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B2016.027.111
[Alaska Native woman wearing kuspuk and eyeglasses sitting on tundra]
Collection: B2016.027
B1995.010.3120
[Alaska Native man wearing eyeglasses seated next to his drying rack or cache]
Collection: B1995.010
B2014.027.71
[Alaska Native women wearing eyeglasses and fur-lined parka with print cover]
Collection: B2014.027
B2017.024.1366
Diomede, Feb 1962 [woman wearing parka, eyeglasses; child, structures in background]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.1369
Diomede, Feb 1962 [Woman in eyeglasses poses with three children in snow; parkas]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.1376
Diomede, Feb 1962 [person wearing red parka with fur ruff, eyeglasses]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.2088
King Island, copyright 1986 [close-up of man wearing eyeglasses, cap]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.2092
King Island, copyright 1986 [close up of man wearing eyeglasses and cap]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.2104
King Island, copyright 1986 [man wearing plaid shirt, eyeglasses, cap]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.2140
King Island, copyright 1986 [close-up of man wearing eyeglasses smoking cigarette]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.1053
Jan71P7 #16038 Barrow [Inupiaq man wearing red fur trimmed parka, eyeglasses sings and gestures]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Singing
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.1377
Diomede, Feb 1962 [three men and one woman wearing parkas pose in front of structures; eyeglasses]
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.010.4929
[man wearing fur parka, fingerless gloves, and eyeglasses dancing on stage, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B2017.024.1059
Jan71P7 #16044 Barrow [Inupiaq man wearing feathered head dress, parka, gloves with snowflake pattern, eyeglasses]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Dancing, Parka, Feather headdress
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.010.4893
[two women wearing fur-lined kuspuks and mukluks, one woman wearing eyeglasses, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.102.4
[man wearing brimmed hat, eyeglasses, and tall lace-up boots standing with dog outside log cabin, near Purgatory?]
Keywords: animals, clothing, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.015.10
[two young men posed on boardwalk or bridge, railroad tracks at right, one boy wearing eyeglasses and carrying camera case]
Collection: B2015.015
B2017.020.41
[woman wearing eyeglasses and headscarf posed next to ice igloo, cache in background, probably Carr’s on Gambell Street, 1955-1959]
Collection: B2017.020
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
B2015.012.203
1955 Fur Rendezvous [Alaska Native woman wearing short fur parka, headscarf, and eyeglasses looking at sales booth. b&w negative]
Collection: B2015.012
B2000.017.309
Griffin’s [commercial slide. Woman wearing eyeglasses, woman carrying baby, and young child posed outdoors, all wearing parkas with fur trim; no date]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B1995.010.3148
[George playing with puppy dogs on beach, Alaska Native man wearing eyeglasses standing, rifle propped against driftwood in foreground, fish camp above]
Keywords: subsistence
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.4894
[woman wearing eyeglasses, green corduroy fur-trimmed parka and purple fedora hat, carrying baby in parka, Kotzebue; print date Jul 70]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.74.14
[soldier wearing eyeglasses, parka with fur ruff and knitted cap, seated inside tent in front of Primus stove reading a book, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: mountaineering, camping, clothing, heat
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.74.15
[soldier wearing eyeglasses, parka with fur ruff and knitted cap, seated inside tent in front of Primus stove reading a book, McKinley rescue squad operation?]
Keywords: heat, military, mountaineering, clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.027.36
#4-78. Inuit male spectator, Iditarod 1978, Nome, Alaska [portrait of man wearing fleece-lined hat with earflaps, green down jacket, and eyeglasses]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.027
B2015.007.110
[Alaska Native family posed outdoors, wearing traditional and Western style clothing, one man wearing eyeglasses, young man wearing necktie and holding driving cap]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.104
[group portrait of Alaska Native men posed outdoors next to large wooden building, all wearing Western style clothing, one man wearing eyeglasses, bowtie, and suit coat]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.72
[group portrait of Alaska Native men and women posed with white man, probably teacher or preacher, next to large wooden building, most holding books, one man wearing eyeglasses]
Keywords: education, religion
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.024.2083
King Island, copyright 1986 [person wearing eyeglasses, Nome Nanooks hat and waders eating possibly walrus (?), holding knife in hand in umiak; radio at lower left]
Collection: B2017.024
B2015.007.120
[group portrait of Alaska Native men posed outdoors next to large wooden building, all wearing Western style clothing, one man wearing eyeglasses, bowtie, and suit coat. Cf. .104]
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.024.1155
Alaska - Eskimo mother and child - Barrow in summer 1986 [1961?; Inupiaq woman wearing yellow and white scarf, coat with fur ruff, eyeglasses holds child; dogs at left; road in distance]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Woman, Children
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.014.54.18
Olson, coming down Yukon, 1934 [portrait of man seated in rowboat with dog, man wearing lace-up boots, vest, and eyeglasses, holding bones or dried fish, snowshoes in boat, trees in background]
Keywords: clothing, boats, transportation, animals, food, fishing
Collection: B1995.014
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
B2014.027.177
[Alaska Native woman wearing eyeglasses and fur-trimmed parka standing behind fencing with other spectators. At AFN 2015, identified as Helen Senungetuk] [Inupiaq Territory, Sitnasuaq (Nome). At AFN 2022, woman confirmed Helen Senungetuk.]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Iditarod, Sled dog race, Race, Winter, Snow, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Sitnasuaq, Nome, Woman, Eyeglasses, Glasses, Parka, Fur, Fence, Helen Senungetuk, Crowd, Spectators
Collection: B2014.027
B2015.007.20
[three young men seated outdoors, man wearing eyeglasses and necktie standing behind, man seated at right possibly Alaska Native, large buildings in background, location non-Alaskan, possibly boarding school. cf. .6]
Keywords: education
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.14
[group posed outdoors next to building, with elder woman wearing fur parka and eyeglasses, two young women wearing squirrel fur parkas, and two young girls wearing cloth parkas, ladder against log building at left and another in background]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.157
[group portrait of Alaska Native family next to log cabin in winter, man and young woman wearing Western style clothing, elder woman wearing fur parka with walrus tusk gussets and eyeglasses, child at left with cleft lip. Cf. .29]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.36
[group posed outdoors next to building, with elder woman wearing fur parka and eyeglasses, two young women wearing squirrel fur parkas, and two young girls wearing cloth parkas, ladder against log building at left and another in background. Same as .14]
Collection: B2015.007
B2014.027.34
#2-78. Native Alaska lady (probably Inuit), Iditarod Sled Dog Race 1978, Nancy Lake, Alaska [portrait of woman wearing eyeglasses, yellow headscarf, and fur parka. Cf. .182. At AFN 2016, woman tentatively identified as Molly Seetot of Brevig Mission]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Iditarod, Sled dog race, Race, Winter, Snow, Woman, Inuit, Nancy Lake, Portrait, Eyeglasses, Glasses, Headscarf, Parka, Fur, Molly Seetot, Brevig Mission
Collection: B2014.027
b2015.027.131
The bishop and native. He is the one that got lost two years ago [two Aleut men posed outdoors, one at left wearing brimmed hat, suitcoat, necktie, and sweater, one at right wearing eyeglasses and knit cap and holding camera on tripod. Man at left possibly priest Gregory Prozorov, who served on St. Paul 1924-1929]
Keywords: religion, photography
Collection: B2015.027
B2014.027.189
[two women standing outside business, woman at left wearing sunglasses, knitted cap and parka with fur ruff, Alaska Native woman at right wearing eyeglasses, print parka with fur ruff, and headscarf, holding purse; print date Aug 75. At AFN 2015, identified as Helen Fagerstrom of Nome (left) and possibly Hannah Hawley (right)] [Sitnasuaq (Nome). At AFN 2022, woman on left confirned Helen Fagerstrom.]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Inupiat, Women, Building, Business, Sunglasses, Cap, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Eyeglasses, Glasses, Headscarf, Purse, Helen Fagerstrom, Hannah Hawley, Sitnasuaq, Nome
Collection: B2014.027