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B1989.016.2011.3
(Knik River Bridge 1955)
Keywords: river, transportation, bridge
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.469.5
McKinley Park Hotel, exterior. Alaska Railroad.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.731.12
Along the trail [Alaska Railroad trestle bridge]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.75
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill Jr High Construction)
Keywords: education, construction, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.78
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.80
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig High and buses)
Keywords: school, students, education, transportation
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.81
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig High and buses)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.2011.4
(Knik River Bridge 1955)[copy photograph of image in frame]
Keywords: river, transportation, bridge
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.Russian Jim.3
(Russian Jim Passport Photos 1934-5)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Portraits
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.76
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(School buses Romig High)
Keywords: education, school, students, winter
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.85
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.937
P-547. Hewitt's Photo Shop (Palmer Day) [young boy on horse in clearing, with brush pile and buildings behind, 1937?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.936
P-546-B. Dedication of hospital, Palmer, Alaska, 5/15/37. Hewitt's Photo Shop [crowd gathered to listen to speaker at hospital entrance on Palmer Day]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.518.3.TIF
Bristol Bay fishing boats. P.C. [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.149
[Indigenous Alaskan woman in parka and kerchief holding book; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Glasses, Parka, Fur, Kerchief, Scarf, Clothing, Outerwear, Book, Buildings, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
TV.202.8
15517 Aug 21 1970 Air Wainwright
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1998.014.1.1458
(S40 Ft Richardson; O'Hara [sic] bus in front of dept hdqtrs.) [buses, O'Harra Bus Lines, Anchorage, license plate 10521, likely manufactured by Beck & Company; license plate 10533; parked at headquarters, service men, woman at right midground walking; Chugach Mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1457
S39 Recreation area - Fort Richardson, Alaska (service club & theatre) [copy neg; same ad .1456]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.7.005
McKinley (Post Office) [Log cabin in center, outbuilding, truck "A.R.C. 657," dirt pile and cardboard box? in foreground. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
TV.202.9
1971 Original school teacher's house at village Now frost cellar Wainwright
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B2022.005.11
[Indigenous person in elaborate fur parka with geometric trim, likely reindeer hide]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Geometric trim, Elaborate, Patterned, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2016.019.1.14a.11265.31
Moonrise over Turnagain Arm, Southcentral Alaska [Scenics - Sunsets - Turnagain Arm], 1995
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Scenics, Sunsets, Turnagain Arm
Collection: B2016.019
B2022.005.110
[Indigenous Alaskan group with boat in shore surf; three men standing in ankle-deep water at bow]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Group, People, Men, Watercraft, Boat, Shore, Beach, Waterfront, Water, Mountain
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.5.Scn.18.45
Reflection on ice - near Portage March 1962 Marine View
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1989.016.939
P-548. Placing of corner-stone, Palmer Day, Palmer, Alaska, 5/15/37. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [man at flagpole cementing flagstone, with crowd looking on]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.363
(B81 Anchorage Native Hospital; May 1953 [aerial view; houses, trees in foreground; ship creek, railroad, mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.023.074
[large building in midground, mountain in background, possibly Sitka]
Collection: B2017.023
B2021.004.Box6.Page11
"Workshop focus: college aid" 6/8/1981
Keywords: Ed Wesley, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans, Anchorage, NAACP, Financial Aid
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1998.014.1.1759
(T79 Ketchikan, alaska, steamship "Alaska" at Ketchikan) [ship at dock; men wearing caps at rail near bow, automobiles on deck, cargo gear, waterfront structures including Hotel Ingersoll, Ketchikan cold Storage, men in foreground, likely on another ship; structures, including homes, in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2324
Hewitt. Rev. Dermot O'Flanagan (Bishop O'Flanagan) [color transparency]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2009.017.1984.09.22
©1984 Saturday Sept. 22, 1984 [USSR/US border on map of Bering Sea, with sailing ship on American side, dragon on Soviet side]
Collection: B2009.017
B1998.014.1.163
A65 Bear, Toklat Grizzley only found at McKinley Park 3 negs (1 w/caption)
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.24
[Indigenous Alaskan in spotted fur (likely reindeer) parka outside midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Mukluks, Gloves, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Outside, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.240
[Semi-obstructed view of docks and vehicles]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, View, Dock, Vehicles, Truck, Transportation, Crate, Wooden crate, Pipe, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon