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B1989.016.1976.2
(Chugach Power House, 1954)(8x10 print)[ copy negative of the Chugach Power House in wooden frame]
Keywords: electric, power plant, industry
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1067.2
206. Power plant, Palmer. Hewitt's Photo Shop
Keywords: power generation, electricity
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1552.2
(Eklutna Powerhouse) [Eklutna Power Plant. copy neg]
Keywords: power generation, electricity
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1601.5
111. Power House, Palmer. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: power generation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.PowersMiss.1
(Powers Miss Passport Photos 1933)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.1976.1
(Chugach Power House, 1954)(8x10 print)[ copy negative of the Chugach Power House in wooden frame]
Keywords: industry, electric, construction, power plant
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
AEC.G481
AEC G481 P.S. Hunt AEC RY Power House Anchorage Terminal [Engineer standing next to large power generators within the power house terminal]
Keywords: energy
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1989.016.1552.1
[two images on one copy neg: Eklutna Lake and Eklutna Power Plant dam]
Keywords: power generation, electricity
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.9.002
[Power plant for U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co., Fairbanks]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.TV.105.107
Kotzebue November 30, 1961 Standby Power Kotz Hosp
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B2021.002.019
Samuel Fleming, Fairbanks, early 1950s [checking power lines.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Fairbanks, African American Families African Americans 1950-1990, African American Families
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2016.019.1.12b.05360.31
Electric Transmission towers, Unusual Angle, [Satellite Dishes and Power Lines], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Satellite Dishes and Power LInes, Transmission Tower
Collection: B2016.019
B1994.009.291.292
Granite Mountain Station; .291: Generators and switchgear; 4-17-57, [from verso:] Power room; .292: CP Engine alternator, 4-17-57, [from verso:] power installation, equipment bldg.; Power generating equipment. [White Alice]
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1981.020.022
The Dam, Ocean Falls, B.C. No. 2923 [hydro power dam erected by Bella Coola Pulp and Paper Company to power mill, town buildings in background]
Collection: B1981.020 Hotchkiss
B1984.077.17.002
Baths [Street scene, bathhouse, rooms to rent, buildings, power lines]
Collection: B1984.077
B2022.005.237
[Two men standing outside midwinter; power lines and buildings in background]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Man, Bunny boots, Boots, Coat, Hats, Gloves, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Outside, Power lines, Poles, Buildings, Structures
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2019.003.003
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” Anchorage Light and Power Plant [Eklutna Power Plant powerhouse] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet (Eklutna).]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, School, Education, U.S. Government, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Anchorage, Light and Power Plant, Power plant, Powerhouse
Collection: B2019.003
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.66
(catastrophe)(flood at trailer camp Goat Creek REA Power site)(7-3561 53)
Keywords: catastrophe, flood
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1989.016.1013.1
(Snow Scene) [two skiers under utility poles along power line from hydro plant to mill near Bryn Mawr Creek near Healy]
Keywords: electricity, power generation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1994.009.295.296
Power plant installations; .295: Rabbit Creek; .296: Niklasson Lake [White Alice]
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1990.014.5.Ind.9.123.1
(Industry; newspaper; Chugach Electric; proposed power load & authorization for distributor & load; 10 Jan 1953) [Two men look at CEA Power Generation Growth chart, with one pointing to pending growth]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Ind
B1994.002.127
Anchorage Light and Power Co. Dam, Eklutna, Alaska [Lake and spillway of dam taken from above, undated]
Collection: B1994.002 Wennerstrom Collection
B1994.009.293.294
Power plant installations - Rabbit Creek [from verso:] Rabbit Creek 11-1-56. [White Alice]
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1984.077.9.001
[Car, power plant for U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co., Fairbanks, electrical poles, gas pump?, fence.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2006.023.4606.jpg
[Joe Redington Sr. with puppy and unidentified girl wearing jacket reading "Dog Power Iditarod Trail Race"]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B2006.023.8184.jpg
Jean Kawcheck, Unalakleet [Girl holding Dog Power patch, standing in doorway of Iditarod Joe's Camp, Unalakleet]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B2006.023.4606
[Joe Redington Sr. with puppy and unidentified girl wearing jacket reading "Dog Power Iditarod Trail Race"]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2006.023.8184
Jean Kawcheck, Unalakleet [Girl holding Dog Power patch, standing in doorway of Iditarod Joe's Camp, Unalakleet]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2014.028.187
Y-79. [section of pipeline on concrete supports, Davidson Ditch power plant? print date Sep 73]
Collection: B2014.028
B2019.003.055
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Eklutna River canyon [scenic in winter] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Eklutna River Canyon, Eklutna River, River Canyon, Canyon, River, Winter, Scene, Scenic, View
Collection: B2019.003
B2014.016.2219
Circle City. Sam Hailey and REd Stoddart under nose of snow-train. Power section had two 400 HP diesel Cummins generating electric power for each of 24 wheels of snow-train. [DEW Line road construction, 1955]
Keywords: construction, Cold War
Collection: B2014.016
B1989.016.1013.2
(Snow Scene) [road along power line from hydro plant to mill near Bryn Mawr Creek near Healy]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.69
(catastrophe)(August 9 1955)(house with flood water around it. Old Palmer highway near the power plant)
(8 5526 55)
Keywords: catastrophe, flood
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2006.023.4614.jpg
[Young girl outside of Iditarod Joe's Camp building, holding sign that reads "Dog Power Iditarod Trail Race"]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B2006.023.4614
[Young girl outside of Iditarod Joe's Camp building, holding sign that reads "Dog Power Iditarod Trail Race"]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2019.003.056
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Dam [view down to dam from top of canyon] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Dam, View, Canyon
Collection: B2019.003
B1989.016.1021.3
GZ-122 (Homes in Golden Zone) [aerial of Gold Zone Camp; shows bunkhouse complex, power plant/boiler, shop buildings]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1040
GZ-12 (Mountains in Golden Zone) [view across river valley with river or road and power line in valley, possibly mine in foreground]
Keywords: mining, roads, power generation, electricity
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.028.188
Y-80. [close-up of welds and rope on pipeline section, Davidson Ditch power plant? print date Sep 73]
Collection: B2014.028
B2019.003.054
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Dam in winter [close-up of iced-over waterfall] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Dam, Iced, Icy, Iced-over, Ice, Waterfall, Falls, Winter
Collection: B2019.003
B2019.003.057
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” 450 ft. ladder to the dam [view across canyon to stairway] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Dam, Ladder, View, Canyon, Stairway
Collection: B2019.003