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B2016.019.1.03b.02113.09
Captain Cook Hotel [Anchorage - Buildings - Captain Cook Hotel], 1980
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Anchorage, Buildings, Captain Cook Hotel
Collection: B2016.019
B1964.001.186
4222 (Steamer Alameda A.S.S.Co. Captain Johanson The Dancing Captain es.t date 1920)
Keywords: steamer, shipping, transportation
Collection: B1964.001 John Urban
B1989.016.BergerCaptain
Berger, Captain, Passport Photos, 1942
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B2016.004.21.9
[people lined up outside of Captain Roxy Oyaguk’s house for meat]
Collection: B2016.004
B1996.27
1989 Panoramic photograph of pioneer members standing infront of the Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska
Keywords: 1989, Pioneers of Alaska, Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage
Collection: B1996.027
B2013.066.116
13. Whaling feast at Point Hope, Alaska. Distribution of meat by successful whaling captain
Keywords: hunting, ethnotechnology
Collection: B2013.066
B2002.04.5
Army exploration party under Captain Edwin F. Glenn, 1898, possibly at "Melishe's Cabin".
Collection: B2002.04
B1990.014.2018.1.231.002
71-5 Captain of Caleb Haley [man with smoking pipe and cap in profile; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.231.003
71-5 Captain of Caleb Haley [man with smoking pipe and cap in profile; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.231.005
71-5 Captain of Caleb Haley [man with smoking pipe and cap in profile; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1997.019.02full
The whale hunting season is opened formally by the captain of the boat, taking from a box on the cache his charms and hunting paraphanalia.
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B1997.019.20full
The captain puts on his pendant made of pieces of whale meat sewed in pieces of seal skin, the whole village hurries to the
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B2002.04.1
Major General Edwin F. Glenn, who as a captain explored southcentral Alaska, 1898-1899. (U.S. Army Photo)
Collection: B2002.04
B1990.014.2018.1.230.004
71-4; Captain of "Caleb Haley" [man poses with pipe, wearing fishing cap, suspenders; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.230.005
71-4; Captain of "Caleb Haley" [man poses with pipe, wearing fishing cap, suspenders; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.230.006
71-4; Captain of "Caleb Haley" [man poses with pipe, wearing fishing cap, suspenders; Sitka; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1997.019.11full
The skull of some animal suspended over it while the men dance around it, the captain marking the tribal mark on each forehead with a piece of native graphite, marking also a
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B2021.006.24
Virginia Card Smith [Card's sister] at evening reception for Judge Larry Card at Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska, 1993 October 1
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Reception, Virginia Card Smith, Sister, Family, Captain Cook Hotel, Hotel
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1996.035.2.1075to1076
.1075—Maple waiting to gas the JRF-Goose 10/2/46 [Grumman Goose aircraft] .1076—Commander S. O. Cole and Captain Harris looking at the bow wheel that I just fixed. 12/30/46
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_2_B6_F2_Kirby_Album
B1996.035.2.1117to1120
.1117—Hansen J. R. He is the plane captain on the PBY, 5/4/47 .1118—Me in the blister of Cat, 5/4/47 .1119—Shidegg, Oehler, & Smith, 5/4/47 .1120—Chief Blackner in hangar, 5/4/47
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_2_B6_F2_Kirby_Album
B2022.001.140
Letter to Mayfield Evans from Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, signed by William A. Malec, Captain, USAF Commander, January 4, 1994
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, Department of Defense, Defence, Department of the Air Force, Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, William A. Malec, William Malec, Captain, USAF, Commander
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1989.016.1591.2
#5. Fairbanks-Anchorage hockey captians [sic]. Hewitt's Photo Shop [Ice hockey team captains posing, shaking hands at outdoor rink, Anchorage Aces and Fairbanks team]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1986.096.94
[City flag. Flag flying, possibly over Anchorage Pioneer Home, Delaney Park Strip in background, with Union 76 building, Captain Cook Hotel, Cook Inlet in distance, 1960s]
Collection: B1986.096 Anchorage Public Information Office
B1996.009.05full
The captain of a boat opens the ceremonies by taking from his meat cellar pieces of the whale he last killed and while sitting in charmed state under his whole charmed whaling gear he serves tiny pieces to each caller.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B1996.009.08full
As a precaution against evil influences likely to come from the sea, the captain puts a pendant on his back made of the top end of the tail of each whale killed by him. These are sewed in seal skin and will sustain life in case of famine at sea.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B1985.027.1590
Point Hope whaling captain Amos Lane standing by the jawbone of a large bowhead whale he had taken. The whale feast time is about June 10th each year. [stamp] Wien Air Alaska. Photo by Frank Whaley, Fairbanks, Alaska
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1998.02.4
Captain Michael A. Healy on board the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear with his parrot Polly. The old sea captain's Arctic careet spanned nearly 25 years from 1880 to 1902. He was one of the most colorful and celebrated officers of the United States Revenue Service.
Collection: B1998.002
B1996.035.10.3.page.12b
[typed letter, A.R. Brady, Captain, U.S. Naval Air Facility, Adak, Alaska to Mr. E. H. Kirby of El Centro, California, regarding his son, Stanton L. Kirby’s extension of his tour of duty, June 27, 1947 (unfolded)]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.2.1047to1054
.1047—Peanuts asleep on his sack [man in bunk] .1048—“Dago” Phil Dambrosia .1049—“Peanuts” B. J. Plantmore, took Pierce’s place as hut captain .1050—Larry Pierce, “hut capt.” .1051—“Scottie” R. D. Scott .1052—Torgerson D. C. .1053—S. L. Kirby [owner of this album] .1054—[five servicemen sitting around a table in Quonset hut]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_2_B6_F2_Kirby_Album
B2022.001.139
Letter to E&S Diversified Services at U. S. Coast Guard Base, Ketchikan, Alaska from U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, signed by Michael L. Dorsey, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, March 2, 1994, with letter from Commanding Office USCGC Naushon dated February 24, 1994
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, U.S. Coast Guard, Base, Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S., DOT, Department of Transporation, Dept. of Transportation, Michael L. Dorsey, Michael Dorsey, Captain, Commandig Office, USCGC, Naushon
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.139A
Letter to E&S Diversified Services at U. S. Coast Guard Base, Ketchikan, Alaska from U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, signed by Michael L. Dorsey, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, March 2, 1994, with letter from Commanding Office USCGC Naushon dated February 24, 1994
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, U.S. Coast Guard, Base, Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S., DOT, Department of Transporation, Dept. of Transportation, Michael L. Dorsey, Michael Dorsey, Captain, Commandig Office, USCGC, Naushon
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1996.035.10.3.page.12a
[typed letter, A.R. Brady, Captain, U.S. Naval Air Facility, Adak, Alaska to Mr. E. H. Kirby of El Centro, California, regarding his son, Stanton L. Kirby’s extension of his tour of duty, June 27, 1947 (folded)] [handwritten note card with itinerary for “Trip to Kodiak, Alaska 4/17/47.” Includes list of seven crew members and schedule for early morning take off]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook