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AEC.G664
Main Street in the town of Talkeetna, Alaska A.E.C. G664
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1998.014.1.1746
(T73 Cordova Main Street) [street scene, similar to .1743; same as .1745]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2000.014.638
(638)(Ruby 2nd Street from Corver to Main Ruby Jul 28 1916)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1998.014.1.1739
Main Street, Cordova, Alaska (T71) [street scene, similar to .1738; automobile driving on street, boy crossing street, women on boardwalk at right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1781
T96 Cordova, Alaska (Main St, 1948) [street scene; similar to .1780]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.451
8. Main Street, after the flood. Bridge pier at left [view across swollen river]
Collection: B2015.008
B1998.014.1.1740
(T71 Cordova, Alaska; Cordova Main Street) [street scene, similar to .1738, including two men sitting on a bench; dust from automobile on street]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.004.115.1
Main St., Fair Princess anchored [view down street to cruise ship at dock]
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.004.115.2
Main St., Fair Princess anchored [view down street to cruise ship at dock]
Collection: B2016.004
B1983.146.011
Main Street Anchorage July 4th1915. Laurence [crowd gathered in street, flags hanging across street, tents, Larson & Wendler, Photographer, Newt W. Pilger store]
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B2014.016.1897
Kotzebue, native Eskimo on beach path (alias Main Street) [portrait of Alaska Native man on waterfront]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.016
B1998.014.1.1990
T213 Main Street, Seward, Alaska [street scene, people walking on sidewalk; gravel street; automobiles; Yukon Bar, clothing store; Bobbie's Alaska Ship; Harding's Cafe; other businesses]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1979
T207 Soldotna, Alaska " Main Street, 1954" [street scene; with Roger's Garage, Bear En (or Bear End?); gravel road; structures; automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1977.89.009
Main Street Old Town Anchorage July 1915 {tent city with numerous people walking in and amongst the tents}
Keywords: frontier, tent, Anchorage
Collection: B1977.89 AHFAM FIC
B1977.89.009
Main Street Old Town Anchorage July 1915 {tent city with numerous people walking in and amongst the tents}
Keywords: frontier, tent, Anchorage
Collection: B1977.89
B1998.014.1.1780
(T96 Cordova, Main St; 1948) [street scene, people walking on boardwalks, automobiles, storefronts; montains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1981.019.002
Express Dog Teams from the Iditarod at Seward Alaska {3 seperate dog teams on the main street in Seward with numerous people standing on the board walk looking at the dogs resting in the street}
Keywords: dogs, mushing, winter, South Central Alaska, Seward, dog sled
Collection: B1981.019 AHFAM FIC
B1998.014.1.1745
(T73 Cordova Main Street, similar to .1743; automobiles "Pop's Taxi" on door, trunks open, one with rear held by jack'
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2010.023.337
(Barter Island Main Street in March 1960)(From N Chance 4-144)[Barter Island winter scene of homes covered with snow]
Collection: B2010.023
B1998.014.1.1744
(T73 Cordova Main Street) [street scene similar to .1743; bicycles parked near speed limit sign; man squatting next to automobile supported by jack; liquid under automobile]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2143.12
20. Main Street, Palmer, Alaska [view down line of walled tents, lumber piled in foreground, mountains in distance, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.116
(catastrophe)(july 29, 1954)(7 4260 55)(Fire trucks at station Anch Main - on F stret between 4th and 5th east side of street)
Keywords: fire, fire truck, fireman
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1998.014.1.1810
T115 Main Street, Wrangell, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo [street scene with dirt street, possibly wooden siidewalks; people on sidewalks; automobiles; totem poles; businesses: The Wrangell Sentinel, Bear Totem Store, Curios, Drugs; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2032
T239 Seward Main Street, Alaska [street scene looking north; Gateway Drugs; Gil's Cocktail Lounge; Northern Taxi; Alaska Shop; Rexall Drugs; Lesko: The Paint Shop; person crossing street possibly wearing sailor suit]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1797
T107 Main Street, Sitka, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo [copy neg; street scene with people walking on sidewalks; automobiles; Pioneer Bakery, Sitka Hotel; church in background is Catherdral of St Michael]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1747
(T73 Cordova Main Street) [street scene, similar to .1743 and .1744; man squatting at side of automobile supported by a jack; dog looking from doorway of Cordova Studio; young girl on sidewalk outside Pioneer Cafe]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1891
T154 Seward, Alaska (Main St) [street scene similar to .1890, likely 1953; fuel pump at left; men crossing street; Studebaker pickup; U.S. Department of Interior? Alaska Railroad badge on vehicle on far right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.026.1594
7-98, Chitina trip [Print date 87 4 9.] [street scene in Chitina, with automobiles, motorhome, businesses] [Main Street view, buildings left to right - Hotel Chitina, Spirit Mountain, It'll Do Cafe. Ahtna, Tsedi Na']
Keywords: Chitina, Ahtna, Tsedi Na', Downtown, Town, Main street, Hotel Chitina, Spirit Mountain, It'll Do Cafe, Cafe, Building, Business, Vehicle, Truck, Car, Motorhome, Mountain
Collection: B2015.026
B1990.014.5.Anc.14.417 (2)
Anchorage, Alaska, 4th Ave, main street, looking east from midtown – est. 1915 has pop. Now over 60,000. Only planned city in Alaska. Photographer’s number 3509
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / B90_14_5_ANC_14
B1990.014.5.Anc.14.417
Anchorage, Alaska, 4th Ave, main street, looking east from midtown – est. 1915 has pop. Now over 60,000. Only planned city in Alaska. Photographer’s number 3509
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / B90_14_5_ANC_14
B1979.002.Album1.260a
M-7. Main St. Knik. W. F. Milliken [street scene with log buildings, signs for Saloon, K. T. Co., and Sweet Orr. Railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1998.014.1.1897
T156 Kenai, Alaska (Main St) [street scene; Bob's Trading Post, Meats, Groceries, fuel pumps, cafe, automobiles structures, Redoubt Volcano at right in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
AEC.G101
AEC G101 P.S. Hunt AEC Office Buildings and Tents Talkeetna Alaska Sept 16-16 [frontier Talkeetna main street with men and horses standing amongst the walled tents and buildings]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1998.014.1.1893
Seward, Alaska (T154 Main St) [4th Avenue Methodist Church, pickup truck, Spic & Span Cleaners, ladder, two gulls at side of street, fire hydrant, mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1903
T159 Homer, Alaska (Main St) [copy neg; street scene with automobiles, structures, businesses: Schultz's Market, Homer Club and Cafe, Inlet Inn, Gas, Firestone; water, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1892
Seward, Alaska (T154, Main St) [Street scene near 4th and Adams Street looking south toward Resurrection Bay; autombiles, people on sidewalks, structures; businesses: Alaska House, Food, Groceries, Liquors, Meats; The Nobby Diner, Drugs, Seward Steam Laundry, Wasjold's groceries,
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1887
T151 Palmer, Alaska (Main St) [copy neg; street scene with railroad track in foreground; automobiles; businesses: Gas sation, Bakery, Clara's Variety, Shamrock Lounge, laundry, liquor store, Koslosky's Department Store, Palmer Drug]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1372
PT8 Cordova, Alaska, is in the center of a scenic wonderland. Mining, logging and trapping are profitable here; however, fishing is the main indurstry with the accent on clam and crab canning. [view down street, businesses including clothing store, theatre, barber pole; woman walking on far right; service men at left; dog crossing street at intersection; automobiles, Jeeps]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1862
T136 Seward, Alaska (Main St.) [copy neg; street scene, people walking, automobiles, businesses: The Palace: Beer & Wine, liquor; Rainier Beer; Seward Beer & Wine Parlor, Alaska Café, B&H; mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1890
T154 Seward, Alaska (Main St) [street scene, possibly 1953, looking north on 4th Avenue from Railroad Street; automobiles; motorbike; people walking; woman leaning against wall at far right; businesses: Palace Hotel, Bar, Liquor Store, Tony's Bar, B & H, Yukon Bar, Cafe, Alaska Taxi, Alaska Steamship Company; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.120
(catastrophe)(January 1 1964)(Shonbeck or Hawyer Gldg fire, 4th and F street. Southeast corner. At this time it was called the Hawyer bldg and was apts with a flower shop, the Jade room bar and restaurant on the main floor. Bldg was in 1918 the Anchorage Labor Temple; in the 20's Art Shonbeckbought the building and it had apts upstairs and a garage on the main floor, and I think he was the Ford dealer at the time . It burned Juan 1 1964 only a couple of months ahead of the disasterous earthquake.{firemen on scene of burning building}
Keywords: fire, fireman, fire truck
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1998.014.1.1812
T117 Juneau, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo (Main St) [street scene, two children at far left foreground; businesses: George Bros, Warfield Drugs; the Nugget Shop; Gastineau Hotel, The Baranof; automobiles, totem poles in right foreground; clocks, mountain in background; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1738
T71 Main Street, Cordova, Alaska [street scene, gravel surface, wood boardwalks, storefronts, automobiles, bicycle, tricycle parked outside cafe at left near man and child; woman crossing street, men, children, Northwestern Hotel, Alaskan Hotel, Imperial Bar, Club, Dance, Liquor Store - card room - taxi - cafe, Rexall Drugs, Speed limit 15 miles, steel drums (containers); some double-exposure at far right of image; neg has damage at small spot near center of image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.225.002
70-3 Main St of Sitka [Street scene including signs for Rainier Beer, Dentist, Montgomery Ward Order Office, Sitka Inn boarding house, Tilson Liquor Store front view of St. Michael Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church; people on sidewalks; boy with bicycle at left; automobiles; August 1941; Sitka]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.225.003
70-3 Main St of Sitka [Street scene including signs for Silver Foam Cocktail Bar, Beer, PS. Ganty, Drug store, Cafe, Montgomery Ward Order Office, front view of St. Michael Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church; people on sidewalks; man in left foreground automobiles; August 1941; Sitka]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018