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B1995.014.9.13
[men riding in tracked vehicle in winter]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.9.14
[men riding in tracked vehicle in winter]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.007.75
[man riding tram across creek in winter]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2015.007
B1983.091.C4767
view of people riding the first escalator in Alaska
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Commercial
B1995.014.43.6
[soldiers riding in snowmachine in mountainous area in winter]
Keywords: transportation, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.43.7
[soldiers riding in snowmachine in mountainous area in winter]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.82.13
[soldiers riding amphibious vehicle, Susitna Flats?]
Keywords: transportation, military
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.004.16.22
Barrow 5180 [children riding bikes on snow]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.004.16.23
Barrow 5180 [children riding bikes on snow]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2016.004
B2015.008.993a
Kentucky thoroughbred, riding and driving, Jack Freeman [young man riding horse,
Dora’s nephew. Excised from photo album]
Keywords: farm, vermont, horse
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.82.15
[soldiers riding amphibious vehicle in winter, mountains in background]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.004.28.14
Ninilchik, 4-29-79 [children riding bicycles]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2016.004
B2022.005.241
[Person riding bicycle on dirt road past buildings]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Person, Individual, Bicycle, Bike, Riding, Transportation, Road, Dirt road, Buildings, Structures, Houses, Community, Village
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.739
"K10 McKinley Park, Horse back riding recreation camp" [military servicemen riding horseback along path, trees, mountains]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.004.28381
Jul 12 1984 [People riding inside of train] 28381
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1995.014.104.19
[two soldiers riding in amphibious vehicle on lake or river, mountains in distance]
Keywords: military, boats, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.104.20
[two soldiers riding in amphibious vehicle on lake or river, mountains in distance]
Keywords: military, boats, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.113.4
[winter scenic with clouds, mountains in distance, child riding bicycle on airstrip in foreground?]
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.1208
Rangoon, Burmah, elephants piling teak [two mahouts riding elephants in yard]
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.006.2019
[Miss Black Heritage riding in automobile in parade; print date Jul 88]
Keywords: Ray, Frances P., 1921-2005, Ray, William C., 1916-1994, Fairbanks (Alaska), Golden Days
Collection: B2016.006
B2017.029.1973
[group of children riding in wagon, buildings in background; print date Jul 74]
Collection: B2017.029
B2015.008.242
(1_1_91525 Port Wells Alaska Gulls riding icebergs Penniman Glacier Harriman Fjord)
Keywords: glacier, Prince William Sound, College fjord, mountains, Chugach, Port Wells
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.4973a
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous "Moose Gooser" on 5th Ave. for Rendezvous rides 2-26-48
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1989.016.2177.3
5 (Parade) [night, woman riding on Lions International float, Fourth Avenue, Fur Rendezvous?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2239.2
(Fourth of July 1934) [soldier in uniform riding Caterpillar tractor, passing spectators and houses, Anchorage]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.6471.jpg
Signs for Iditarod Trail Alaska and Joe Redington Sr. Husky Haven Sled Dog Rides
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B2006.023.6471
Signs for Iditarod Trail Alaska and Joe Redington Sr. Husky Haven Sled Dog Rides
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B2015.008.1207a
“Elephints a’pilin’ teak,” Rangoon [mahout riding elephant dragging timber across yard, other elephants in background]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1225
Asunción. Carriage & cortège of Russian Minister. 96 [mounted soldiers riding down road]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.569
The last little lamb, “too far to walk” [man standing in driveway with lamb riding on sheep’s back]
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.004.278
[Craig George riding Skidoo Elan snowmachine without using his hands; print date May 80]
Collection: B2016.004
B2017.029.1670
[three children riding on one bicycle, house in background, Eagle; print date Jul 86]
Collection: B2017.029
B2017.029.2582
[woman and man wearing backpack riding on Polaris Charger snowmachine; print date Apr 77]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.2055.20
20 (July 4, 1938, parade) [young boy riding Caterpillar tractor festooned with American flags]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2055.40
40 (July 4, 1938, parade) [boy in costume riding horse, woman in costume, float in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.738
"K9 a bit of Texas at McKinley Park" [man riding horse, hat, jacket, ranger, bridle, stirrup]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.004.244
[Alaska Natives in traditional dress riding float, Fur Rendezvous parade; print date Feb 83]
Collection: B2016.004
B2009.017.1993.06.19
“Shetland Ponyman of the Apocalypse” ©1993 Saturday June 19, 1993 [skeleton riding horse carrying Micro Nukes]
Keywords: politics
Collection: B2009.017
B2013.070.04
Anchorage 1953 [woman in costume riding paint horse down street, house and spectators in background; Shrine Circus?]
Collection: B2013.070
B2015.008.1191
[commercial portrait of horse saddled for riding, wooden step for mounting set nearby, Transcaspian Oblast. With Russian caption]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.551
Learning to harrow with the tractor. George (left) & Prof. Jacobs [two men riding tractor pulling harrow]
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.004.117.46
Kennicott, McCarthy, Sheep Mtn., Chitina, 920607 [woman riding tram over Kennicott River, with dog and rifle]
Keywords: transportation, Animals
Collection: B2016.004
B1973.079.106
[two native alaska men guiding two reindeer with four people in parkas riding on a sled being pulled by a reindeer]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.2055.44
44 (July 4, 1938, parade) [boy in costume riding horse, Anchorage 4-H Club float in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.124.11
Going out to McKinley [soldier riding on sled loaded with gear being pulled by snowmachine, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering, transportation
Collection: B1995.014