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B1967.019.23p
"Dog-gone" good roller, Ball Park Anchorage Alaska, JEC Photo [5 dogs pulling a roller on the baseball field in Anchorage]
Keywords: baseball, sports, dogs
Collection: B1967.019 CIHS Isaacs
B1989.016.871.2
P-52B. Hewitt's [man with horse team pulling roller or other equipment in field, Matanuska Valley?]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2270.9
(Road construction) [workmen near truck dumping gravel or other surfacing material, second dump truck and roller behind truck]
Keywords: roads, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1997.019.08full
The canoe is put on rollers of seal skins filled with air and taken to the open waters of Bering Straits, the path being made safe from evil influences by an old woman.
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B2015.008.381
Even with skids, the horses can not move the chicken house very well [two-horse team at right harnessed to small building, two men positioning rollers. Cf. .406]
Collection: B2015.008
B1996.009.04full
Seal skins filled with air are used as rollers under the boat as it is taken over the rough ice hummocks to the open waters of Bering Straits. They are then made fast to the thong attached to harpoon point and used as buoys to the dead whale.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B1998.014.1.2514
"Construction: airport & crane; 1963" [men working; paving surface likely at Elmendorf AFB; dump trucks, paver, steam rollers, rakes, runway with aircraft, structures, railroad tanker cars in mid-ground; Chugach Mountains in distance; no crane]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2019.003.053
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Upper Lake Camp [three men near log building, large canvas tents in background, man at right possibly stacking small pieces of wood next to large log on rollers] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Men, Log building, Building, Canvas tents, Canvas tent, Tent, Tents, Log rounds, Rounds, Wood, Firewood, Stacking wood, Wood pile, Winter, Log, Rollers, Upper Lake Camp, Upper Lake, Camp
Collection: B2019.003
B1998.014.1.1295
(O85 Anchorage Circus, July 8, 1954) [Cristiani Bros. Circus; women, elephants, and horses perform in three rings, spectators, businesses in distance: Ball Bearings Roller, The National Cash Register Co., Bigler's Vacuum Sales & Service, City Fuel; cold Beer, Liquor Store, D & D Lounge, McAllister Signs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1289
(O85 Anchorage Circus, July 8, 1954) [scene of three-ring circus, Cristiani Bros Circus, performers, clown, elephants, horses, bleachers, audience; people looking over fences; unicycle at left; automobiles in background; business signs for ball bearings, rollers, the National Cash Register Co., City Fuel, Liquor Store, D & D Lounge]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1293
Anchorage goes to its first circus (O85, July 8, 1954) [Cristiani Bros. Circus; elephants and woman perform in center ring, spectators on bleachers, businesses in background: Ball Bearings Roller, The National Cash Register Co., Bigler's Vacuum Sales & Service, City Fuel; cold Beer, Liquor Store, D & D Lounge, McAllister Signs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley