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B1989.016.817.1
P-371 [man and woman, both holding horses, lumber and automobile fender visible, Matanuska Valley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1041.4
GZ-206 (Winter Scenes in Golden Zone) [man next to tree in snow, setting trap?]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1042
P-66. Matanuska Valley hay crop, Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (1936) [hay stacks in foreground, termination dust on mountains in distance]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1043.1
P-7. Palmer, the Matanuska Valley Project, July 1936. Knik Glacier. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1624.9
14. (Dedicating the Aurora Train, Alaska Railroad) [Army band playing at Anchorage depot, with spectators crowded around Kiwanis Club grandstand, Government Hill in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.1.004
[Dog leaning into chicken wire in dog yard. Pan on ground behind dog.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1482
45. Alaska timber wolf. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [two Alaska Native men with possible wolf-dog hybrid on chain in snowy field. name Bragaw scratched off neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1626.4
(Dog Show Winners, Nov. 28, 1948) [two men, one holding dog and ribbon, with spectators in gymnasium seats in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1626.5
(Dog Show Winners, Nov. 28, 1948) [woman handing trophy to man holding ribbon and small dog, with spectators in gymnasium seats in background, man with camera at left]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.006.1844
[carver working inside building, possibly King Island Chief Aulaġana (John Olarana); 1950s]
Keywords: carving, artists
Collection: B2016.006
B1989.016.1380.1
5. Alaska sled reindeer. Hewitt's Photo Shop [reindeer in harness with loaded sled. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.219.002
69-1 August 1941 Pan X in DK 20 Sitka Pioneer Home [exterior view of structures; sidewalk; curb; stone wall; three men in foreground; flagpole at center]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.219.003
69-1 August 1941 Pan X in DK 20 Sitka and Mt. Verstovia from the "Castle" [waterfront view of town; churches]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.002
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.002
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1984.077.1.002
[Dog sitting in dog yard, fence made of chicken wire, doghouses in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1533.6
131. Valley hay crop, Palmer. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [hay stacks with mountains in distance, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.349
George with my pet pig [George reclining in yard, petting piglet]
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.024.3417
[winter scene in northern Alaska; two children wearing parkas stand near structure; fur; river or sea ice in distance; undated - slide has residue stuck to it]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.147.6
Sydney Laurence painting, Northern lights and cabin.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.148
Sydney Laurence painting, Winter Sunset (house on beach).
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.786.5
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [home, Anchorage]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.001.141
Certificate of Recognition from National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to Mayfield Evans, signed by Loretta Jenkins, President, February 2, 1990
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Certificate, Certificate of Recognition, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, Loretta Jenkins, E&S Diversified Services, Sponsorshop, 1992, U.S., Olympics, Team
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.142
Certificate of Appreciation to E&S Diversified Service [sic] from Georgia-Pacific Corporation and the United States Olympic Committee, signed by A.D. “Pete” Correll, President and Chief Operating Officer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Harvey W. Schiller, Executive Director/Secretary General, United States Olympic Committee
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Certificate, Certificate of Appreciation, E&S Diversified Services, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, U.S., Olympic, Olympic Committee, A.D. "Pete" Correll, Harvey W. Schiller
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1998.014.1.654b
"F3 Fish wheel on the Yukon River" [log base, log and plank bridge, holding pen, shore in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.789
"L-29 Matanuska Valley farm, winter" [snowcovered brush, field, trees, barn, structures in midground; mountains in background, Pioneer Peak]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1983.091.S1536.2
(JackPainter Covering N.C.A. for Cinemascope)(Wells Choice, floatplane and men with Camera)
Keywords: camera, fisherman, fishing, film, documentary filming
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock