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B1995.010.6136a
[interior of bedroom, with bureau, chairs, mirror, and hurricane lamp, 1950s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6137
[interior of house, possibly kitchen, showing cabinet in corner of room, table and chairs at left, 1940s. Cf. .5741]
Collection: B1995.010
B2008.013.98
[group of men and women picnicking outdoors, with fire pit amid redwood trees]
Collection: B2008.013
B2015.026.336
[unidentified woman throwing floral wreath into water from Solitude, memorial service? no date]
Collection: B2015.026
B2015.026.732
6-2. Eskimo blanket toss. Native Alaska Set No. 6. Arctic Circle Enterprises, Anchorage [young man being thrown by group of men and women gathered on beach, water and shoreline in background]
Collection: B2015.026
B1989.016.2180.1
[view along Cook Inlet, Alaska Railroad tracks in foreground along mud flats, Port of Anchorage docks with ships, cannery, and oil tanks, bluff over Knik Arm in distance]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2001.014.364
{Wonder Park Subdivision Properties and Residents}
Keywords: Wonder Park, subdivision, homes
Collection: B2001.014
B1989.016.2181.1
(Emard Property, House Exterior) [Anchorage home. copy neg]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2001.014.365
{Wonder Park Subdivision Properties and Residents}
Keywords: Wonder Park, subdivision, homes
Collection: B2001.014
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.272.9a
(catastrophe)(April 15, 1970)(McCutheon Groh and Benkert Ester Liptrap injuries)(Collision site and wrecked cars)
Keywords: accident, accident scene, automobile
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1989.016.2180.2
[view at mouth of Ship Creek in Cook Inlet, Alaska Railroad tracks in foreground with open freight cars, Port of Anchorage docks with ships and cannery buildings in middle ground, bluff over Knik Arm in distance]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2001.014.2.119
{Wonder Park Subdivision Properties and Residents}
Keywords: Wonder Park, subdivision, homes
Collection: B2001.014
B2001.014.366
{Wonder Park Subdivision Properties and Residents}
Keywords: Wonder Park, subdivision, homes
Collection: B2001.014
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.272.9b
(catastrophe)(April 15, 1970)(McCutheon Groh and Benkert Ester Liptrap injuries)(Collision site and wrecked cars)
Keywords: accident, accident scene, automobile
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2017.020.124
Fall 59 Eagle River picnicking [Chinese American family eating at picnic table next to river, canned peaches on table, Sun sitting at left]
Collection: B2017.020
B1989.016.2181.5
(Emard Property, Living room) [Anchorage home with piano and chairs. copy neg]
Keywords: houses, residences, musical instruments
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2206.4
c. Reeve 1948 [Bob Reeve lying on ground next to large bear skin. copy neg. same as .2206.3]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.14.25
Utilities out except water and sewer after quake 28 March 1964 at Campbell Lake. Phyllis McCutcheon cooking on a gas stove, Photographer Geo Herben standing behind.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_14
B1989.016.2208.18
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [bedroom with bed, chair, bureau, lamp, clothes and book "Caricature: the wit and humor of a nation in picture, song, and story" lying on bed]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.5
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [mostly empty room with curtained window, small table]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.295
Sugar maples and wood shed show road [view across clearing to brick house]
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2208.3
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [bedroom with bed, side table, mirror, bare bulb]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.2
Karen Christensen, Ca[r?]pendale girls at Goodwin Gulch 1921. [Inupiaq territory. Group of four girls, two with twisted braid hair buns; tundra landscape background. Karen Christensen daughter of Hans J. Christensen. Hans J. Christensen family photograph album online at Alaska's Digital Archives.]
Keywords: Inupiaq, Territory, Goodwin Gulch, Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Girls, Young women, Children, Hairstyles, Braids, Tundra, Landscape, Karen Christensen, Carpendale, Capendale, Sisters
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1101.2
P-128. Hewitt's (Dormitory interior) [single bed and lamp in dormitory at Palmer School. 1936?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2019.019.IC1-32
Yo Yo [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Yo yos, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq, People, Children
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B1990.014.2018.1.98.002
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [bedroom with twin beds with lights affixed to each headboard; nightstand; bureau with porcelain busts and candle in holder; bench; nautical-theme drapes; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.98.002
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [bedroom with twin beds with lights affixed to each headboard; nightstand; bureau with porcelain busts and candle in holder; bench; nautical-theme drapes; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.98.003
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [bedroom closet; clothing; shoes with shoe trees; suitcases; hat box; bureau; clock; neckties; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.98.003
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [bedroom closet; clothing; shoes with shoe trees; suitcases; hat box; bureau; clock; neckties; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018