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B2006.023.4576a.jpg
[deteriorating building. Knik Hall?]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B1989.016.376.8
Boomtown, Old Anchorage [inside at bank counter]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.007.90
[four children posed standing against wall of wood-plank building, two holding puppies, one wearing sunglasses, all wearing Western style clothing, log building in background]
Keywords: animals, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B2013.075.387
Scammon Bay, 1966 [woman standing at counter washing clothes in basin, large box of Tide on counter, washing machine under wall calendar at left]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B2013.075
B2022.005.195
[Three men in uniform (likely U.S. Air Force) leaning against a car; USAF bus at right]
Keywords: BIPOC, African American, Black man, Black people, Uniform, U.S. Air Force, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Car, Bus, Transportation
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.202
[Two Indigenous Alaskan boys and a young woman posing together in living room; boy in middle wearing costume gun holster. Girl possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Boys, Children, Young woman, Girl, Teen, Teenager, Living room, Room, Interior, House, Home, Building, Chair, Telephone, Phone, Rotary phone, Window, Curtains, Costume, Gun holster, Holster, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.33
[Indigenous Alaskan woman in apron standing outside and holding tin of stove polish with polishing rag. Stove polish Enameline was popular in the late 1800s. Midwinter.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Apron, Outside, Winter, Snow, Polish, Stove polish, Enameline, Rag
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.4
[Indigenous child in fur parka and mukluks standing outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Parka, Fur, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.007.11
[three young women wearing uniforms seated on stoop of brick building, possibly boarding school]
Keywords: clothing, education
Collection: B2015.007
B2022.005.142
[Blurry image of Indigenous Alaskan Elders in parkas standing on boardwalk outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Men, Women, Parka, Fur, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outside, Boardwalk, Building, Business
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.010.4937
[woman wearing fancy dance parka riding on float, children on bicycles, Fourth of July parade, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.1459.3
(Native handicraft) [young girl on wooden bench in large room sewing parka, other women sitting along the wall. Nulato orphanage, 1937]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.242
D-73. Eskimo sewing class. [George Dale? White Mountain?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.002.069
{four young girls standing outside in the snow two of which are holding a stuffed animal_ teddy bear}
Keywords: children, toy, winter, teddy bear
Collection: B2016.002
B2016.002.60
Interior of Mrs. Hess’ cabin [interior with table, chair, rocking chair, stove, sideboard, illustration on wall. Cf. .62]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B2016.002
B2022.005.60
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder man seated on beach; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Man, Seated, Sitting, Beach, Shore, Waterfront, Buildings, Houses
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.7
[Woman in fur parka, likely reindeer fur]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Parka, Fur, Reindeer
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.111.5
[soldier in parka with fur ruff aiming rifle outdoors in winter]
Keywords: military, arms
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.143
[four young Alaska Native men and women sitting drinking coffee. Print cropped]
Keywords: eating
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.20
[three young men seated outdoors, man wearing eyeglasses and necktie standing behind, man seated at right possibly Alaska Native, large buildings in background, location non-Alaskan, possibly boarding school. cf. .6]
Keywords: education
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.029.2198
[woman wearing beaded headband and tunic, holding button blanket, Haines; print date Jun 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B2022.005.105
[Indigenous Alaskan woman wearing rings and braids standing outside midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Dress, Mukluks, Clothing, Footwear, Braids, Hairstyle, Rings, Jewelry, Adornment, Outside, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1240.10
Anchorage High School and Auditorium. Hewitt's, 111 [exterior, front, oblique]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2054.9a
9-40 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [automobile covered in ballons, with sign reading "Hoyts Make Your Car Troubles Far Lighter Than Bubbles," parked in front of Hoyt Motor Co.]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.007.50
[Alaska Native man and woman posed outdoors, man wearing fur parka and mukluks, woman wearing print parka with fur trim and scarf]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.008.982
Sept. 1917. Manure shed, hog barn, heifer barn, silos, hay barn, corn barn. Rape for
cattle and hogs [small format panoramic photograph of Beulah Farm. Excised from photo
album]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
jimwithboat.oct75
[Jim with skiff, Spenard Road backyard]
Keywords: boats, recreation
Collection: B2015.026
B2017.029.1805
Native youngsters, Kotz [two young boys sitting outdoors eating Lifesavers; print date Aug 80]
Collection: B2017.029
B1998.014.1.029
A14 Wild wolf w/man "photograph approved by theatre censor AOC"
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.1185
St. Petersburg. St. Isaac’s, Admiralty Quai, Jardin d’Éte, palaces. D.K. Aug. ’99 [view from docks across Neva River to cathedral]
Collection: B2015.008
B2008.013.105
[person standing on beach in front of village. original image blurry]
Collection: B2008.013
B2008.013.76
[open hatch in dock, deck, or storage tank, with construction materials nearby, ocean surf in background]
Collection: B2008.013
B2015.007.88
[young white woman wearing dress and holding purse standing on boardwalk, building in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.020.083
[Sun posed with man and woman in front of entrance to Constitution Hall during Constitutional Convention, possibly delegates, 1955-1956]
Collection: B2017.020
B2015.007.103
[Alaska Native man and woman seated outdoors between building and metal barrel, both wearing Western style clothing, man holding guitar, woman holding balalaika]
Keywords: musical instruments
Collection: B2015.007
b2015.027.124
Pie eating contest [white man wearing Navy cap, suit, and necktie overseeing Aleut boys competing in contest, wooden tables set up outdoors, buildings in background]
Keywords: food, Fourth of July celebrations, recreation
Collection: B2015.027