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B2019.019.IB1-10
Glacial Plain, 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Glaciers, Water
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2022.005.216
[Plane and vehicle on tarmac midwinter; passenger nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Plane, Airplane, Vehicle, Transportation, Travel, Tarmac, Airport, Winter, Snow, Mountains, Passenger
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.10
[Baby eating and grinning toddler outside on blanket, both wearing parka]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Children, Toddler, Infant, Grinning, Smiling, Eating, Food, Outside, Blanket, Parka, Mukluks, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2005.013.137
Joe & Margaret, King Cove, May ’52 [man and woman standing on boardwalk along waterfront, other men seated at left, buildings in background]
Collection: B2005.013
B2022.005.1
This type of sled was used up till 1910 at Wales. Picture taken at York. Who is it? [Inupiaq territory. Indigenous man wearing parka, fur gauntlets (mittens), and fur mukluks, posing with dog sled frame on gravel terrain; fur is likely reindeer. Buildings in background]
Keywords: Inupiaq, Territory, York, Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Parka, Fur, Gauntlets, Mitts, Mittens, Mukluks, Clothing, Footwear, Sled, Dog sled, Transportation, Buildings, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1985.027.2523
Originally in B8 F160. Wien Eskimos. C & H Sevick. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2503
Originally in B8 F159. Wien Eskimos. People shots - Queen contestants 1957. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1989.016.1476.5
Sept. 1914 [Alaska Native man in fur parka smoking pipe and holding reins to reindeer, with Caucasian man in Western clothing and hat. black-and-white transparency. copy]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.04988
Alaska State Senate session, Mar '67. John Butrovich pres. Photographer's number 04988
Keywords: politics, government
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1997.019.09full
...who makes a fire of the shavings, saved from the making of the canoe paddles, using the ashes to sprinkle over the path and also to throw into the sea to pacify the spirits of wind and waves.
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B2018.023.020a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [three people in wooden kayaks lined up in water alongside dock or pier, parkas, caps, paddles; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1996.009.01afull
At the base of Cape Prince of Wales, the most westerly point on the American continent, there is Kingegan, an Eskimo village. During the month of May only each year, the more daring of the male population chase the bowhead whale through Bering Straits.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B2017.024.3448
December 1981 [winter; man wearing Prudhoe Bay cap, holding currency writes; woman at left; enclosure; northern Alaska]
Collection: B2017.024
B2018.023.020b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: [three people in wooden kayaks lined up in water alongside dock or pier, parkas, caps, paddles; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1997.019.08full
The canoe is put on rollers of seal skins filled with air and taken to the open waters of Bering Straits, the path being made safe from evil influences by an old woman.
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection