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B1990.014.5.EQ.16.36
Destruction area and Mac's Foto
Keywords: damaged buildings, street lights, street signs
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_16
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.1
(1881 2-2269_48 School house of Anchorage School District built summer 1947_Mountains in background)
Keywords: school, education, anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.1989.2
(Anchorage International Airport, May 8, 1954)[Northwest Airlines and Cordova Airlines planes share the tarmac at the Anchorage International Airport]
Keywords: airplane, airport, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.09.11
Port of Anchorage rail damage EQ.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_9
B2016.019.1.11c.12945.21
Hiker at Byron Glacier in Southcentral AK [Outdoor Activities - Hiking], 1998
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Outdoor Activities, Hiking, Byron Glacier
Collection: B2016.019
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.16c
(Anchorage Schools Old Anchorage High School)(12 Apr 1951 -4 2163 51- High school- south side of bldg showing kids playing catch - 12 Apr 1951 when school was on 5th Ave at E St.)(3 negatives)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1983.091.S4176.32
Turnagain Subdivision. showing cracks in ground and houses that have slipped off of foundations.
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.26
(Anchorage Schools Denali)(9 5546 56)(9th and A school (Denali)
Keywords: school, education, anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.73c
(Anchorage Schools Ptarmigan)(8 May 72)(7negs 1/4b&w)(Ptarmigan Elem School East 9th Ave near Turpin Panel and Bldg)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1983.091.S3008.6
{Union Oil Co. - Ohio Oil Co. rig near Soldotna (Wells' Choice) 9/9/1959} [Coastal Drilling Co., pickup truck, automobile at far right]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S4827.43
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [kids playing with man's hair]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S4827.44
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [kids playing with man's hair]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.518.1.TIF
Fishing at Bristol Bay. Hewitt's [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1987.2
"Spa" Swimming Pool Anchorage, Alaska (Swimimng Pool "spa", April 22, 1954)
Keywords: recreation, pool, building exterior
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1988.1
(Swimimng Pool, "spa", Inside, April 22, 1954) [Interior of spa with pool ]
Keywords: pool, recreation, swimming
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.56
(Anchorage Schools Lake Otis Elem)(28 May 1960)(9742)(Otis lake Elementary and Tony Wendler High)
Keywords: education, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1998.014.1.2037
T248 Down-town Anchorage, Alaska [envelope reads: "T250 Anchorgae 4th Ave at Hewitt's;" street scene; similar to .1035]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.020.005
[rear view of Elks float on parade on E Street, passing Anchorage Hotel, Shriners standing with other spectators at left]
Collection: B2017.020
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.84
Earthquake-Airport, June 12, 1964
Anchorage-some earthquake ARR Rehab after EQ 64
Edited May 20, 1975
NP
Keywords: Downtown view; no earthquake damage visible
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1990.014.5.EQ.09.10
Anchorage quake damage to old military dock.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_9
B1990.014.5.AkNative.21.5.1B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2016.024.112
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. ’52 [aerial of Juneau-Douglas Bridge]
Keywords: Juneau, Juneau-Douglas Bridge
Collection: B2016.024
B2019.007.093
New Stuyahok, May 20, 1993 [village scene; portrait of child wearing winter jacket]
Collection: B2019.007
B1990.014.5.AkNative.29.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1983.091.S5272.1
Loussac-Sogn Bld 1/2 way during paint job color 10 - '73
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1990.14.5.Animals.19.011
"Animals: Bears, 1970 Polar Bear, 22259. Leo Miller bought it May 1, 1973" [Polar bear walking in snow with ice in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B1990.014.5.AkNative.29.1
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.36
(20 Jan 1965 East High School)
Keywords: education, school, parking, cars, anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1998.014.1.2511
"Construction site & men" [worker wearing winter cap with ear flaps, insulated face mask, mittens, parka sits next to JOY equipment]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.73b
(Anchorage Schools Ptarmigan)(8 May 72)(7negs 1/4b&w)(Ptarmigan Elem School East 9th Ave near Turpin Panel and Bldg)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B2017.020.011
[view across Fourth Avenue to City Hall and Log Cabin Visitors Center in winter, pedestrians on sidewalk]
Collection: B2017.020
B1983.091.S4697.2
A.P.P.A. new officers, 1968-69, Bob Boyer, Jean McLain, Ken Kard, 12/14/68 [four photographers with cameras in studio]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.1121.2
P-373. Hewitt's (Colonist's Crop, Palmer) [cultivated field, mountains in distance, Matanuska Valley]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2059.6
(All-America City Award, 1965, at Sydney Laurence Auditorium) [conferring of award at podium]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.431
B132 YMCA, Anchorage [Automobiles, USO building at far left, trees in front]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.019.1.11c.13162.04
Salmon Fishing in Southcentral Alaska [Outdoor Activities - Fishing], 1999
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Outdoor Activities, Fishing, Salmon
Collection: B2016.019
B1989.016.1125.4
Nome, Alaska (CAA Airfields Surveys, copied Apr. 7, 1941) [aerial, with markings. copy neg]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1125.5
Nome, Alaska (CAA Airfields Surveys, copied Apr. 7, 1941) [aerial, with markings. copy neg]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1560.6
(The Salvage of the Winnie Mae) [men next to wreck of airplane Winnie Mae, tail number NR-105-W]
Keywords: aviation, aircraft accidents
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection