket, moccasins, possibly beadwork; wearing traditional woven hat; holding knife with snake head design for handle; name “Louis Shotridge” at lower right (Stoowukáa) of Klukwan; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.144a
Geo. W. Bond & Co. 14 W. Washington St., Chicago [from verso] “109. The Red Pepper Lady” [woman sitting on ground holding basket; red peppers hang in ristras near open door; rounded stone left of door; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023