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B1990.014.2018.1.4.002
Sheldon [man sitting in arm chair; talbe; lamp; bookcase at left; piano at right; newspaper at right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.4.002
Sheldon [man sitting in arm chair; talbe; lamp; bookcase at left; piano at right; newspaper at right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.4.003
Mother [woman sitting on sofa appears to be sewing; table in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.4.003
Mother [woman sitting on sofa appears to be sewing; table in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2363
[Moose in the wild] Bragaw 104
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B1990.014.2018.1.59.005
22-6; girls by campfire [foure women sitting near fire; driftwood; blankets; beach; forest; likely Ward Cove; August 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.59.005
22-6; girls by campfire [foure women sitting near fire; driftwood; blankets; beach; forest; likely Ward Cove; August 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.001.144
Letter to E&S Diversified Services from Department of Defense Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, signed by Donald J. Maloney, Jr., USAF Commander, October 12, 1993
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, Department of Defense, USAF, Pacific Air Forces, Donald J. Maloney, Donald Maloney
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.49.005
20-2 Al & Elma [man and woman walking along boardwalk near group of men; automobiles on plank-surfaced road; Federal Building in background; Ketchikan; likely 1939
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.49.005
20-2 Al & Elma [man and woman walking along boardwalk near group of men; automobiles on plank-surfaced road; Federal Building in background; Ketchikan; likely 1939
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1996.035.10.3.page.4c
[Page 3 of folded 5-page mimeographed document, orienting Stanton L. Kirby toAdak, dated February 1946. Very good description of facilities at the time.]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B2022.001.128
Certificate of Appreciation, Dedicated Community Supporter, presented to Mayfield Evans, signed by Doris J. Ross, Principal, Mountain View Elementary, 1998-1999
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Certificate, Certificate of Appreciation, Dedicated Community Supporter, Community, Supporter, Doris J. Ross, Doris Ross, Mountain View Elementary, School
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.85.002
30-3 Repacking scene [transfering salmon filet between barrel and shelf; likely Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.85.002
30-3 Repacking scene [transfering salmon filet between barrel and shelf; likely Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.005.154
[Group of men in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) smiling and watching man running; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Uniform, Clothing, USAF, U.S.A.F., U.S., Air Force, Running, Runner, Smile, Smiling, Entertainment, Buildings, Structures, Housing, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P.
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1996.035.6.welcomeAboard.p25
Welcome Aboard / U.S. Naval Station Adak, Alaska / Birthplace of the Winds [1961, page 25 shows housing "Adak housing is considered to be the best outside the U.S. ...waiting for you. Furnished quarters before the lady's touch."]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B1996.035.6.welcometoNASAdak.p27
Welcome to NAS Adak (NAS Adak, Public Affairs State, November 1988) [page 27 shows images of housing]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B2022.001.139A
Letter to E&S Diversified Services at U. S. Coast Guard Base, Ketchikan, Alaska from U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, signed by Michael L. Dorsey, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, March 2, 1994, with letter from Commanding Office USCGC Naushon dated February 24, 1994
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, U.S. Coast Guard, Base, Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S., DOT, Department of Transporation, Dept. of Transportation, Michael L. Dorsey, Michael Dorsey, Captain, Commandig Office, USCGC, Naushon
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2009.017.1984.08.02
Wanna Get That Ed?
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B1998.014.1.2313
The Muskeg School of Tundra Tactics graduates another scholar "Sourdough on Yukon (cartoon) [artwork depicting man holding "Sourdough" certificate standing next to woman holding infant; "Yukon River" sign; book on ground; cabin with bear hide in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.017.1984.09.22
©1984 Saturday Sept. 22, 1984 [USSR/US border on map of Bering Sea, with sailing ship on American side, dragon on Soviet side]
Collection: B2009.017
B2014.012.70
[man wearing vest, cravat, and brimmed hat sitting on rocky ground]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.012
B1996.035.10.3.page.7d
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 4 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1990.014.2018.1.75.001
28-3 Lutheran Church & Deer Mt. [View of church; rooftops; Deer Mountain in background; Ketchikan, September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.75.001
28-3 Lutheran Church & Deer Mt. [View of church; rooftops; Deer Mountain in background; Ketchikan, September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1428
S24 Japanese equipment captured in the Aleutians; anti aircraft gun) [mountains in background, muskeg, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Ind.11.58d
BMR Trucking. Not used for BMR
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Ind
B1990.014.2018.1.75.002
28-3 Christian Science booth at Ketchikan Fair [table for display; rocking chair; arm chair; lamp; woman's portrait on wall; September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.75.002
28-3 Christian Science booth at Ketchikan Fair [table for display; rocking chair; arm chair; lamp; woman's portrait on wall; September 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.98.005
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [living room furnished with chair; magazine rack table; drapes; tea kettle; possibly electric space heater; view into kitche with cabinets; sink; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.98.005
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [living room furnished with chair; magazine rack table; drapes; tea kettle; possibly electric space heater; view into kitche with cabinets; sink; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.012.89
[man and three children on sled with dog team stopped on ice]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B1996.035.10.3.page.4f
[Back of page 5; of folded 5-page mimeographed document, orienting Stanton L. Kirby toAdak, dated February 1946. Very good description of facilities at the time.]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.4g
[cartoon from Adak newspaper] "Now, Wilbur, I'm going to give you something you missed all those months in Adak."
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.5a
[printed Christmas menu, U.S. Naval Barracks, Bremerton, Washington, 1945] [printed postcard with blanks to fill in, to “Family” from Kirby (?), about breakfast at the Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. in Seattle. “Talk about hotcakes!”]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.5b
[printed Christmas menu, inside pages, U.S. Naval Barracks, Bremerton, Washington, 1945]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.7a
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 1 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.7b
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 2 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.13back
[accordion-fold black & white souvenir postcards of Kodiak, twelve images with captions, 1940s? (6 per side)]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.13b
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.13front
[accordion-fold black & white souvenir postcards of Kodiak, twelve images with captions, 1940s? (6 per side)]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook