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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
b2009.057.29
[Anchorage. Men in procession, some carrying banners, one carrying flag.] 3.5 x 5.5 nitrate negative.
Collection: B2009.057 Pyatt
B1973.079.48
[Seward Peninsula train on tracks carrying supplies]
Keywords: trains, transportation
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2015.008.619
[three climbers stopped on moraine_one carrying a tripod]
Keywords: mountaineer, mountains, Mt Blackburn
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.122.13
[three spldiers carrying backpacks walking across flat in fog]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.59.1
[hiker carrying backpack with packboard standing in creek in winter]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.63.3
[soldier carrying backpack and walking stick hiking on glacier]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.6.12
[riverboat with oars carrying supplies, tied to gravel beach]
Keywords: transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.72.14
[three soldiers carrying backpacks on packboards posed on ridgeline]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.9914
[U.S. Soldiers carry someone on stretcher, Battle of Attu]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.004.23.7
Barrow, Whaling, May 1981 [woman carrying pan of meat]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B2016.004
B2022.005.95
[Two Indigenous Alaskan boys carrying armfuls of firewood]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Boys, Children, Child, Toddler, Wood, Firewood, Armful, Carry, Carrying, Fuel
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.380.1
Walt's Transfer, Anchorage [flatbed truck carrying Darigold Milk]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.380.2
Walt's Transfer, Anchorage [flatbed truck carrying Darigold Milk]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1994.022.800
(Hunting_Alaska)[two men carrying a caribou through the water towards a skiff]
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1995.014.102.11
[man carrying backpack skiing on winter trail, hills in distance]
Keywords: sports, recreation, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.84.7
[three soldiers carrying backpacks stopped on ridge, mountains in background]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B2010.023.346
(Barter Island-carrying ice for water)(From N Chance 4-4-8) [individual walking past snow covered houses carrying ice]
Collection: B2010.023
B2017.024.2738
Nome, July 1983 Street scenes [people, man carrying baby in back carrier, man carrying empty brown paper bag; structures, sidewalk]
Collection: B2017.024
B1970.019.382
W.R. Matheson, winter of 1916 [man wearing snowshoes and carrying rifle]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1995.014.50.6
[soldier carrying pack and rifle standing in field, mountains in distance, Adak]
Keywords: arms, clothing, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.52.9
[barefooted man carrying large backpack standing on riverbed, mountain in background]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.5.8
[parishoners and priest arriving at church, priest wearing robe and carrying cross]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.71.8
[two men carrying backpacks and wearing snowshoes snowshoeing in mountain valley]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1996.011.337.neg
Carrying water from Garden Cove [three people on ridgeline above coast]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B1983.091.S2023.14
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)(Women carrying penants (49th) in front of the smart shop)
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1995.014.74.11
[soldiers wearing broad-brimmed hats and carrying backpacks stopped on ridge in cloud]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.80.3
[soldier wearing snowshoes and carrying backpack walking through wooded area in winter]
Keywords: military, footwear, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.81.16
[soldier wearing snowshoes and carrying backpack stopped on ridge, mountain peak in distance]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
b2009.057.23
[Anchorage. Men in procession, some carrying flags.] 3.5 x 5.5 nitrate negative.
Collection: B2009.057 Pyatt
B2022.005.42
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young men in parka carrying harvested fowl; midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young men, Boys, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Fowl, Bird, Harvest, Subsistence, Hunter, Hunt, Hunting, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.21.001
[waitress, carrying coffee, covering face with hand, burners, woman watching. Neg is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1443
(Eskimo mother and child) [Alaska Native woman carrying young child. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.123.7
[soldiers carrying man on stretcher, stopped to rest in wooded area, rescue squad operations]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.49.13
[four men carrying poles or surveying equipment walking down beach in winter, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.1
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.2
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.3
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.4
[soldiers wearing backpacks and carrying snowshoes making ascent, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.73.8
[three men wearing snowshoes and carrying backpacks stopped on frozen river in mountainous area]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.97.10
[soldier wearing snowshoes and carrying backpack posed in wooded area in winter, mountains in background]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.97.9
[soldier wearing snowshoes and carrying backpack posed in wooded area in winter, mountains in background]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.093
[two men at work site, one carrying a lunchbox; lumber and rocky slope in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.019.16full
30 foot pup whale and sends a runner through the village to carry the news, and the natives
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B2013.012.004
[Man from .3, wearing raincoat, brimmed hat, and carrying backpack; circa 1937-1941]
Collection: B2013.012
B2015.008.1282.dk232.2
232.2. Brunonian Glacier. 9.12.14 [climber carrying backpack and gear stopped near
crevasses]
Keywords: mountain, mountaineering, glacier, climbing, crevasse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1282.dk232.2crop
232.2. Brunonian Glacier. 9.12.14 [climber carrying backpack and gear stopped near
crevasses]
Keywords: mountain, mountaineering, glacier, climbing, crevasse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1307.t28
T28 [climber carrying backpack and pick standing on glacier, crevasses in foreground.
cf. .1311]
Keywords: glacier, crevasse, mountaineering, mountain
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1307.t28crop
T28 [climber carrying backpack and pick standing on glacier, crevasses in foreground.
cf. .1311]
Keywords: glacier, crevasse, mountaineering, mountain
Collection: B2015.008