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B1990.014.5.Anc.Util.2.96
"6 Nov 51; Bus fire (Air Force firemen)"
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_015_5_Anc_Util
B1992.003.004
Ahtna Alaska Natives, Copper Center [Family of men, women, children pose on porch of log cabin; dog at right; broom, shovel, bucket]
Collection: B1992.003
B2012.028.042
[group of six Natives; same as image .138; at AFN 2014, woman at right identified as chief’s daughter based on her dress and regalia]
Collection: B2012.028
B1989.016.1163.2
P-521. 9/22/36. Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo (Hayfields in Palmer) [haystacks in fields in foreground and in distance, homestead in middle ground, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.206
[Young Indigenous Alaskan woman and man on boardwalk outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Women, Young man, Man, Coat, Clothing, Outerwear, Glasses, Boardwalk, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1979.002.4849
{two men working on a roof}
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2010.023.346
(Barter Island-carrying ice for water)(From N Chance 4-4-8) [individual walking past snow covered houses carrying ice]
Collection: B2010.023
B2014.012.11
[group portrait of Alaska Native men, women, and children, most wearing Western-style clothing, two women and one child wearing fur parkas, barabaras and cache in background]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2014.012
B2022.005.122
[Two men kneeling by dog outside midwinter; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Kneeling, Dog, Outside, Winter, Snow, Buildings, Houses, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.220
[Crowd gathered around dog sled racer number 14 and his team]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Crowd, Group, Bystanders, Spectators, Dogs, Dogsled, Sled, Team, Sport, Transportation, Recreation, Winter, Snow, Street, Road, Community, Buildings
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1983.091.S4827.126
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [men drumming]
Keywords: dancers, dancing
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S4827.17
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [girl posed outside]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S4827.18
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [girl posed outside]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.146.103
Post Card Alaska Fur Bearing Trout (fish) {altered photo of a trout with fur}
Keywords: trout, fish, post card
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B1989.016.364.5
124. Fields of spuds, Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.65.10
[herd of pigs in yard, mountains in background]
Keywords: animal husbandry
Collection: B1995.014
B2013.049.67
[schoolchildren outside school building, Kokrines?]
Keywords: education
Collection: B2013.049 Kane
B2013.075.092
Tanana #2, Kaktovik [dwelling mostly buried in snow, anlers on roof, ladder, thermometer, pipe venting, 1966]
Collection: B2013.075
B2013.075.509
1967-68 [Koliganek? young girl standing in doorway of house]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B2013.075
B2015.008.1153
Returning from Potsdam. From Potsdam to Berlin [view from ship to low stone bridge in distance]
Collection: B2015.008