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B1995.014.6.9
[men ice fishing, with woven nets, pile of fish in foreground]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.68.11
[man wearing parka with fur ruff ice fishing, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2141.28
D-34 Eskimo fishing tom cod, Koyuk, Alaska [woman in parka and covered in blanket ice fishing for tomcod, short brush behind her, snow piled into walls around her, pile of fish on ice]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.565
E8 An Arctic Pastime "Eskimos fishing thru ice, 1946 postcard" [man and woman fishing, child riding tricycle on ice, parkas, fur, ice fishing, reflections]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.76
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder man ice fishing]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Man, Fishing, Ice fishing, Fisher, Pole, Fishing pole, Rod, Parka, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.584
"E26 Tom cod fishing in Eskimoland, 1948 postcard 'Eskimo woman fishing,' 5 negatives" [woman in cloth parka ice fishing, fish on ice, snow, dogsled]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2141.27
D-33 [woman in parka and covered in blanket ice fishing for tomcod, short brush behind her]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.019.87
Tom cod fishing, Unalakleet, 1947 [man ice fishing at small hole]
Collection: B2014.019
B2022.005.70
[Indigenous Alaskan child in parka ice fishing; small pile of fish nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Fishing, Ice Fishing, Ice, Fishing, Fish, Fisher, Tool, Fishing pole, Pole, Food, Subsistence, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.79
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman crouched while ice fishing; pile of fish nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Girl, Parka, Mukluks, Gloves, Outerwear, Clothing, Winter, Ice, Snow, Ice fishing, Fishing, Fish, Fisher, Food, Subsistence
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.8
[Woman ice fishing while wearing infant on her back; small pile of fish at left]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Child, Infant, Baby, Fishing, Ice fishing, Fish, Winter, Snow, Ice, Parka, Fur, Fur ruff, Clothing, Outerwear, Baby wearing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.1501
S71 Sgt Tetinek does okay fishing under the ice - near Ft. Richardson (An Alaska soldier strukes it rich, under the ice) [Eugene Tetinek poses with fish on stringer, fishing pole, ice fishing; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1995.014.6.11
[people and dog teams on frozen river, setting up fish traps for ice fishing]
Collection: B1995.014
B2007.005.6.B13
[native fishermen hauling net full of fish up on to ice]
Collection: B2007.005 Martin Family
b2012.006.837
[man ice fishing on frozen lake, radomes in background; no date]
Collection: B2012.006
B1970.019.434
Fishing thru ice at Fire Lake. Left to right, J.J. Delaney, Alonzo Cope, A.L. Huffman. Snow has left ground but ice is still solid. 4/11/26 [three men ice fishing]
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1989.016.2141.34
D-44. Tom cod fishing, Koyuk, Alaska [two people sitting on ice near holes, two others walking nearby]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.4965
[man sitting on wooden crate, ice fishing, pile of tom cod on ice; print date Sep 71]
Collection: B1995.010
B1979.002.4878
(Cronin#4 Tanana River breakup at Nenana note fish traps in ice)
Keywords: winter, river, ice
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1989.016.1882.2
Lomen Bros. / 38. Eskimo Crab Fishers, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop [woman in parka fishing in hole in ice. copy neg]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.615a
E38 Fishing on Kotzebue Sound "PE-4 Eskimo family fishing 'Eskimo family fishing on Kotzebue Sound, Feb 1948'" [man and three children wearing parkas, fur ruffs, ice fishig; ax, fishing line, fish on ice, structure, people in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1995.014.13.2
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [pile of fish on ice]
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.307.003
90-5 Nome [woman wearing parka ice fishing on sea ice, snow; town in background; April 1943]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.12.17
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men emptying fish trap, pile of fish on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.13.1
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men emptying fish trap, pile of fish on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.1
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men emptying fish trap, pile of fish on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.2
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men emptying fish trap, pile of fish on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.8
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [man clubbing fish on ice near fish traps]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.307.002
90-5 Nome [woman wearing parka ice fishing; April 1943]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.69.001
26-2 Fish dock scene [three men working at dock, salmon fishing, totes; ice; likely Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.69.001
26-2 Fish dock scene [three men working at dock, salmon fishing, totes; ice; likely Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.024.1041
Oct70P5 #15722 Barrow "Ice fishing Eskimo woman" [Inupiaq woman wearing parka with fur trim, leather gloves sits fishing through ice, possibly harpoon at right]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Ice fishing, Harpoon
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.1041a
Oct70P5 #15722 Barrow "Ice fishing Eskimo woman" [Inupiaq woman wearing parka with fur trim, leather gloves sits fishing through ice, possibly harpoon at right]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Ice fishing, Harpoon
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.010.4966
[woman sitting on bucket, ice fishing, tom cod on ice, two people standing at right; print date Sep 71]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.13.3
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men emptying fish trap, pile of fish on ice, hills in distance]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.14
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men removing fish from trap, pile of fish on ice, mountains in distance]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.15
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men removing fish from trap, pile of fish on ice, mountains in distance]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.12.1
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [piled fish and sticks from traps on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.67.16
[man wearing parka with fur ruff and billed cap ice fishing, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.67.17
[man wearing parka with fur ruff ice fishing, cabin in distance, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.019.1.04c.04561.05
Sunsets, fishing boats & ice - Anch - inlet [Anchorage - Port of Anchorage], 1985
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Port of Anchorage, Boats
Collection: B2016.019
B1995.014.14.6
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [musher and dog team pulling away from fish traps on ice with load of fish]
Keywords: transportation, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.7
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [musher and dog team pulling away from fish traps on ice with load of fish]
Keywords: transportation, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.10.14
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [man sitting on ice next to fish trap]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.10
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men setting up fish traps on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.13.4
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [men emptying fish trap, pile of fish on ice, sled at left, hills in distance]
Keywords: ethnotechnology, transportation
Collection: B1995.014