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B1989.016.1988.1
(Swimimng Pool, "spa", Inside, April 22, 1954) [Interior of spa with pool ]
Keywords: pool, recreation, swimming
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1987.2
"Spa" Swimming Pool Anchorage, Alaska (Swimimng Pool "spa", April 22, 1954)
Keywords: recreation, pool, building exterior
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.256.1
Breakup at Nenana, 1940 [Nenana Ice Pool]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.256.4
Breakup at Nenana, 1940 [Nenana Ice Pool]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.583
{glacier and mountains as seen with reflecting pool in the foreground}
Keywords: mountains, Chugach, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.1987.1
(Swimming Pool, "Spa", April 22, 1954)(8x10 print2)
Keywords: buildings
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.256.3
Breakup at Nenana, 1940 [tripod for Nenana Ice Pool]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.352
Alaskan bather. Hewitt's, 129. [bear cub in pool]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2019.019.IB9-12
Mt. McKinley [Denali] / Reflection Pool, 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Denali, Mountains, Reflection Pool, Water
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B1989.016.1988.2
"Spa" Swimming Pool Anchorage, Alaska Hewitts Drug Store Photo (Swimimng Pool "spa", inside, April 22, 1954)
Keywords: recreation, pool, swimming, spa
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.98.1
[military trucks on road, motor pool on left, winter, Adak?]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.2018
"T233 Fairbanks swimming pool" [copy neg; same as .2017]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2554
"Waterfall & Ice" [waterfall and pools in canyon; boulders; no ice visible]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.023.254
(california)[garden with arch wall and several people standing around a reflecting pool]
Collection: B2014.023
B1995.014.97.4
[bird's eye view of motor pool at military base, mountains in background, Adak]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.98.2
[military trucks on road, motor pool on left with collapsed structure, winter, Adak?]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.1094
Granada, the Court of Myrtles. The first part of the Alhambra we saw together [courtyard with pool]
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.256.6
The ice break-up at Nenana, 1940. Photo by Charles Wilson. [Nenana Ice Pool]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.86.9
[bird's eye view of army base in winter, motor pool in center, mountains in background]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.90.7
[motor pool at military installation in winter, tall flagpole at center, mountains in distance, Adak?]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.1147
St. Cloud [view down pool in park of former Château de Saint-Cloud]
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.4.028
Nenana ice pool $85,000 [cabin, porch, wash tub, fence, telegraph poles? in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1998.014.1.2587
"Kashim Club/Interior" [NCO club on Elmendort; view of seating area with fireplace, stage with piano and images of female dancers; bookshelves; trophy at right, pool table at right, pool cues; logs and rough lumber decor]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.011.128
Alaska ’48 – Pilgrim River, sunset on State Creek pool [scenic. Removed from broken mount]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.011.7
Alaska ’48 (H) – Brooks, Marion at meadow pool [distant view of Marion Hopkins fishing]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.011.73
Alaska ’48 – Kulik, Tikchik, towering over fishing pool [scenic. Removed from broken mount]
Collection: B2017.011
B1990.014.2018.1.33.001
14-2 Boys on dam at pool [two boys sit atop dam; pond; trees; 1939; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.001
14-2 Boys on dam at pool [two boys sit atop dam; pond; trees; 1939; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.011.111
Alaska ’48 – Pilgrim River, Bob & Grant study pool [two men standing in river]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.011.22
Alaska ’48 (H) – Brooks, Big Bend pool [distant view of four people angling in river]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.011.65
Alaska ’48 – Kulik, Tikchik, Shorty casting into pool [man standing in shallow lake, mountain in background]
Collection: B2017.011
B1998.014.1.2017
T233 Fairbanks, Alaska "Swimming pool" [copy neg; people using outdoor swimming pool with slide, diving boards, trapeze; umbrellas, bleachers, ping-pong; banner reading: "Northern Commercial Co., the store for everybody;"baseball field and players in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1163
(O31 Outdoor swimming near the Arctic Circle) [swimming pool, Fairbanks, diving boards, trapeze, slide, ladder, summer]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.500
In our pool, Franklin, Paul, Lorne, Walter [four small children wearing bathing suits standing in water feature in yard]
Collection: B2015.008
B2014.016.682
[from verso:] 5941-17 [Nenana street scene with boy on tricycle on sidewalk passing Don’s Bar and Nenana Ice Pool Office]
Collection: B2014.016
B2022.001.023
Mayfield Evans, Cancun, Mexico, March 2005 [Note on back: Pop-Chillin at the Pool, Cancun, Mexico, March 2005, 4-05]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Cancun, Mexico, Vacation, Relaxation, Relaxing, Chillin, Pop, Father, Dad, Pool, Lounge chair, Deck, Reading
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1998.014.1.1162
O31 Outdoor swimming, Fairbanks, Alaska (near the Arctic Circle) [swimming pool, people diving, trapeze, umbrella, diving boards, ladder, summer]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.020.077
[Mount Marathon racer running up to automobile at finish line, signs at left for The Northern Pool Liquor, Bobbie’s Bar, and Taxi, 1955-1959]
Collection: B2017.020
B1995.010.1332
[street view of unidentified town, sign for “Hotel Magazines Pool and Bar” in right foreground, utility poles with power lines crossing street. Cf. .1330
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.008.608
121_11_ The pool in the glacier_where we broke half inch of ice to wash for 6 days DK_3rd Camp 5th day 945am{glacial abstract features as seen from camp}
Keywords: glacier, mountains, Mt Blackburn
Collection: B2015.008
B1983.146.304
Government Right of Way Anchorage Alaska.Pyatt [man standing on railroad tracks passing tents, wooden buildings, two flag poles, Montana Pool Room] negative, printcf. 327
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B2015.008.609
(121_12 Panoramic with 122_1_ Mt Blackburn from base camp 6th day_ 122_1 Panoramic with 121_12 Mt Blackburn 6am and Mr Barrett wasing in glacial pool 6th day)
Keywords: glacier, Mt Blackburn, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2298.12
(Chitina) [old store with faded signs for Pool Room and Olympia Beer, sign for "Chitina Townsite, Lots Sold on Easy Terms," truck with 1943 license plate parked outside building]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.109
Knik, Alaska. P. S. Hunt J1825 [street scene with log buildings and fences along dirt road, businesses including Mrs. Morrison's Road House and Knik Pool Hall, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1998.014.1.2588
"Room interior w/pool table & men" [men near pool talbe; man reading, men sitting at desk; speakers and film projection screen on wall; stairway at left; sign on wall "no drunkenness permitted"; cabinets and possibly media equipment at right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley