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B1989.016.2039.4
[brown bear carcass on rocky beach]
Keywords: hunting, animals
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1497
Seldovia, Alaska [view of bay with rocky headland]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.3.16
[waves and surf crashing on rocky beach, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.70.19
[two soldiers walking on rocky bank of rushing river]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.218.001
[woman walking along rocky shoreline; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.74.12
[man laying on rocky bank to drink out of small creek]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.133.001
44-4 [scenic view of rocky beach; water; likely March 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.133.001
44-4 [scenic view of rocky beach; water; likely March 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.1208
Point Hope, May 1947 [child poses on rocky ground with tundra in background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.014.119.8
Adak, on Sunday the Army would take men fishing [scenic of rocky coastline]
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.012.70
[man wearing vest, cravat, and brimmed hat sitting on rocky ground]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.012
B2015.008.681
228.2 [view across glacier from rocky slope, man standing on slope at right]
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, glacier, mountaineering, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.160
[Indigenous Alaskan man in sunglasses lounging on rocky ground drinking beer]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Sunglasses, Rocky, Ground, Lounging, Snow, Winter, Beer, Glass bottle, Bottle, Beverage
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1973.079.140
[unknown mountainous and rocky coastline as seen from the rail of a vessel sailing offshore][negative cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.141
[unknown mountainous and rocky coastline as seen from the rail of a vessel sailing offshore][negative cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.1669
(On way to Independence Mine) [rocky river in foreground, Little Susitna? Mountains in distance]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.218.002
[woman squatting on rocky shoreline wearing one glove; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.1206
Point Hope [four girls pose on rocky surface; possibly flowers in foreground]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2015.008.1259
Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise, Abbott's Pass, The Death Trap 1898 [Matted]
Keywords: mountains, glaciers
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.841
[view up rocky ridge to climber standing atop ridge. Cf. .615]
Keywords: mountaineering, mountains, glacier, crevasse, climbing, climbers, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.161
[Group sitting on rocky ground midwinter, drinking beer; hotdogs and mustard nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Group, People, Men, Women, Drinking, Drinks, Beer, Ground, Winter, Snow, Ice, Rocky, Hotdogs, Mustard, Food
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.264.005
82-3; Lorraine Nelson [woman at rocky beach skipping stones; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.265.001
82-4; Lorraine Nelson [woman at rocky beach skipping stones; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.265.002
82-4; Lorraine Nelson [woman at rocky beach skipping stones; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.74.13
[man kneeling on rocky bank to drink out of small creek, hat on stones at left]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.003
[man reclined on rocky ground, leaning against metal drum, man standing at left]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.092
[man wearing overalls walking in foreground; railroad tracks, men, rocky slope in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.093
[two men at work site, one carrying a lunchbox; lumber and rocky slope in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B2019.003.062
“Scenes on Cook’s Inlet” [barefoot woman posed on rocky shoreline] [Dena'ina Elnena, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Waterway, Woman, Barefoot, Shoreline, Waterway
Collection: B2019.003
B1995.010.2079
[autumn scenic of passage with several small rocky islands, termination dust on mountains. Cf. .2078]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.2239
"Pribilof seal" [Sea lions gathered on rocky shore; additional sea lions in water, waves]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.1316.t39
T39 [base camp on rocky slope, with tent at left, laundry on clothesline at right, glacier
in background]
Keywords: mountaineering, glacier, climbing, crevasse, mountain
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1316.t39crop
T39 [base camp on rocky slope, with tent at left, laundry on clothesline at right, glacier
in background]
Keywords: mountaineering, glacier, climbing, crevasse, mountain
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.682
228.3. Harvard, 1914 [view across rocky slope to glacier, man bending over rocks in
foreground]
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, glacier, mountaineering, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.7.016
[Two men on rocky ground: Lo Pinto in plaid?, cameras, tripod, knife, riverbed? Neg. has some deterioration.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1998.014.1.2240
"Birds on rocks" [Actually, these are sea lions gathered on a small rocky island and in water at left; aerial view]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2478
"Sticking shutter shots; town near river" [waterway with rocky banks; bridge with concrete abutments; sturctures]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2008.013.104a
[view down rocky beach to snow-covered mountains, possibly village in distance. original image blurry]
Collection: B2008.013
B1979.002.Album1.129
R24-5. Abercrombie Rapids, Copper River [view down rocky riverbed, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.132
R24-6. Abercrombie Rapids, Copper River [view down rocky riverbed, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.2018.1.235.005
72-4 [Sitka, August 1941; waterfront scene; view of Sitka from across water, taken from rocky beach; pilings]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.236.001
[72-5; Sitka, August 1941; waterfront scene; view of Sitka from across water, taken from rocky beach; pilings]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.004
29-4; Ever upwards [woman, likely Basha, hiking on rocky mountain trail; spruce trees; above Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.004
29-4; Ever upwards [woman, likely Basha, hiking on rocky mountain trail; spruce trees; above Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.410
"Tanunak children, 1957 Nelson Island" [girls wearing kuspuks and parkas pase on rocky beach near herring]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1998.014.1.716
F30 Alaska's finest crab, Homer, Alaska. [crabs lined up on rocky beach, driftwood, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2008.013.104b
[young boy standin on rocky beach, snow-covered mountains and possibly village in distance. original image blurry]
Collection: B2008.013