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B1989.016.1146.3
(Building Federal Building, July 18, 1939) [bird's eye view of construction site of new federal building on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, looking west toward Knik Arm, with workmen and machinery. Includes original post office building and a two-story building on Third Avenue, as well as U.G. Crocker Economical Shopping Center]
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1945
East Anchorage, Alaska. T186 [bird's eye view looking east down Third and Fourth Avenues over Denali Street; Alaska Native Service hospital on left; East Side Service station; automobiles, people, camper trailers; structures include log cabin at left; Merrill Field tower in center background; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2148.15
#15B (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by William Dahms) [bird's eye view of two riders on horseback at Fourth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage passing businesses including Suit Club, M & M Lunch, Don's Beauty Shop, White Top Taxi, and The Gitchell. Building under construction at Third Avenue and F Street]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1146.6
(Building Federal Building, Aug. 19, 1939) [bird's eye view of walls going up at construction site of new federal building on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, looking west toward Knik Arm, with workmen and piles of supplies. Includes original post office building and a two-story building on Third Avenue, as well as U.G. Crocker Economical Shopping Center]
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.019.1.02d.03468.32
Winter Overview of Anchorage Alaska [Anchorage - Aerials], c. 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Aerials, Winter
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03a.03090.38
Anchorage Cityscape [Anchorage - Buildings - General], c. 1982
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Cityscape, Skyline
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03a.03757
Anchorage aerials - mostly from inlet [Anchorage - Buildings - General], c. 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Skyline
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.04b.05399.37
Shopper w/ Sales clerk, Fur shop, Anchorage, AK [Anchorage - People, Shopping, and Hotel Guests], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, People, Shopping, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.05c.03390.10
Ptarmigan - good ones [Animals - Birds - Ptarmigans], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Animals, Birds, Ptarmigans
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.05c.08681.27
Black Oyster Catcher on Rocks Iktua Bay SC AK [Animals - Birds - Oystercatchers], 1991
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Animals, Birds, Oystercatchers
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.05e.06644.32
Tundra Swan in Potters Marsh near Anchorage, Alaska [Animals - Birds - Swans], 1989
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Animals, Birds, Swans
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.06c.09373.03
Church built in 1906, Kenai, Alaska [Churches - Kenai], 1992
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Churches, Kenai
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.06d.01101.10
Warehouse Worker, Valdez Camp [Construction], 1976
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Construction, People, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.06d.12336.06
Dramatic clouds at sunset, Southcentral Alaska [Clouds], 1997
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Clouds, Scenics, Sunsets
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.06e.02897.33
new const anch [new construction Anchorage; Construction], 1982
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Construction, Anchorage
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.06e.02913.38
Peggy & hardhat [Construction], 1982
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Construction, People, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.06f.05133.37
Interior view of tented const [construction] worksite, Alaska [Construction], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Construction
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.07a.06082.21
Pipe shop welder and grinder [Construction], 1988
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Construction, People
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.07c.04063.29
Iditarod Restart at Wasilla [Iditarod], 1984
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Iditarod, Wasilla
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.07c.05244.07
Iditarod Start - 4th Ave, March 1986 [Iditarod], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Iditarod, Anchorage
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.09c.01110.16
Fireweed [Nature - Flowers], 1976
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Flowers, Fireweed
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.09d.03580.11
Dandelions [Nature - Flowers], c. 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Flowers, Dandelions
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.09f.10293.22
Dandelion gone to seed [Nature - Flowers], c. 1993
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Flowers, Dandelions
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.09f.12805.23
Field of Lupine flowers in Southcentral Alaska [Nature - Flowers], 1998
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Flowers, Lupine
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.10b.05604.21
Snow on Cottonwood Trees, Girdwood, Alaska [Nature - Trees], c. 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Trees, Cottonwood, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.14d.03712.03
Anchorage welcome sign [Tourism], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, Anchorage, Signs
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.14d.04791.17
Sagafjord ship in Anchorage [Tourism], 1985
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, Anchorage, People, Sagafjord
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.14d.05401.25
Summer Visitor w/ Bus Driver, Anchorage, AK [Tourism], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, Buses, People, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.14d.09433.30
Tourists in Lupine field near Portage, Alaska [Tourism], 1992
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, People, Flowers, Lupine, Portage
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.14e.11111.29
Winter tourists, dogsled trip, Southcentral AK [Tourism], 1995
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, Winter, Snow, Dogsledding
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.3.16.02298.04
Aerial, Anchorage, Alaska [Anchorage - Aerials], c. 1981
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Aerials
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.3.17.07936.16
Summer flowers at the Russian Church in Ninilchik, on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska [Churches - Ninilchik], c. 1990
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Churches, Ninilchik, Kenai, Flowers
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.01a.01813.31
Fairbanks [Alaska Cities - Fairbanks], 1979
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaska Cities, Fairbanks
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.01b.13590.11
Summer view of Hope, Alaska, [Alaska Cities - Hope], c. 1999
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaska Cities, Hope
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02a.05135.05
Alaskan Native Nurse w/ Child Patient Noorvik AK Winter [Alaskan Indigenous People], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Indigenous Alaskans, People, Children, Women, Noorvik, Yup'ik
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02b.03326.19
Rig [Man welding; Alaskan Workers - General], c. 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaskan Workers, Welding
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02b.04907.34
Electrical workers [Alaskan Workers - Electrical], 1985
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaskan Workers, Electricians
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02b.07726.19
Betty - Lab Technician at pump stn #1 [Alaskan Workers - General], 1990
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaskan Workers, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02c.03303.37
Grinding and polishing jade [Alaskan Workers - Jade], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaskan Workers, Jade
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02e.04399.05
Anch Aerials, over inlet, Campbell Lake, HQRS, Library [Anchorage - Aerials], 1984
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Aerials, Campbell Lake
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.02e.06507.16
Aerials of Downtown area 7/88 & sky out over Park Strip [Anchorage - Aerials], 1988
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Aerials, Park Strip
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03c.03604.03
Frontier Bldg [Anchorage - Buildings - Frontier Building], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Frontier Building
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03c.04316.07
Club 25 move - near 4th & D Sts [Anchorage - Buildings - Club 25], 1984
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Club 25
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03c.04389.24
Anch, Hunt Bldg [Anchorage - Buildings - Hunt Building], 1984
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Hunt Building
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03e.02977.28
Sheraton Hotel Lobby, Anchorage, Alaska [Anchorage - Buildings - Sheraton Hotel], c. 1982
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Sheraton Hotel
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03e.03068.16
Sheffield House [Anchorage - Buildings - Sheffield House], c. 1982
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Sheffield House, Restaurants
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03e.03458.03
Sports arena - Trade fair [Anchorage - Buildings - Sullivan Arena], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Sullivan Arena
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03f.05887.05
McCaw office - secretaries & tech workers [Anchorage - McCaw Office], 1987
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, McCaw Office, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.03f.05888.26
McCaw office - [?] Bldg exteriors [Anchorage - McCaw Office], 1987
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, McCaw Office, Buildings
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.04a.03750.26
Anchorage skyline from top of Sheraton, sunset shots [Anchorage - Night Shots], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Night Shots, Sunsets
Collection: B2016.019