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B2022.005.245
[a white man in military uniform and an Indigenous woman in western clothes standing with a crowd of people behind them]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Military, Alaska
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.39
[etched into emulsion:] Greist [Indigenous couple with infant posed outside building; man wearing western-style clothing]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Woman, Child, Infant, Baby, Couple, Parent, Mother, Father, Family, Wall, Building, Shiplap, Western clothing, Clothing, Mukluks, Greist, House, Home
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1962.001.3050
[Indigenous] girl - Mouth Tonsina [Ahtna, Indigenous people; Dwellings; Children; Tonsina River] [Three children at camp. Girl and infant wearing clothing trimmed with buttons. Ahtna Territory]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Ahtna, Territory, Children, Child, Girl, Toddler, Infant, Baby, Tonsina, Tonsina River, River, Rivermouth, Camp, Tent, Dwelling, Residence, Family, Buttons, Button-trim, Trim, Dress, Hat, Bonnet, Tunic, Clothing, Traditional clothing, Moccasins, Leather, Footwear
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2022.005.262
[one Indigenous man in western clothes with three Indigenous children wearing fabric kuspuk and fur parkas] [At AFN 2024, man identified Walter Atuk with Alice Atuk on left, possibly in Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Kuspuk, Parka, Alaska, Nome, Walter Atuk, Alice Atuk
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.32
[Three Indigenous Alaskan children seated on wooden chairs inside decorated room. Children wearing western-style clothing and hair adornments.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Children, Girls, Boy, Seated, Chair, Wooden chair, Room, Interior, Building, Home, Decor, Western clothing, Clothing, Adornments, Bows, Hairbow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.250
[an Indigenous woman in western clothes standing on planks in front of an open door to an arctic entry of a house] [At AFN 2024, the location was identified as Kikiktagruk (Kotzebue); At AFN 2025, person identified as surname Jones or Stalker]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Kikiktagruk, Kotzebue, Residences
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2021.010.187
[one Indigenous man, two Indigenous woman, and six Indigenous children in front of a log building in a mix of Western style clothes and fur parkas] [At AFN 2024, beadwork on mittens and clothing of individual second from right identified as possibly being from the interior.] [1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC, Log buildings, Cabins, Fur parkas, Mittens, Beaded, Beadwork, Children, Youths
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B2022.005.258
[one Indigenous woman in western clothes in front of a building with a sign in the window that reads: "Sale, Sale. 50% of Records. (?). Sale, sa[le]] [At AFN 2024, identified as possibly Hannah Ahmasuk in Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Hannah Ahmasuk, Ahmasuk, Nome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1962.001A.277
Harry Brown and A.M. Aten in [Indigenous] made [parkas], Valdez, Alaska. P.S. Hunt, G570 [Sled dogs; Parkas; Clothing]
Keywords: Dogs, Sleds, Sled dogs, Animals, Transportation, Harry Brown, A.M. Aten, Parkas, Indigenous clothing, Buildings
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.3047
[Indigenous children] - Mouth Tonsina [Ahtna; Dwellings; Children; Tonsina River] [At camp. Infant wearing button-trim hat and tunic. Ahtna Territory]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Ahtna, Territory, Children, Child, Toddler, Infant, Baby, Tonsina, Tonsina River, River, Rivermouth, Camp, Tent, Dwelling, Residence, Family, Button, Button-trim, Trim, Hat, Tunic, Clothing, Traditional clothing
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.3048
[Indigenous children] - Mouth Tonsina [Ahtna; Dwellings; Children; Tonsina River] [At camp. Infant wearing button-trim hat and tunic. Ahtna Territory]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Ahtna, Territory, Children, Child, Toddler, Infant, Baby, Tonsina, Tonsina River, River, Rivermouth, Camp, Tent, Dwelling, Residence, Family, Button, Button-trim, Trim, Hat, Tunic, Clothing, Traditional clothing
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2021.010.110
[group of eleven Indigenous girls posed in wet swimming clothes on the shore. White Mountain visible in the background] [At AFN 2025, location identified as Niukluk River] [1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC, Recreation, Rivers, Niukluk River
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B2024.001.394
“Anchorage Parade Oct 70” [Alaska Day Parade featuring members of the National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI). Three Indigenous individuals ride in a white and black Cutlass automobile. Two of the individuals wear woven headbands and woven clothing. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, October 1970]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Parade, Alaska Day Parade, National Congress of the American Indian, NCAI, Regalia, Spectators, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2024.001.386
“Anchorage Parade Oct 70” [Alaska Day Parade featuring members of the National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI). A line of automobiles with Indigenous individuals sitting on blankets on the hoods of automobiles. They wave to large crowds on either side of C Street. In the front automobile there are two individuals wearing woven clothing. The individual on the right wears a feathered headdress. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, October 1970]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Parade, Alaska Day Parade, National Congress of the American Indian, NCAI, Regalia, Spectators, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2022.005.151
[People in uniforms (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) milling around; USAF vehicle at left, buildings in background] [At AFN 2024, location identified as possibly Nome, woman at center identified Suzanne Fagerstrom Wassmann, and woman in dark clothes identified as Barb (Barbara) Trigg]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Uniform, Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Bus, Vehicle, Transportation, Buildings, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., Nome, Suzanne Fagerstrom, Suzanne Wassmann, Barb Trigg, Barbara Trigg
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2021.010.169
[three Indigenous women standing in Western style clothes and hide boots on porch with building behind them] [At AFN 2025, location was identified as Our Lady of Lourdes Mission and Orphanage in Pilgrim Hot Springs and not White Mountain. The individuals were identified left to right as Theresa Paneak, Barbara Anammak, and Utomanna Ursula (Ellanna) from Mary's Igloo. They were the only three individuals from Mary's Igloo who survived the 1918 flu pandemic. It was noted they are the same individuals as in B2015.007.11.] [1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC, Buildings, Our Lady of Lourdes Mission and Orphanage, Missions, Orphanages, Pilgrim Hot Springs, Theresa Paneak, Barbara Anammak, Utomanna Ursula Ellanna, Utomanna Ursula, Utomanna Ellanna, Uniforms
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection