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B2022.002.37
Cal Williams with godson, Joseph Snyder, 2005
Keywords: Cal Williams, Joseph Snyder
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B2022.001.023
Mayfield Evans, Cancun, Mexico, March 2005 [Note on back: Pop-Chillin at the Pool, Cancun, Mexico, March 2005, 4-05]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Cancun, Mexico, Vacation, Relaxation, Relaxing, Chillin, Pop, Father, Dad, Pool, Lounge chair, Deck, Reading
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
AEC.G1883
AEC_G1883 Hurricane Gulch Bridge July 31 1921
Keywords: train, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
AEC.G1937
AEC_G_1937_Steamer 'Admiral Watson' Taking on passengers Nov,7 1921
Keywords: transportation, shipping
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
b2005.023.63
944 Delaney, Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
b2005.023.64
928 Delaney, Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
b2005.023.65
928 Delaney, Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
AEC.G1885
A.E.C. G1885 Hurricane Gulch Bridge August 8-1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
b2005.023.61
243 West Cook, Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
b2005.023.62
255 West Cook, Anchorage. Harman home. Taken in 2005 by Doris Rhodes.
Collection: B2005.023
AEC.G1890
A.E.C. G1890 HGK Hurricane Gulch Bridge Aug. 8 - 1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
AEC.G1893
A.E.C. G1893 HGK Hurricane Gulch Bridge Aug. 9 - 1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1979.002.Album.Engine.830
Engine 830 on the ice at Tanana River. Nenana Dec. 11, 1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
AEC.G1917
A.E.C. G1917 Aug. 25 - 1921 [General Office Alaska Engineering Commission]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1979.002.Album.Coal.Chute.Nenana
Coal Chute at Nenana (Transferring from Standard to Narrow Gauge) Dec. 11, 1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1979.002.Album.Type.Engine.Nenana
Rail across the ice at Nenana showing type of Locomotive used Dec. 11, 1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2022.001.073
Certificate of Appreciation, presented to E&S Diversified Services by Mountain View Elementary School, April 29, 2005
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Honor, Award, Certificate, E&S Diversified Services, Certificate of Appreciation, Appreciation, Gratitude, Mountain View Elementary School, School, Community, Contribution, Dry cleaning, Cleaning, Clothes, Coats, Students, Black History, Black History Contest, Contest, Judge
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
AEC.G1751
A.E.C. G1751 Mile 237-5 May 17 - 1921 After the ice run in Susitna River
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1979.002.5013
Baggage and Freaight Chute at Nenana transferring from Standard to Narrow Guage Dec 4th 1921
Keywords: railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2015.008.402
Carl Scherer, 1921. A perfect guest [young man holding camera standing in yard]
Collection: B2015.008
AEC.G1826
Middle Fork of Chulitna River Crossing Mile 307 June 22-1921 {railroad construction}
Keywords: railroad, transportation, construction
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B2000.003.berry.9
Frank Berry with cauliflower and friends at 737 E Street, 1921 [from Legends & Legacies by Bagoy]
Keywords: agriculture, Anchorage
Collection: B2000.003
B2015.008.394
Vermont Potato Growers Association, 1921 [large group of men walking in field. Cf. .1002]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.407
Wood pile, after lumbering, March 1921 [fuel wood stacked in yard next to barn and silo]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.408
Lumbering partly finished, Spring 1921 [cut timber piled in wooded area. Cf. .1001]
Collection: B2015.008
B2021.006.38
“Padgett receives 99 years” by Sheila Toomey, Anchorage Daily News, January 12, 2005. Erik Hill, photographer
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Law, Court, Sheila Toomey, Erik Hill, Murder, Kenneth Padgett
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1970.028.336
[Cora Ungarook and two children standing on ice with polar bear cub with collar chained to post] 1921
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
B1970.028.338
1921. [Mrs. Eide sitting on ice with polar bear cub seated on her lap. Bear is chained to a post]
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
AEC.G1731
A.E.C. G1731 HG Kaiser Hurricane Gulch Showing Cable Tram Way. March 6 - 1921.
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
AEC.G1732
AEC G-1732 HG Keiser First Steamer of Season Arrives at Anchorage March 29-1921
Keywords: steamer, transportation, shipping
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1979.002.7643
(Mile 347.4 Riley Creek Bridge Winter 1921-22){ railroad workers camp and bridge trestle}
Keywords: train, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1979.002.Album.Engine.Narrow.Gauge
Type of Engine used on Narrow Gauge Tanana River to Fairbanks & Chatanika Dec 11, 1921
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1979.002.5012
Coal chute at Nenana transferring from standard to Narrow guage_Dec 11 1921 (Nenana AK 12-11-21)
Keywords: railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1970.028.045
Grandstand in Eskimo Lands. Everybody sing to the Blanket tossers. 1921 Often a successful hunt. Eskimos-Social Life & Customs
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
B1990.014.004.15591
Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, First Begun 1915 & City in 1921 Print Date Jan 15, 1978
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2000.003.gelles.12a
July 1921 [man on parade float in Anchorage, possibly Fourth of July, Gus Gelles? From Legends & Legacies by Bagoy]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2000.003
B2022.001.032
Left to right: Jelani Evans Reynolds, Mayfield Evans, Melphine Evans, Willie Mae Evans, Jamila Evans Reynolds, c. 2005 - 2006
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Jelani Evans Reynolds, Melphine Evans, Willie Mae Evans, Jamila Evans Reynolds, Portrait, Studio portrait, Family
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.101
Certificate of Appreciation, Outstanding Business Partner, presented to E&S Diversified Enterprises, from Mountain View Elementary School, signed by principal Roger LeBlanc, 2005-2006
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Honor, Award, Certificate, E&S Diversified Services, Certificate of Appreciation, Appreciation, Gratitude, Outstanding, Business, Partner, School, Students, Community, Mountain View Elementary School, Roger LeBlanc, Volunteers
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1970.028.097
1920-1921, Presbyterian Hospital. I worked in and had charge of for a year, Pt. Barrow., A. Eide. [Hospital buildings, flag pole, with American flag flying]
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
B2022.001.003
Mayfield Evans and Willie Mae Evans, General Daniel “Chappie” James. American Legion Post 34, January 2005. [Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina Territory, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage)]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Families, Family, Couple, Married, WIllie Mae Evans, General Daniel James, Daniel "Chappie" James, General Daniel "Chappie" James, American Legion, Post 34, Anchorage, Dgheyaytnu, Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina, Territory
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
AEC.G1880
Hurricane Gulch Bridge, July 31, 1921. A.E.C. G-1880. H.G. Kaiser [view from riverbed up to bridge span under construction]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
AEC.G1915
AEC G1915 "HGK" Steel Gang Station 13275 Mile 288 1/2 Aug 17 1921 [large rail road crew working on the tracks]
Keywords: railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
AEC.G1728
Looking south from Mile 285, March 6, 1921. A.E.C. G-1728, H.G. Kaiser [winter scene of construction of Hurricane Gulch Bridge on Alaska Railroad]
Keywords: transportation, construction
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B2015.008.1002
Inspection day, best fields in Vermont (potatoes – ours) [large group of men walking in
field, Vermont Potato Growers Association, 1921. Cf. 394]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
AEC.TT199
T199 Steel gang near tunnel #1 Feb 17 1921 Looking South [Large number of men working to place railroad ties and track during the winter
Keywords: transportation, labor, winter, railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B2022.001.103
Letter to Mayfield Evans from Department of Defense Contracting Division of Defense Commissary Agency, signed by Ginna L. Thomas, Contracting Officer, November 17, 2005 [Note on bottom in red pencil: “Happy B-Day Mayfield”]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, E&S Diversified Services, Letter, Department of Defense, Defense Commissary Agency, Contracting Division, Contract, McChord AFB, McChord Air Force Base, Air Force Base, AFB, Tacoma, Washington, Direction, Commence performance, Resume services, Ginna L. Thomas, Ginna Thomas, Contracting Officer, Officer, Happy B-Day, Happy Birthday, Birthday
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.005.2
Karen Christensen, Ca[r?]pendale girls at Goodwin Gulch 1921. [Inupiaq territory. Group of four girls, two with twisted braid hair buns; tundra landscape background. Karen Christensen daughter of Hans J. Christensen. Hans J. Christensen family photograph album online at Alaska's Digital Archives.]
Keywords: Inupiaq, Territory, Goodwin Gulch, Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Girls, Young women, Children, Hairstyles, Braids, Tundra, Landscape, Karen Christensen, Carpendale, Capendale, Sisters
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon