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B2015.008.729a
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple standing in clearing in woods, Dora holding bouquet, George wearing leather arm protectors]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.730
– [wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple standing arm-in-arm, George’s hat on ground]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.82
[Indigenous Alaskan mother with chin tattoos carrying infant on her back, both wearing fur (likely reindeer) clothing; building in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Chin tattoo, Tattoo, Tattoos, Chin, Braids, Hairstyle, Infant, Baby, Family, Fur, Reindeer, Parka, Hood, Ruff, Clothing, Outerwear, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.1.002
1-2; Geraldine [infant in wicker bassinet; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.1.002
1-2; Geraldine [infant in wicker bassinet; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.071
2405(1914)(730am)(Bryn Mawr, Smith and Harvard Glaciers)
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, Glaciers, icebergs
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.72.16
[soldier hacking through dense brush with knife]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.59.004
22-6; Everett Goodwin on beach [man near shore with tripod, likely August 5, 1939, near Ward Cove]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.59.004
22-6; Everett Goodwin on beach [man near shore with tripod, likely August 5, 1939, near Ward Cove]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.728
[George carving tree stump “pulpit” while preacher leafs through Bible]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.729
[wedding portrait of George and Dora couple standing in clearing in woods Dora holding bouquet George wearing leather arm protectors]
Keywords: wedding, bride, groom
Collection: B2015.008
B2021.008.39
Pitching the salmon in scow [fish trap with a woman and a man on platform. Scow with name on bow, “EMARD.” Emard Packing Company was located at the mouth of Ship Creek in Anchorage. Likely Everett fish trap site in Trading Bay]
Keywords: Fishing, Fish Trap, Scow, Cook Inlet
Collection: B2021.008 Myrtle Everett Bragaw
B1984.077.4.003
[Windmill, water tank? pipes in foreground, fence, outbuildings]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.766
342.3. Juneau hospital, Alaska. 9.30.16 [view uphill from docks, three people on dock at
left. Proof print]
Keywords: juneau, dock, hospital
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.767
342.5. Juneau, Alaska. 9.30.16 [waterfront as seen from water, A-J Mine at right. Proof
print]
Keywords: juneau
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.768
550 [view from water of two climbers on rocky slope, icebergs in foreground, low brush
above, near Harvard Glacier?]
Keywords: ice bergs, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.176
[View of flamingos and pelicans in wetlands]
Keywords: Flamingo, Pelican, Birds, Wetland
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.8.001
Frances Jones [woman wearing corsage standing at ship's rail; shore in distance; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.8.001
Frances Jones [woman wearing corsage standing at ship's rail; shore in distance; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.001
3-2 Al [Milotte] [man next to bathroom sink; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.10.001
3-2 Al [Milotte] [man next to bathroom sink; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.064b
[verso of slide: miners work a creek, sluice, shovels; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.2018.1.6.002
2-1 March 1939 Panatonic x 24-16; Charly [man sitting in arm chair next to bookcase; table, light, and window in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.6.002
2-1 March 1939 Panatonic x 24-16; Charly [man sitting in arm chair next to bookcase; table, light, and window in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1996.011.104
Collected murre eggs [young man squatting on tundra and displaying wooden basket of eggs, man attached to rope harness standing behind. Has neg]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B2022.005.223
[Woman in plaid pants with arms crossed standing on boardwalk outside of house]
Keywords: Woman, Crossed arms, Stance, Pants, Plaid, Clothing, Fashion, Boardwalk, House, Building, Fence
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1626.2
(Dog Show Winners, Nov. 28, 1948) [women holding Irish setter, with spectators in gymnasium seats in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.1.005
1-2; Lee [toddler standing with arms raised near radio; chairs; tables; lamp; window in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.007b
verso of slide: Loman Bros. S.S. Corwin in the Arctic Ice Pack [label] “13”
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.2519
"District Engineer Building Personnel; 1958; 6 negs" [man sitting in wooden office chair outside door 225]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.011.198
Alaska ’47 – Judd Lake, Marion, Bud & Dean with trout lunch. Note method of cooking trout [Marion Hopkins, Bud Branham, and Dean on gravel beach with camp fire, dishware and supplies on ground next to driftwood. Cf. .106]
Collection: B2017.011
B2018.023.043a
043 Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [label] “37” [people standing in skiff poling along shore of possibly a river; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1989.016.1626.13
(Dog Show, Nov. 28, 1948) [dog portrait]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.554
"Newtok; Mary Ann Moses & family; their sod igloo; 1957" [woman and four children pose in front of sod and wood structure]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2022.001.034
Jacqueline Evans, home of Mayfield Evans’ father, Murphy Evans, Bessamer, Alabama [Note on back: Jackie], Jacqueline Evans, Jackie Evans, Murphy Evans, Home, House, Residence, Bessamer, Alabama, Family, Girl, Child, Daughter
Keywords: BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2018.023.043b
043 Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [label] “37” [verso of slide: people standing in skiff poling along shore of possibly a river; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2017.024.2076
King Island, copyright 1986 [woman in parka and blue scarf looks through binoculars; snow]
Collection: B2017.024
B1998.014.1.2158
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, 1966 Easter Party, group photo" [children and adults gather around a table with easter baskets; sign on wall reads "Pre-school deaf class" photos on wall]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.17.002
5-1; April 1939 Panatonic x 40-24; clouds [cirrus clouds; utility lines at lower left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.17.002
5-1; April 1939 Panatonic x 40-24; clouds [cirrus clouds; utility lines at lower left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
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
B2018.023.049a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [summer scene; woman wearing dress, apron, and scarf with dog roped to pole likely for pulling objects; canvas wall tents and dogs in background; cook pot; pan; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
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