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B2015.008.877
Chitistone Divide, G.W. Hardy’s horses [three men posed with two horses in pass. Poor
quality print]
Keywords: pack horse, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.742
332.4. White River from Russell Glacier, Alaska. Scolai Pass. 8.22.16 [view down glacial
moraine through Skolai Pass, river in distance. Proof print]
Keywords: Russell Glacier, Skolai Pass, White River
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.4.287.003
Al Campbell and old records (Al Campbell, Stores Dept., hauling away records to be destroyed. April 1961.) [Man standing with wooden drawers, file cabinet drawers, hat, coveralls, gloves]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2015.008.757
337.6. Camp on Chitistone. 9.7.16 [view across riverbed to small tents in wooded area.
Proof print]
Keywords: camp
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.878
Chitistone Divide [pack train traveling through pass. Poor quality print]
Keywords: pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.639b
167.8. A snow bedstead at 8700 ft. 5.20.12, 3 P.M. [proof print. 3 copies]
Keywords: snow shoes, snow, mountaineering, Mt Blackburn
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.740
332.2. Russell Glacier, Alaska. White River. 8.22.16 [view across dry riverbed, men with
pack horses in background at right, mountains in distance. Proof print]
Keywords: pack horse, Russell Glacier, riverbed, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
b1969.015.1.43
[Man, woman, and baby buggy in rowboat.] 2.5 x 4.25 nitrate negative
Collection: B1969.015 Fred Winter
B2015.008.874
[view across valley to Mount McKinley]
Keywords: mountains, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.897
[man and horse near creek, glacier in background at left, mountains in distance]
Keywords: glacier, horses
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.735
326.8. Nizina Lake ice, Alaska. 7.18.16 [view down river valley, ice chunks on beach in foreground. Proof print]
Keywords: glacier, Nizina Lake
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.756
336.5. Looking down Chitistone Valley from camp beyond Toby Creek. 9.3.16 [scenic,
with sparse pine trees in foreground. Proof print]
Keywords: mountains, Chitistone Valley, camp
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.739
331.7. Nutzotin Mts. from near Powell Creek, Alaska. 8.16.16 [three pack horses in field,
man seated at left, mountains in distance. Proof print]
Keywords: pack horse, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.736
327.1. Bonanza, Alaska. 8.12.16 [bird’s eye view of town with log buildings and tents, creek at left. Proof print]
Keywords: cabin, tent, gold mining, prospector, Bonanza
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.5471.jpg
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. A fine caribou trophy. Photo by Leo Lucas.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2006.023.5471
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. A fine caribou trophy. Photo by Leo Lucas.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2015.008.746
333.5. Crossing Frederika Creek, Alaska. 8.24.16 [view across riverbed to men and pack
horses. Proof print]
Keywords: pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.42
M-39. Susitna River. W. F. Milliken [view of river from rocky bank, trees on far side, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.318
Temporary camp, D. L. Reaburn. R15-5. D. L. Reaburn [group of men standing at makeshift table eating, short fir trees in background, railroad exploration or construction camp, probably Matanuska Valley or Kenai Peninsula, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.854
Mouth of White River, 1912 [view across water to bluff, pine trees along opposite bank]
Keywords: river, White River
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.916
[bird’s eye view in winter, two walled tents at left, small lake or inlet below, river
mouth in distance]
.916 – [similar to .915]
Keywords: mountain, scenic, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.33
M-25. Pack train. W. F. Milliken [men on horseback leading group of pack horses down gravel bank of creek, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.917
[bird’s eye view from snowy ridge to sound or fjord below, mountains in distance]
Keywords: mountain, scenic, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1973.079.56
[unidentified ship on the water, with mountain slopes in the background]
Keywords: ships, shipping, transportation
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2015.008.848
[view across water to glacier terminus. Proof print]
.849 – [similar to .848. Proof print]
.850 – [similar to .848. Proof print]
Keywords: glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.136
R23-10. On Bering River [view across water to mountains, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.66
Loop, Mile 49-51. Eugene Underwood [distant view of railroad trestles in the Loop District, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1992.003.001.1
Ahtna Man [man wearing what appears to be military uniform stands near trees; river in distance]
Collection: B1992.003
B1979.002.Album1.266
R30-3. Ship Creek [view of mouth of river looking southeast, two men in canoe and man standing in water on mudflats next to piles of boxes, riverboat in background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Anchorage, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.312
D.L.R. Camp on Hardage Creek. D. L. Reaburn [men with tents and horses in camp, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.35
M-54. Between Seward & Cook Inlet. W. F. Milliken [mountains and Turnagain Arm, ship in far distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.851
[view across water to glacier terminus, driftwood in foreground]
Keywords: glacier, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.744
332.8. Russell Glacier, Alaska. 8.22.16 [view up glacial moraine, men with pack horses in
foreground. Proof print]
Keywords: pack horse, glacier, Russell Glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.860
In big bend of Beaver, 1912 [pack train passing small alpine lake]
Keywords: lake
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.280
R32-9. Party leaving Ship Creek [group of men posed in clearing, two carrying long poles, one carrying a tripod, man at left holding two horses by the reins, building frame in right background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.303
Hurricane Gulch. D. L. Reaburn [men crossing creek on fallen log, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2018.023.065a
J. Sussman Stock Photo Co. Balto. [Baltimore?] [likely mining equipment at shore; steam engine?; man wearing cap in lower right; ropes; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1979.002.Album1.300
R32-1. Loading supplies at Ship Creek [boats and barge tied to banks of Ship Creek, men moving supplies, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2018.023.065b
J. Sussman Stock Photo Co. Balto. [Baltimore?] [verso of slide: likely mining equipment at shore; steam engine?; man wearing cap in lower right; ropes; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.070a
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [hydraulic mining operation, men, pipes, steam, water; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.070b
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: hydraulic mining operation, men, pipes, steam, water; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023