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B1983.091.S4193.005
"Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing.]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1990.014.3.1202
Gulkana Bridge and Pipe Crossing Bridge was designed by R & M of Anchorage. 25575
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.3
B1990.014.5.People.2.21
Benny Benson Indian who designed the Alaska Flag 1962 copy neg from 244 Ekta
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 2
B2022.005.65
[Seated Indigenous Alaskan woman in fur (likely reindeer) parka with geometric design at bottom hem]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Seated, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Clothing, Outwear, Gloves, Geometric pattern, Design, Decorative
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2016.020.102
[Photograph. Two women standing in front of wooden building with three panels bearing Tlingit designs]
Collection: B2016.020
B1983.091.S4193.009
Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing. [children, parka, woman]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.1377.11
Anchorage Hotel. Hewitt's Photo Shop (Jan. 24, 1942) [interior carpet in entryway with anchor design]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.091.S4193.007
Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing. [Benson talking with children; parkas]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2017.011.102
Alaska ’48 – Tenalian Pt., water & sky designs [fish trap in water, Lake Clark]
Collection: B2017.011
B2018.023.051a
[Portrait of man wearing Tlingit regalia, including totemic designs, blanket, moccasins, possibly beadwork; wearing traditional woven hat; holding knife with snake head design for handle; name “Louis Shotridge” at lower right (Stoowukáa) of Klukwan; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1983.091.S4193.002
Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing. [women wearing parka, children, adults]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1989.016.2091
Lots of Hills to Prospect in Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Inc., Anchorage, Alaska [postcard design with sketch of man ogling woman]
Keywords: wit and humor
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.724.color
Alaska Merry Christmas "H8 (baby) negative with transparency" [see .724.bw for image, holiday card template design with photograph]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.028a
Caption: "The beauty of Nome, Alaska" [portrait of woman wearing walrus design fur parka; chin tattoos; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.051b
[verso of slide: Portrait of man wearing Tlingit regalia, including totemic designs, blanket, moccasins, possibly beadwork; wearing traditional woven hat; holding knife with snake head design for handle; name “Louis Shotridge” at lower right (Stoowukáa) of Klukwan; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1978.180.131
Benjamin Benson, Sept. 25, 1912, Designed the Alaskan Flag[most sources list Benson’s birth date as Oct. 12, 1913]
Collection: B1978.180
B1989.016.1377.10
Anchorage Hotel. Hewitt's Photo Shop (Jan. 24, 1942) [interior carpet in entryway with ship's wheel and compass rose design]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2210.60
(Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [woman in fur parka with geometric design and mukluks, standing outdoors]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.53.004
21-6 water design; 105 mm [scenic view overlooking water, boat and wake; mountains in distance; Ketchikan, likely 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.53.004
21-6 water design; 105 mm [scenic view overlooking water, boat and wake; mountains in distance; Ketchikan, likely 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.People.8.11
"People - pageants, Crouch fashion show, 7/20/65, Model - Crouch design" [woman in sleeveless dress with striped skirt walks on carpet]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B1995.014.53.4
Mail plane in at Marshall [pilot exiting airplane, wearing fur hat and parka with geometric design on upper arm, smoking cigarette]
Keywords: aviation, postal services
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.722.color
H6 Greetings from Seward, Alaska "Dog team & Seward Street" [greeting card design, photograph and artwork; see .722 for image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.019.475
Wrangell potlatch, Alaska Native. Schallerer’s Photo Shop, Ketchikan [Alaska Native boy wearing robe with raven design standing in doorway]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.019
B2017.023.175
[Office, men in uniform, women, pose, desks, chairs, Christmas tree in background; far left, man wearing raven design sweater]
Collection: B2017.023
B2018.023.028b
[verso of slide: Caption: "The beauty of Nome, Alaska;" portrait of woman wearing walrus design fur parka; chin tattoos; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1983.091.S4193.010
Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing. [two children at table talking to Benson; woman in right background]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1998.014.1.1538
S101 (S95 Fort Richardson Highway sign, 1946 postcard) [U.S. Army Alaska, polar bear with star design, brick, summer image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1983.091.S4193.006
Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing. [Airline counter and customer in backgornd; PNA aircraft model at left background]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S4193.008
Benny Benson, designer of Alaska flag (2/22/64). Interior, man at table, autographing. [Benson with children, woman in parka, woman, man in background; airline counter]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2017.029.2957
[crowd and dancers on lawn, three men wearing white tunics with whale design in center background, Native Spirit Festival; print date Jun 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.2210.55
E-59 (Mrs. Bjornson) [portrait of woman standing outdoors, wearing knitted cap with reindeer design, light jacket; Mrs. Bjornson owned a farm in Eklutna]
Keywords: agriculture, clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.256.003
79-2 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.256.004
79-2 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.256.005
79-2 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.257.001
79-3 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.257.002
79-3 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.257.003
79-3 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.257.004
79-3 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.257.005
79-3 Rosey and wife [portrait of Adolph Roseneau (sic: Rosenau?) and Jean Rosenau, Ketchikan; April 1942; note possible scrimshaw brooch with walrus design]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1539
S95 (Fort Richardson Highway sign, 1946 postcard) [U.S. Army Alaska, polar bear with star design, brick, winter image, snow, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.2760
Nome, July 1983 Street scenes [man wearing cap with embroidered design: "USS Sea Tiger SS395; Operation Petticoat" (fictional film); automobile in background]
Collection: B2017.024
B1998.014.1.2186
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, Federal crusade treatment center; 5 children around table" [spoons, two girls displaying what may be a cake, possibly with a bunny design; likely 1963]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1881.2
(Fur Rendezvous, trappers information) [Fish and Wildlife Service display, with trophies, pelts, and sign "Trappers, Something New in Trapping Line, special design by Oscar E. Fredrickson," 1952?]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.723.color
"H7 Greetings from Seward, Alaska moose & Seward RR depot" [greeting card design; see .723.bw for image; some words have been colored in red: Rehabilitation, Bartlett; neg is delaminating]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.1063
Jan71P7 #16038 Barrow [two Inupiat men dance: one wearing red fur-trimmed parka; one wearing walrus tusk design parka; drummers, singers in background]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Dancing, Drum, Drummers, Feather headdress
Collection: B2017.024
B1971.071.57
Ketchikan, Alaska Chief Johnson's (Kadjuk) Totem pole - of the Kadjuk House of the Raven Clan. Carved and erected in 1901 by Chief Johnson. Community house with crest whale design later built.
Collection: B1971.071 Alice Butler
B1998.014.1.723.bw
"H7 Greetings from Seward, Alaska moose & Seward RR depot" [greeting card design, summer scene, train, railroad, mountains in distance, neg is delaminating, drawing of moose in pond]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2000.017.17
[five men standing on tundra, man wearing blue parka with embroidered design holding camera, two men at right smoking cigarettes, Point Hope; print date Jun 72]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B1998.014.1.2314
"Key-key-rumie its cold up here" The Alaskan key bird is an ex-sea gull who flew off course when it mistook the North POle for a totem pole. "Key bird cartoon" [artwork depicting bird wearing earmuffs and boots and covered in snow flying between signs reading "North Pole" and "Alasak" World War II era design Kee Bird refers to B-29 Superfortress and nose art design]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley