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B1999.014.1198
[several men and women dancing]
Keywords: dance, party
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B2015.004.41
Kotzebue dance. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [two women wearing fur-trimmed print parkas dancing in hall, drummers in foreground, men seated against wall in background]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2015.004
B2019.019.IC1-29
Dances [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Dancing, People, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2019.019.IC1-30
Dances [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Dancing, People, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2019.019.IC1-31
Dances [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Dancing, People, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2015.004.46
It is never proper for an Eskimo to dance without wearing gloves. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [man wearing Western style clothing, eyeglasses, knitted gloves, and mukluks dancing indoors, woman seated along wall in background]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2015.004
B1989.016.2210.23
E-40 (Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [group portrait of women and men in parkas and feather headdresses outdoors, with box drum suspended by rope from tree branch, Eklutna Vocational School students]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.006.1868
[two women dancing indoors, other women and male drummers seated behind, Barrow; print date Aug 79]
Keywords: dance
Collection: B2016.006
B2016.006.1869
[young boy dancing indoors, women and male drummers seated behind, Barrow; print date Aug 79]
Keywords: dance
Collection: B2016.006
B2014.027.187
[Alaska Native man wearing green kuspuk and eyeglasses preparing to put on mittens, possibly for Wolf Dance; print date Mar 78]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2014.027
B2014.019.464
Alaska Eskimo dance, Nome. c. Robinson Studio, Anchorage [two dancers wearing masks performing outdoors on snow, one holding dance fans, possibly Yupik]
Keywords: clothing, dancing
Collection: B2014.019
B2017.029.2007
Native dancing enjoyed by all, Bethel [spectators watching dances in gymnasium; print date Feb 77]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.2210.19
E-36 (Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [women and men in parkas, kuspuks, and mukluks dancing outdoors, Eklutna Vocational School students]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2210.20
E-37 (Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [women and men in parkas, kuspuks, and mukluks dancing outdoors, Eklutna Vocational School students]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.091.S4827.125
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [boy dancing]
Keywords: dancers
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S4827.24
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [kids dancing]
Keywords: dancers
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.214.1
May Day dance, 1940, Elk's Hall. [Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.214.2B
May Day dance, 1940, Elk's Hall. [Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.214.4
May Day dance, 1940, Elk's Hall. [Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.4926
[woman wearing fancy dance parka, mukluks, and mittens dancing on stage, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.1321
Wine, dine, and dance at the Idle Hour, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's, 101 [interior of restaurant with dance floor and bar in corner]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1964.001.095
A Dawson dance hall [View of men and women dancing at dance hall in Dawson, Yukon Territory. From verso: "Florodora." Postcard (color). Original photograph size: 3 1/4" x 4 3/8"]
Collection: B1964.001 John Urban
B1970.019.284
(dance in the Army Recreational Hall Jan 13 1945)
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1983.091.S1365.2
Margot, Tom, dancing with wife at Idle Hour, 1953
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock