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B2022.005.43
[Man and Indigenous Alaskan young men pulling harnessed reindeer]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Young men, Boys, Reindeer, Harnessed, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1999.014.236
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[boys and young men shouldering rifles standing at attention]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1999.014.239
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[boys and young men shouldering rifles standing at attention]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B2022.005.36
[Indigenous Alaskan young men and child outside; sled and building in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young men, Children, Boys, Outside, Puddle, Mukluks, Footwear, Snowmelt, Melt, Spring, Sled, Dogsled, Transportation, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.42
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young men in parka carrying harvested fowl; midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young men, Boys, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Fowl, Bird, Harvest, Subsistence, Hunter, Hunt, Hunting, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.007.143
[four young Alaska Native men and women sitting drinking coffee. Print cropped]
Keywords: eating
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.83
[two young Alaska Native men wearing Western style clothing posed outdoors in summer]
Collection: B2015.007
B1998.014.1.034
A14 wild wolf w/man Photographer: Harold Young [two men sit holding wolf on chain]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.007.31
[four young men goofing around inside room, with carpet and lace curtains. Original image blurry]
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.029.2147
[men on killing fieldclubbing and skinning seals, young girl on truck at right; print date Jul 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1998.014.1.031
A14 Wild wolf w/man, photographer: Harold Young, release letter [two men pose with chained wolf]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.007.115
[men and women wearing Western style clothing posed on tundra, two young women carrying camera cases]
Keywords: photography
Collection: B2015.007
B1995.014.6.14
[two Alaska Native men and young boy standing outdoors in summer, dog in grass at right, laundry on clothesline in background]
Keywords: clothing, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.153
[three young Alaska Native men posed outdoors, all wearing Western style clothing including driving caps and neckties]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.024.3353
Northern Alaska, June 1971 [men inspecitng dead walrus while young man poses with gun, likely St Lawrence Island]
Collection: B2017.024
B2022.005.135
[Two young men in Civil Air Patrol (CAP, civilian auxiliary of US Air Force) uniforms standing in parking lot]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young men, Men, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., Uniform, Clothing, Parking lot, Cars, Transportation, USAF, U.S.A.F., US, Air Force
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2019.003.034
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” Going to fish camp [young woman and two young men in skiff with outboard motor] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, Education, U.S. Government, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Fish camp, Going to fish camp, Camp, Boat, Boating, Skiff, Outboard motor, Indigenous
Collection: B2019.003
B2015.015.10
[two young men posed on boardwalk or bridge, railroad tracks at right, one boy wearing eyeglasses and carrying camera case]
Collection: B2015.015
B2017.020.127
[two young girls standing next to Chinese American men unpacking supplies at Eagle River campground, river in background, 1959]
Collection: B2017.020
B1995.010.4941
[young woman wearing fancy parka standing with sled dog, two men on motorbike in background, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.95.10
[two Alaska Native men with young boy standing outdoors, fish drying racks on bluff above, tent at right, fish camp]
Keywords: clothing, fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B2008.013.83
[two men and young boy standing next to wooden bear statue in rest area or park, restrooms and redwood trees in background, Oregon?]
Collection: B2008.013
B2015.015.09
Donald Tanner, Tikken Olson (Hoke’s brother) [two young men posed on boardwalk or pedestrian bridge with bicycle. Modern copy print]
Collection: B2015.015
B2019.003.059
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Below the dam [four young men standing next to river] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Indigenous, Young men, Dam, River, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2019.003
B2022.005.227
[Young couple in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) holding hands outside concrete building; other men in uniform nearby]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Pair, Young man, Man, Men, Young woman, Woman, Uniform, Building, Concrete, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., USAF, U.S.A.F., US, Air Force, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.007.6
[three young men posed outdoors, man in center possibly Alaska Native, two men wearing neckties, location non-Alaskan, possibly boarding school. Original print cut into shape of heart]
Collection: B2015.007
B1983.146.020
Ship Creek, Alaska. Pyatt [two men walk down street past walled tents and tree stump, Young Lodging, Woodrow Cafe]
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B1995.014.8.1
The funeral of a young boy who went out trapping and presumably died of hypothermia. The priest's name was [Vasily] Changsak. [Russian Mission, men carrying coffin]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.8.5
The funeral of a young boy who went out trapping and presumably died of hypothermia. The priest's name was [Vasily] Changsak. [Russian Mission, men carrying coffin]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.8.6
The funeral of a young boy who went out trapping and presumably died of hypothermia. The priest's name was [Vasily] Changsak. [Russian Mission, men carrying coffin]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.019.49
[Sarah and Jimmy Albert posed with two young Alaska Native men, standing on dirt road in front of house; print date Sep 78]
Collection: B2015.019
B1989.016.2037.8
(Walt's Transfer Co.) [two men and young boy posed next to General Motors truck parked outside Columbia Lumber Company of Alaska, Anchorage]
Keywords: transportation, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.29.5
Funeral of a young boy who went out trapping and presumably died of hypothermia. The priest's name was Vassily Changsak. Russian Mission [men in procession with coffin near church]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.95.11
[two Alaska Native men with young boy standing outdoors, fish drying rack in foreground and drying racks on bluff above, tent at right, fish camp]
Keywords: fishing, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.17
[three Alaska Native men wearing Western style clothing and neckties seated on porch of large wooden building, young boy in background, possibly mission or school]
Keywords: clothing, education
Collection: B2015.007
B1989.016.1844
After the Rain Old Town Anchorage. Laurence [Anchorage tent city with flooded street, men standing, Two Girls Waffle House, Young American Lodging House. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1480
S50 Inspecting Elmendorf Field, Alaskan moose (two service men, one petting a young moose between structures, snow, possibly ice, tent in background; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.007.73
[group portrait of men and women posed with burial casket next to church building in summer, several women holding wild flowers, young boy standing on church steps at right]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B2015.007
B1989.016.2053.11
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Fourth of July float, 1932, 11) [two young men in Boys Scouts of America uniforms on flatbed truck festooned with American flags and banners, house in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.015.03
1. Donald Tanner, 2. Charlie Rapuzzi, 3. Mark Lee 4. ?, 5. Art Simons [five young men and dog sitting next to building, 1930s? Modern copy print]
Collection: B2015.015
B2015.026.732
6-2. Eskimo blanket toss. Native Alaska Set No. 6. Arctic Circle Enterprises, Anchorage [young man being thrown by group of men and women gathered on beach, water and shoreline in background]
Collection: B2015.026
B2019.003.037
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” [group of young men and women posed outdoors in summer, one student possibly digging in the dirt] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, Education, U.S. Government, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Indigenous, Young men, Young women, Group photo, Outdoors, Summer
Collection: B2019.003
B1989.016.2053.6
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Fourth of July float, 1932, 6) [Mothers Club float, flatbed truck festooned with flowers, flags and banners, young person with crown and staff on back, automobile with uniformed men following]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
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
B2015.007.154
[composite consisting of 2 images: formal studio portrait of young Alaska Native man wearing suit coat and necktie; Alaska Native men wearing Western style clothing and brimmed hats posed next to wood-plank building]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.30
[studio portrait of Alaska Native family, men wearing Western style clothing and knitted caps, elser woman wearing fur parka and headscarf, young woman wearing print parka and headscarf, child wearing Western style clothing]
Collection: B2015.007
B2019.003.045
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” 4th of July at Eklutna [two young men wearing boxing gloves standing in makeshift ring outdoors, students looking on, one student wearing umbrella hat] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet (Eklutna)]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, School, Education, U.S. Government, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, 4th of July, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Boxing, Sport, Young men, Boxing ring, Indigenous, Students, Schoolchildren, Umbrella hat, Outdoors, Holiday
Collection: B2019.003