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B1989.016.1471.1
54. Spruce hen. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [bird in tree]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1471.2
54. Alaska spruce hen. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [bird in tree]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.4.Science.22.124744
Trees are Picea Sichensis Sitka Spruce & Western Hemlock Tsuga Heterophylla
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2016.019.1.06b.09225.18
Spruce tree in forest with Christmas lights AK winter [Christmas in Alaska], 1996
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Christmas, Christmas in Alaska, Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Spruce trees, Holidays
Collection: B2016.019
B1984.077.1.006
[Dogs laying inside wood and chicken wire enclosures. Spruce trees in background. Neg. has deterioration in center.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1998.014.1.1143
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [trees, spruce, birch, snow on branches]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.79.003
29-3; view [scenic view through spruce trees overlooking Tongass Narrows; near Saxman; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.79.003
29-3; view [scenic view through spruce trees overlooking Tongass Narrows; near Saxman; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.004
29-4; Ever upwards [woman, likely Basha, hiking on rocky mountain trail; spruce trees; above Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.004
29-4; Ever upwards [woman, likely Basha, hiking on rocky mountain trail; spruce trees; above Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.021.627
50s [log building with sign for U.S. Post Office, steel tower at left, tall spruce trees in background]
Collection: B2018.021
B1990.014.2018.1.289.002
88-5 Feb 1943; Super XX Snow scene [snow on spruce trees; structure at far right; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.378
B92 Old Russian Cburch at Ninilchik [B93 listed on envelope; church with spruce tree, foliage in foreground, possibly fireweed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.761
L9 McKinley park cabin & cache; rander's cabin [log cabin with porch, tall grass, spruce trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.784
L24 Enroute to McKinley National Park "1946 postcard" [scenic view, spruce trees, mountains, clouds, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.754
336.1. Spruce killed by snow slide, on Chitistone, Alaska. 9.2.16 [pine trees along scree
slope. Proof print]
Keywords: Chitistone Valley
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.4.Science.22.rainforest
Rain forest of southeastern Alaska coastal area. Mixed trees: Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis; Western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.79.006
29-3; Ken looking at view [man, Kenneth Britt standing on hiking trail near Saxman; spruce trees; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.79.006
29-3; Ken looking at view [man, Kenneth Britt standing on hiking trail near Saxman; spruce trees; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.770
L12 Mt McKinley - elevation 20,300 ft. "1946 postcard" [view of mountain with meadow, spruce trees in foreground; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.780
"L20 McKinley Park ranger's headquarters" [winter scene, structures, cabins, snow, spruce trees, mountain in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.786
L26 Enrute to McKinley National Park "1946 postcard" [scenic view, spruce trees, water, mountains, clouds; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.810
(L41 Beaver season in Alaska, 1946 postcard) [copy neg; winter scene, reflection on water, cabin, snow, spruce trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.4.Science.22.VUborealforest
Mixed forest: spruce, birch, aspen, cottonwood, alder and willow, central Alaska. Trees are useful for fuel too costly to harvest for wood pulp.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1998.014.1.1315
(P1 alaska furs/exhibit; 1946 postcard) [woman seated on bear pelt, surrounded by animal furs, pelts, spruce trees, parka in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.379
B92 Old Russian Cburch at Ninilchik [B93 listed on envelope; landscape view of church with spruce tree, foliage in foreground, possibly fireweed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.289.001
88-5 Feb 1943; Super XX Snow scene [snow on spruce trees and utility lines running to structure at far right; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.79.002
29-3; view [scenic view through spruce trees overlooking Tongass Narrows; near Saxman; possible structures in lower center; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.79.002
29-3; view [scenic view through spruce trees overlooking Tongass Narrows; near Saxman; possible structures in lower center; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1314
P1 Alaskan furs (exhibit; 1946 postcard; & 1 print) [display of animal pelts, hides; bear, parka, spruce trees in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1488
S58 Japanese baloon [sic] bomb in Alaskan wilderness [Two service men handling fabric from balloon bomb in trees, spruce; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.775
"L16 McKinley Park - Horseshoe Lake near McKinley Park Hotel" [view looking down at lake, spruce trees, valley; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1316
(P1 alaska furs/exhibit; 1946 postcard) [woman seated on bear pelt, surrounded by animal furs, pelts, spruce trees, parka in background; similar to .1316]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1803
T111 Frank Morgan photo (Sitka, Totem poles) [copy neg; person stands looking up at Gaanaxadi/Raven Crest pole; spruce trees in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.737
"K8 Harold Herning, Alaskan Rangerm 1938-1940" [man wearing fur parka, mittens standing outdoors, snow, spruce trees, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.530
May 1931. Sawdust pit, after fire. Spruce of 1926 & pines of 1927 on hill [damaged structure in foreground, small trees on hillside in distance. Cf. .1015]
Collection: B2015.008
B1998.014.1.540
"D33 Dick Mitchell's team, trees background" [dog sled team, musher at sled, man in plaid shirt at far right in front of spruce tree, Chugach Mountains in background, Wolverine Peak left of center in image, snow]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.289.003
88-5 Feb 1943; Super XX Snow scene [snow on spruce trees and roof of structure in mid-ground; possible shoveled walkway; mountains in distance; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1807
(T113 Sitka, totem poles) Frank Morgan photo [copy neg; Lakich'inei pole in foreground, possibly Yaadaas Crest pole and Mosquito Legend pole in background; spruce trees, pathway]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.758
L6 An Alaskan Home "1946 postcard" Log cabin among birch and spruce trees, fence (possibly for garden), man wearing suit, holding hat standing near gate, firewood stacked to right of cabin; wash tub leaning against birch tree; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1802
T110 Governor Brady's Totem, Sitka, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo [copy neg; large totem, possibly an entrance pole with two smaller totems, likely house posts; spruce trees in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.764
"L10 McKinley Park ranger's cabin, 1946 postcard" [log cabin, open door, stovepipe, log cache, ladder, snow, spruce trees, tools to right of cabin door, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1991.030.4
Mendenhall USGS 1998(Mendenhall, Camp of Lt Leonard's party at spruce Camp head of Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet County, showing dense undergrowth page 6)[8 men standing amongst two tent structures amid tree trunks and standing trees a possible logging camp or survey crew]
Keywords: logging, outpost, tents
Collection: B1991.030 Castner Collection
B1998.014.1.765
L11 Mount McKinley, Harold Herning photo "McKinley Park cabin & cache & mountain; Harold's best" [scenic view of meadow, spruce trees, cache, mountain, McKinley in background; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.733
"K5 Ranger's dog in corral, McKinley Park" Ranger Grant Pearson stands between two rows of dog enclosures, sled dogs, pens, snow on ground, spruce trees; to left is ladder and structure from image .732]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.020.023
[Anchorage Alaska 1988 (possibly 1985); 4th Avenue Theatre interior, artwork panel right of stage, relief depicting airplane, mountains, city, mushing, dog team, spruce trees, cold panning, scenery, hydroelectric power station, river boat, straw stacks]
Collection: B2009.020
B2017.024.2009
Kenai Peninsula, April 1969 [log cabin and cache; caribou antlers; supplies hanging under gable end; snowshoes; saw; fuel cans; spruce tree leaning aganist roof; weather reporting equipment (?) atop antenna tower; ladder; mountains in distance]
Collection: B2017.024