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B1989.016.1928.1
(Fur Rondy 1952, Carrying the blanket for blanket toss) [group of men in fur parkas carrying bundle]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.2.005
Geraldine [child resting with pillows, blanket; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.005
Geraldine [child resting with pillows, blanket; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2241
"squirrel" [squirrel on a rope posed atop a blanket or quilt]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2006.023.6915.jpg
Pana-Vue JH113G1. Eskimos of Alaska. Blanket toss.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1989.016.1489
B-44 (Blanket toss) [crowd of spectators watching blanket toss, possibly Anchorage; two photographers with backs to camera in foreground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.AKNative13.16755
A Tlinget Indian by [sic] is blanket tossed by Eskimo as a welcome. Kotzebue.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2013.075.85
(Alaska _Tanana #2 Kaktovik)[child and dog playing on blanket in the snow]
Collection: B2013.075
B2017.023.106
[men and women at beach, laying on blankets, clothing on driftwood log]
Collection: B2017.023
B1998.014.1.1336
PE2 A favorite and spectacular sport in Eskimoland is "Blanket Tossing." The contestant is "tossed" skyward by the crew holding the blanket. Much emphasis is placed on the contestant's form. [same as.569, woman is high in the air during blanket toss; people holding blanket, in foreground; structure with shingles, corrougated metal roof, chimney in background.]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.2.006
Geraldine [child resting on pillows, under blanket, likely on sofa; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.006
Geraldine [child resting on pillows, under blanket, likely on sofa; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.570
E11 Blanket tossing, an Eskimo game [same as .569, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.571
E11 Blanket tossing, an Eskimo game [same as .569, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.10
[Baby eating and grinning toddler outside on blanket, both wearing parka]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Children, Toddler, Infant, Grinning, Smiling, Eating, Food, Outside, Blanket, Parka, Mukluks, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.1944
Eskimo game of "blanket-toss" at the Anchorage Fur Rondezvous (T185 Blanket toss @ ball park; postcard 1946) [similar to .1943; photographer with tripod at far right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.137.001
46-3 Margaret Hall [infant zipped into blanket; crib; likely May 1940, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2013.059.018
Canneries. Bering Sea. [man in boat, with blankets on boom, not same man as .15]
Collection: B2013.059
B2017.029.2196
[woman wearing button blanket and headdress, Haines; print date Jun 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1998.014.1.569
E11 Blanket Tossing, an Eskimo game [blanket toss, girl high in air, people standing looking up, structure in background with shingles, corrogated roof, chimney, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1985.027.2345
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimo. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2347
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B2017.029.2195
[young boy wearing button blanket and headband, Haines; print date Jun 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1985.027.2361
[Eskimo blanket toss in front of Kotzebue Friends Church, possibly Fourth of July. circa 1950s]
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1989.016.2141.27
D-33 [woman in parka and covered in blanket ice fishing for tomcod, short brush behind her]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.06249
Eskimo kids playing jump board; primary learning for blanket tossing. 06249 Point Hope
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.44.002
18-4 mink [likely kits lying in a blanket or sack in open cage; metal dish; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.44.002
18-4 mink [likely kits lying in a blanket or sack in open cage; metal dish; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.4660
[people doing blanket toss next to Wien Airlines terminal, Kotzebue; print date Sep 69]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.008.856
Chisana, 1912 [small white tent set up on glacier in foreground, man reclining on
blanket on ice]
Keywords: glacier, ice, mountains, mountaineering, tent, camping
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.029.2198
[woman wearing beaded headband and tunic, holding button blanket, Haines; print date Jun 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.1928.2
(Fur Rondy 1952, blanket toss) [blanket toss in middle of Fourth Avenue, with spectators lining street in front of federal building, Smart Shop, The Gitchell Hotel, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, Anchorage Fur Rendezvous]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1985.027.2348
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2366
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2367
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1985.027.2368
Originally in B8 F153. Wien Eskimos. Blanket Toss. 8 x 10 negative. Vinegar syndrome, warping.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1998.014.1.639
E55 Anchorage Fur Rohdezvous, Eskimo blanket-toss "City Hall, 1950" [same as .640, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley