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B1995.010.2256
[small cabin with eave covering stacks of fuel wood, canoe at right]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.61.11
[two men standing near snowmachine in winter, fuel barrels stacked at right]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.61.12
[three men standing near snowmachine in winter, fuel barrels stacked at right]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.209
[airplane on ground, wings and nose covered in fabric, people, fuel?; image is deteriorating]
Collection: B1997.003
B2006.005.477
This would be a beautiful picture in color. Tanks in foreground are our fuel tanks, 2000 gal. each.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B2006.005
B1995.010.3348
[village waterfront as seen from river, riverboat docked in center near fuel wood pile]
Collection: B1995.010
B1984.077.1.001
[Truck parked near canvas wall tent, fuel tanks, barrels, and road. Mountains in background.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.407
Wood pile, after lumbering, March 1921 [fuel wood stacked in yard next to barn and silo]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.5.P.1.9
(Coastal for Standard [drill site with mobile home trailer, structures, fuel tanks, snow, chimney in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P1
B1998.014.1.1785
T98 Ketchikan, Alaska (harbor) [view of shoreline; structures, automobiles, road, fuel storage tanks, water]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.3007
July 1983, aerials, villages [coastal village, possible wind turbine; fuel tanks; boats at lower right]
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.014.77.19
[man standing outside log cabin mixing something in a fuel can, second man coming out of doorway holding a basin]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.101.004
37-4 Exteriors at 1055 Stedman St [Ketchikan; January 1940; street view looking toward road leading to Standard Oil Company of California and water; fuel tank and tree stumps at right; ship in midground behind fuel tank; Pannock Island in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.101.004
37-4 Exteriors at 1055 Stedman St [Ketchikan; January 1940; street view looking toward road leading to Standard Oil Company of California and water; fuel tank and tree stumps at right; ship in midground behind fuel tank; Pannock Island in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.447
[view down residential street in winter, probably East 9th Avenue, fuel wood piled next to houses. Cf. .856]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.008.189
E12 81025 Looking up Valley of 10000 smokes from lower end_Mt Mageik_First fuel water and feed{desolate landscape with mountains in the background}
Keywords: volcanic landscape, valley of 10000 smokes
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.024.3036
July 1983, aerials, villages [shoreline with boats, structures, communication towers, possible lagoon, fuel tanks, possible landing strip]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3401
June 1971 [spring breakup scene; children play on boardwalk near doorway; structures; shovels; likely fuel tanks at left; Savoonga]
Collection: B2017.024
B2019.003.078
“Anvik, Christ Church Mission" Louis, half br. [young boy posed on building steps next to pile of fuel wood]
Collection: B2019.003
B1990.014.4.Science.22.VUborealforest
Mixed forest: spruce, birch, aspen, cottonwood, alder and willow, central Alaska. Trees are useful for fuel too costly to harvest for wood pulp.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2014.019.85
Gas cases at Naknek [cases piled at Naknek airport, tail of aircraft at right, fuel identified as Red Crown Gasoline by David Anderson, 2022]
Collection: B2014.019
B2017.024.3054
July 1983, aerials, villages [view of shoreline, structure for shore access, possibly boat repair(?) people near shore, boats, fuel tank]
Collection: B2017.024
B1990.014.2018.1.102.002
37-5 Exteriors at 1055 Stedman St [Ketchikan; January 1940; view of fuel storage tanks; tree stumps; water and Pannock Island in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.102.002
37-5 Exteriors at 1055 Stedman St [Ketchikan; January 1940; view of fuel storage tanks; tree stumps; water and Pannock Island in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.1339
[McCarthy street scene, with buildings including RO.G. Watsjold building at right, metal barrels, fuel wood, and antique automobile in yard at center, mountains in background]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.1860
T135 Haines, Alaska "aerials" [copy neg; aerial view of Haines, structures, roads, piers, fuel storage tanks, Nukdik Point at upper right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.648
180.6. On the Yukon, wooding up [paddle steamer Whitehorse stopped along riverbank
near fuel wood pile, men on plank between ship and bank]
Keywords: shipping, steamer, Yukon, paddle wheel, transportation
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.101.003
37-4 Exteriors at 1055 Stedman St [Ketchikan; January 1940; street view looking southeast of domicile; road; boardwalks; fuel storage tanks; utility poles]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.101.003
37-4 Exteriors at 1055 Stedman St [Ketchikan; January 1940; street view looking southeast of domicile; road; boardwalks; fuel storage tanks; utility poles]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1897
T156 Kenai, Alaska (Main St) [street scene; Bob's Trading Post, Meats, Groceries, fuel pumps, cafe, automobiles structures, Redoubt Volcano at right in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.1043
Road’s End Farm cabin, Dec. 6, 1934. Windows and roofing first steps [timber in yard
at left, large pile of fuel wood piled next to cabin, barn at right]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.010.3372
[group portrait of Alaska Native woman and children posed next to fuel wood pile, several children holding balloons, two dogs in front of Beaver post office at left. Cf. .3393]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.1906
T161 Homer, Alaska (Street scene) [copy neg; man at left possibly filling fuel container; structures; automobiles; structures; quonset; businesses: Cafe Bar at right, Blatz Beer sign]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1908
T163 Homer, Alaska (street scene) [copy neg; man, woman, children, dog at front porch of structure; Homer Hardware and Builders; E and E Garage, fuel pump; automobiles; homes]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.588
E27 King Island craftsmen at work, photo by Frank Morgan "1948 postcard" [three men inside shelter, leather, skin wall coverings, ropes, tools, metal fuel drum, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1611
T22 The "AJ" gold mine at Juneau, Alaska, pub. by Brickley (1 print, 2 negs) [view of shoreline, wharfs, structures, possibly fuel storage tanks, power plant; adjacent to image .1608; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1891
T154 Seward, Alaska (Main St) [street scene similar to .1890, likely 1953; fuel pump at left; men crossing street; Studebaker pickup; U.S. Department of Interior? Alaska Railroad badge on vehicle on far right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1756
(T76 Ellis Air Lines, Ketchikan air tax) [amphibious aircraft, likely a Grumman G-21 Goose, tied up at dock, hangar, Four men and dog on dock; people and suitcases inside hangar, fuel hose at right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.781
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [Martin B-10 bomber tail number 145 in Cook Inlet, Bootlegger's Cover, ran out of fuel, July 1934. Airplane was salvaged. Men in rowboat and rope tied to tail of plane]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1753
T76 Air taxi service at Ketchikan (Ellis Air Lines) [amphibious aircraft, likely a Grumman G-21 Goose, tied up at dock, hangar, men, women, children; two women embracing behind aircraft; fuel hose at right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1786
T98 Ketchikan, Alaska (harbor) [view of harbor, structures, boats, ship; smoked rising from structure; fuel tanks in lower center; copy neg; neg is damaged: emulsion peeling away from support on right side of neg; removed to freezer]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2003.013.34
Crane booms lift fuel drums from the beach for loading on vehicles for transportation to storage sites while army stevedores roll the drums out the open forward doors of the USS Harris County (LST-822) at Barter Island. Official U.S. Navy
Collection: B2003.013 John Kelsey Collection
B2016.024.013
CG living area, Annette, Apr. ’53 [on print:] Note oil barrels: our source of fuel [bird’s eye view of housing in trees, woman standing next to truck in right foreground, metal barrels stacked on rack in center background]
Keywords: Annette Island
Collection: B2016.024
B2017.011.156
Alaska ’47 – Sleitmut, wood-burning “Wallace Langley” makes 5 trips a season between Bethel & McGrath [man standing next to pile of fuel wood on deck of riverboat, two men on upper deck, Sleetmute]
Collection: B2017.011
B2018.023.016a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [D.A.A.A. (Dawson Amateur Athletic Association) Theatre, Dawson, Yukon, exterior; man walking along boardwalk; possible fuel tank at right; utility poles; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2019.003.052
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” [two men standing next to log building in winter, ladder propped against wall next to fuel wood pile, sawhorse or makeshift table at left, mountains in background] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Men, Log Building, Building, Wood pile, Sawhorse, Mountain, Mountains, Mountain range, Winter
Collection: B2019.003
B1998.014.1.1370
(PT6 Seward; & print) [winter scene; woman standing at left foreground, snow, harbor, Resurrection Bay, ship,automobiles on pier; railroad depot, railroad cars on pier, engine, fuel tanks; businesses, including Sewing Machine Shop; mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1932
T176 Spenard road near Dead-man's Curve (Anchorage) [street scene, woman walking alongside road; snow, automobiles, businesses: Cold Beer, Millie's Pit Bar-B-Q, spenard Fuel, Grocery, Trailer Court, Dari Delite]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.022.018
Nome 1943, “CAA Transmitter Station, Nome, Alaska. A summer view looking north, with the Bering Seas about two miles in back of the photographer.” (Three transmitting towers with some buildings.) [quonset, fuel tanks, possibly two people in lower left between structures]
Collection: B1998.022