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B1984.077.17.003
[Anchorage street scene; two men walk in alley, Chugach Mountains in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1126.2
(Vic Brown's store, watch) [gold watch with initials E.C.F. on band, J. Vic Brown and Sons Jewelers, Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.5486.jpg
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Matanuska Lake near Palmer. Photo by Wayne Burkhart.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2006.023.5486
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Matanuska Lake near Palmer. Photo by Wayne Burkhart.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1998.014.1.281
B52 Paxson's Lodge and A.R.C. Camp, Richardson Hiway (1948) [cabins, hillside, road, gasoline pump]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.282
B52 Roadhouses and ARC Camps are always welcomed after many miles of travel without seeing any signs of human habitation. Above is Paxson's Lodge, mid-way on the Richardson Highway. PH-5 (1948) [cabins, hillside, road]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.5.005
Fairbanks [street scene, depot, grocery, train engine on display, two people walking]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.14.5.Cat.2.55.6
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction)(December 1951)(Service Center Fire)(Russ Swank)(15vm)(Sosee-#22){firemen on scene of fire along with hook and ladder fire engine}
Keywords: fire, firemen, accident
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1998.014.1.4359
First relief ship to dock after quake, 31 March 1964 [Tonsina at Anchorage docks]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1933.8
(Winter windy streets, 1952) [street scene on Fourth Avenue with automobiles and snow piles in front of businesses including Lido Cafe and Aleutian Lanes Bowling, with McKinley Apartments in distance. neg deteriorated]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1934
Farthest north college, Fairbanks, Alaska [building exterior]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.17.5
Matanuska Valley Bank Earthquake Branch Drive-in
Keywords: people, mobile homes
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_17
B1989.016.1933.7
(Winter windy streets, 1952) [street scene on Fourth Avenue with automobiles and snow piles in front of businesses including Lido Cafe and Aleutian Lanes Bowling, with McKinley Apartments in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1127.1
[Friedman's Jewelers, exterior, night, with neon sign, Anchorage?]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.431
B132 YMCA, Anchorage [Automobiles, USO building at far left, trees in front]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1983.091.S1402.1
Carnival Club, aerial (Views from above highway). 6/2/53 [showing neighborhoods of Rogers Park and Traversie in background]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.206
No. 50. Airport and town of Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop. [aerial of Merrill Field and townsite to Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2060.1
(Nellie and Jack Brown's 50th Wedding Anniversary, May 1, 1962, Mayor George Sharrock and Jack and Nellie Brown)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.131
[Indigenous Alaskan family standing outside home midwinter; three Elders and toddler]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Family, Elder, Elders, Grandma, Grandmother, Grandpa, Grandfather, Man, Woman, Child, Boy, Toddler, Outside, Winter, Snow, Shovel, Snow shovel, House, Home, Building, Buildings, Community, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2131.4
(Anchorage 1960s) [aerial view, from Fourth Avenue looking southeast, with Dykes Building in foreground. circa 1965?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2318.8
(Ed Suddach's Warehouse, interior, April 25, 1951) [i.e. Edwin Suddock, men standing next to boxes of goods and food on conveyor belt and in piles, including cartons of Libby's Tomato Juice, Stokely's Apple Sauce, Wesson Oil, and Mazola Refined Corn Oil]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.19.001a
Scn; Air; Valdez Glacier 1969
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B2003.011.43
Gulkana Roadhouse. Jake Butler, Tommie Carroll & teams at lodge, 1946. DCK. 325. 5 x 7 negative
Collection: B2003.011
B2003.011.44
Gulkana Roadhouse. Three racers, 1946. 326-B.[Don Knudsen photo?] 5 x 7 negative
Collection: B2003.011
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.198
Scn, Glacier Lake & ice [Portage lake, icebergs, mountains in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1998.014.1.430
Best in the North, Anchorage, Alaska "B131 4th Ave Theatre, Anchorage." [Marquee reads "Now showing Marilyn Monroe 'Seven year itch' Tom Ewell;" Reed building; autombiles, parking meters, peapole on sidewalks]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.001.048
Mayfield Evans with Mayfield’s Quality Cleaners employee at Mayfield’s Quality Cleaners on DeBarr Road
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Mayfield's Quality Cleaners, Employee, Staff, DeBarr Road, Anchorage, Business, Equipment, Machinery
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1989.016.2055.5
5 (July 4, 1938, parade) [baby in carriage decorated with foliage and banner reading Mistress Mary, clown on bicycle near wooden stands filled with spectators]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Scn.18.45
Reflection on ice - near Portage March 1962 Marine View
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1998.014.1.1523
(S87 Ft Richardson school) [structure, children playing on playground, equipment, slide, seesaws, swings, monkey bars, jungle gym; riding bicyles, adults, teachers; copy neg; flipped image based on view of .1522]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.380
B94 Seward Police & fire hall [person walking, bell, automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2297.5
(Harry and cabbage) [man in cultivated field with cabbage, homestead in background, Matanuska Valley?]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.20
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [small room with desk, chairs, map of Kenai-Homer area on wall, bookshelves, view down hallway]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.045
Scn; Camp in the Wrangell Mountains after heavy snowfall. Alaska. September 1959. [tents, shelters, snow]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.003
Scn 20106. 4x5 color neg. Portage Glacier; TP #08712; March, 1962 [icebergs]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.053
Scn 18845; Air; part of Portage Lake & Valley - northwest to railroad 1954 Portage Glacier. [aerial view of lake, glacier, icebergs, road, parking areas]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.180
Scn, Vert [verticle]; Photo fans & tourists at Portage Glacier; 25 June 1961 [people near lakeshore, man using tripod, woman watching him, woman with camera walking; icebergs, mountains]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.59
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Grocery store interior, no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.6
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.42
Earthquake-Aiport, June 12,1964 Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64 Edited May 20.1075 NP
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5