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B1989.016.2011.2
(Knik River Bridge 1955)
Keywords: river, transportation, bridge
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2011.3
(Knik River Bridge 1955)
Keywords: river, transportation, bridge
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.6395.jpg
Knik River Bridge. Dave Olson at Knik
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1995.014.66.5
[two soldiers wading across river, possibly Knik River]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.66.6
[two soldiers wading across river, possibly Knik River]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.019.26
Palmer, Knik River, 1939 [winter scenic of river]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Early color photography, Palmer, Knik River, River, Winter, Ice, Snow, Scenic, View, Mountain, Range
Collection: B2014.019
B1989.016.1541
(Knik River Bridge and Pioneer Peak)
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2011.4
(Knik River Bridge 1955)[copy photograph of image in frame]
Keywords: river, transportation, bridge
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1674
(Reflection at Knik Bridge) [scenery with Knik River, trees, mountains, clouds]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.66.7
[two soldiers wading across river, possibly Knik River, glacier in distance]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.66.8
[two soldiers wading across river, possibly Knik River, glacier in distance]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.010.5847
[Alaska Road Commission steam shovel clearing land along Knik River, Knik River Bridge in background, 1940s. has neg
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.5848
[Alaska Road Commission steam shovel clearing land along Knik River, Knik River Bridge in background, 1940s. has neg]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.1090.1
P-124. Hewitt's [Knik River Bridge under construction]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1841
Mt. reflections, Knik River. Hewitt's Photo [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1349
Knik Bridge. Hewitt's Photo Shop [distant view of bridge, with Knik River and Palmer Road in foreground]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.011.169
Alaska ’48 – Glen Highway, Palmer bridge over Knik River [distant view of Knik River bridge on old Glenn Highway]
Keywords: Glenn Highway, Glenn HWY, Glenn Hwy, Highway, Palmer, Bridge, Knik River, River, View, Scenic, Mountain, Range
Collection: B2017.011
B1995.010.2480
[several people resting on gravel bar in Knik River, mountains in distance]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.1090.2
P-126. Hewitt's [Knik River Bridge under construction, automobile in foreground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1090.3
P-127. Hewitt's [Knik River Bridge under construction, automobile in foreground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.5454.jpg
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Sunset on the Knik River. Photo by Wayne Burkhart.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2006.023.5487.jpg
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Breakup on the Knik River. Photo by Wayne Burkhart.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2006.023.5454
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Sunset on the Knik River. Photo by Wayne Burkhart.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2006.023.5487
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Breakup on the Knik River. Photo by Wayne Burkhart.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1979.002.Album1.320
R15-9. D. L. Reaburn [bird's eye view of river valley, possibly Matanuska or Knik River? circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.5.Scn.9.009
Scn 11256; Knik Glacier, 30 July 1961. [glacier face, outcropping, river below]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1995.010.6045
[distant view of six people walking down road, Knik River Bridge in background, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.026.426
[winter scenic of Matanuska or Knik River, railroad bridge in distance; print date Mar 85]
Keywords: Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, River, Matanuska, Knik, Mountain, Mountain range, Railroad, Railway, Train tracks, Bridge, View
Collection: B2015.026
B1989.016.2027
Nellie Brown, Knik, 1911(Old Knik, July 20, 1961)(Nellie Brown)(copy)[river front community with people, boats, dock and buildings lining the shore]
Keywords: river, boats, frontier, cabin
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.6046
[Matanuska Valley Lines Willow Creek Stage bus on road approaching Knik River Bridge, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.910
Overlooking the Anchorage area and Matanuska Valley is Pioneer's Peak. Below is the Knik River bridge on the Anchorage-Palmer Highway; PH-9 (L91 anchorage/Palmer Highway; Pioneer Peak & Bridge over Knik River) [trestle bridge]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.Album1.238
Drying salmon near Knik, Alaska. P. S. Hunt J1820 [view across river to fish camp, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, fishing
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1989.016.365
102. Knik River in flood near Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage. [railroad tracks crossing water]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Scn.9.004
Scn; Knik Glacier, clean break; 30 July 1961 [outcropping of land in foreground, glacier face, river below]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1998.014.1.912
L91 Anchorage-Palmer Hiway (Pioneer Peak & bridge over Knik River) [copy neg; same as .910]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.913
L91 Anchorage-Palmer Hiway (Pioneer Peak & bridge over Knik River) [copy neg; same as .910]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.914
L91 Anchorage-Palmer Hiway (Pioneer Peak & bridge over Knik River) [copy neg; same as .910]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2019.003.015
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” Knick River [scenic of Knik River in winter, probably taken from bridge] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, Education, U.S. Government, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Knik River, Winter, Mountains, Mountain range
Collection: B2019.003
B1998.014.1.1499
S69 A scouting party in the Chugach Mountains. [men with rifles, backpacks sit or stand on sandy surface, looking at mountains, termination dust, hunting; likely in Knik River valley looking toward Knik Glacier; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.872
L70 On the road to Palmer (1946 postcard) [Bridge over Knik River, Old Glenn Highway, truck, mountains, Bodenburg Butte in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.911
L91 Anchorage-Palmer Hiway (Pioneer Peak & bridge over Knik River) [same as .910; neg is damaged at edges; has been taped]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2006.023.6516.jpg
Musher Dave Olson crosses the Knik River bridge with his dog team during the 1974 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Cf. 2321, 3486.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B2006.023.6516
Musher Dave Olson crosses the Knik River bridge with his dog team during the 1974 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Cf. 2321, 3486.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1979.002.Album1.110
Off for Eklutna River from Old Knik. P. S. Hunt J1827 [four men walking away from camera through wooded area, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.5.Scn.13.004
Scn 22751 AIR Penniman Glacier joins Serpentine Glacier on Harriman fiord. Penniman is continuation of Colony Glacier which flows to west side of Chugach & Cook Inlet; Lake George, Knik River; 15 August 1973. [aerial view]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn