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B1995.010.6136b
[interior of bathroom, with sink, mirror, curtains on window, 1950s]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.007.16
[child asleep in bed with wooden frame, curtains drawn back]
Keywords: interiors
Collection: B2015.007
B1990.014.2018.1.138.004
46-6 A.L.H. [woman poses; curtain at right; likely 1940 Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2009.017.1986.10.12
Curtain raising at the Performing Arts Center (Sunday Oct 12, 1986)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B1990.014.2018.1.16.002
4-3; Portraits - Sylvia Olsen [woman playing piano; curtain in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.16.002
4-3; Portraits - Sylvia Olsen [woman playing piano; curtain in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.138.002
46-6 KCB [K.C. Britt poses in profile; smoke; curtain at right; likely 1940 Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.138.003
46-6 KCB [K.C. Britt poses ihilding cigarette; curtain at right; likely 1940 Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.35.005
14-4; Marion Johnson [woman seated in chair; window curtains at right; 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.35.005
14-4; Marion Johnson [woman seated in chair; window curtains at right; 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.007.31
[four young men goofing around inside room, with carpet and lace curtains. Original image blurry]
Collection: B2015.007
B1990.014.2018.1.35.006
14-4; Marion Johnson [woman seated in chair next to window; curtains; lamp at right; 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.35.006
14-4; Marion Johnson [woman seated in chair next to window; curtains; lamp at right; 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.303.006
90-1; April 1943; Pan X; Nome [Interior view looking out window; sheer curtains, mirror]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.023.201
[service man sitting on kitchen floor, holding up drink and food, oven open, pan, table, refrigerator, curtains.]
Collection: B2017.023
B2009.020.021
[Anchorage Alaska 1988 (possibly 1985); 4th Avenue Theatre interior taken from back of balcony; stage, curtain, artwork, lighting]
Collection: B2009.020
B2015.007.171
[white man seated at desk inside office, reading book, papers in pigeonholes above desk, curtains on window. Same man as in .28?]
Keywords: interiors
Collection: B2015.007
B1990.014.2018.1.102.004
37-5 Piano (no good) [Ketchikan, January 1940; Kimball grand piano with music book; bench; armchair at right; windows with sheer curtains]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.102.004
37-5 Piano (no good) [Ketchikan, January 1940; Kimball grand piano with music book; bench; armchair at right; windows with sheer curtains]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.1.001
1-2; Lee [girl wearing sweater and bib, barrettes, sits in wood highchair, food in divided plate; window, curtain; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.1.001
1-2; Lee [girl wearing sweater and bib, barrettes, sits in wood highchair, food in divided plate; window, curtain; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.85.005
30-3; Smith family [child sitting on piano bench; piano with sheet music at right; window, curtain, and books in background; likely Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.85.005
30-3; Smith family [child sitting on piano bench; piano with sheet music at right; window, curtain, and books in background; likely Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.287.001
88-3; Feb 1943; Super XX; snow scene [view looking out window at snow on trees, railing; curtains, lamp in foreground; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.287.002
88-3; Feb 1943; Super XX; snow scene [view looking out window at snow on trees, stairway railing; curtains in foreground; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2208.10
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [room with chair, side table, bureau, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.5
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [mostly empty room with curtained window, small table]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.8
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [kitchen with table, chairs, stove, door, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.15
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [bedroom with bed, chair, table, lamp, bureau, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2208.17
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [bedroom with bed, chair, table, lamp, bureau, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.99.002
37-2 Interiors at 1055 Stedman St [bathroom showing sink at left; cabinet; counter with grooming supplies; hand towels; window with curtains; Ketchikan; January 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.99.002
37-2 Interiors at 1055 Stedman St [bathroom showing sink at left; cabinet; counter with grooming supplies; hand towels; window with curtains; Ketchikan; January 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.Anc.12.34
AK housing admin. 1-15-53 [interior of residence or hotel room, with desk and chair, couch, table, curtains on windows. Cellulose acetate film buckling. removed to freezer]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc
B1989.016.2208.11
(Emard's House, interior, 3rd and E SE corner, taken for court trial, March 24, 1964) [living room, with couch, tables, lamp, folded room screen propped at left, curtained window]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.159.005
52-2; Mrs. Ohasi [sic: Ohashi] & Hope in native dress [two women, Homatsu Obashi and daughter Hope, pose wearing Japanese kimonos and obis; curtain at right; Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.159.002
52-2; Mrs. Ohasi [sic: Ohashi] & Hope in native dress [two women, Homatsu Obashi and daughter Hope, pose seated wearing Japanese kimonos and obis; curtain at right; Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.159.003
52-2; Mrs. Ohasi [sic: Ohashi] & Hope in native dress [two women, Homatsu Obashi and daughter Hope, pose seated wearing Japanese kimonos and obis; curtain at right; Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.159.004
52-2; Mrs. Ohasi [sic: Ohashi] & Hope in native dress [two women, Homatsu Obashi and daughter Hope, pose seated wearing Japanese kimonos and obis; curtain at right; Ketchikan, 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.25.001
9-1; May 1939; Plus X 64-40 Dev in DK 20-20 min c 70 Far; Dad [man reading Life Magazine; lamp; curtains; framed photograph on windowsill at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.25.001
9-1; May 1939; Plus X 64-40 Dev in DK 20-20 min c 70 Far; Dad [man reading Life Magazine; lamp; curtains; framed photograph on windowsill at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1544
S98 Diomede Island Eskimo soldier doing Native dance for Anchorage Rondezvous (G.I.) [soldier wearing gloves with fur cuffs, drummers, singers, skin drum, furs, mukluks with geometric patterns, stage, curtains]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.1176
May68P3 #01891 Bethel [two Yup'ik children wearing parkas stand in doorway to possible arctic entry; curtain draped in open position; one child carries paper bag; snow; snow fence; structures]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Yup'ik, Bethel, Mamterilleq
Collection: B2017.024
B1990.014.5.Home.4.2
Homesteaders, about 1942. DCK [two men and two women inside cabin, women holding rabbits, one man patting dog, another man holding rifle, interior decorated with curtains, paintings, chairs, tables, stove]
Keywords: residences, arms, animals
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Home
B1990.014.5.Home.4.3
Homesteaders, about 1942. DCK [two men and two women inside cabin, women holding rabbits, one man patting dog, another man holding rifle, interior decorated with curtains, paintings, chairs, tables, stove]
Keywords: residences, animals, arms
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Home
B1990.014.2018.1.99.004
37-2 Interiors at 1055 Stedman St [kitchen with sink, cabinets; gas stove and oven; tea kettle; possible salt & pepper shakers; possible wall-mount can opener; curtains; window blind; Ketchikan; January 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.99.004
37-2 Interiors at 1055 Stedman St [kitchen with sink, cabinets; gas stove and oven; tea kettle; possible salt & pepper shakers; possible wall-mount can opener; curtains; window blind; Ketchikan; January 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.40.008
17-1 June 1939; Plus X - 64-40 Dev 21 mins @ 68 degrees F in DK20; Bob & Evelyn Hooper blowing bubbles at our home, June 24th [Ketchikan; man holding tube; curtain at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.40.008
17-1 June 1939; Plus X - 64-40 Dev 21 mins @ 68 degrees F in DK20; Bob & Evelyn Hooper blowing bubbles at our home, June 24th [Ketchikan; man holding tube; curtain at left]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.40.001
17-1 June 1939; Plus X - 64-40 Dev 21 mins @ 68 degrees F in DK20; Bob & Evelyn Hooper blowing bubbles at our home, June 24th [Ketchikan; woman blowing bubble through tube; lamp, windows, curtains]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018