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B1995.014.77.18
[two men standing outside log cabin in winter, snowshoes, sled, and fire wood stacked against cabin, mountains in distance]
Keywords: military, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.7.7
The old Russian Mission Church that was torn down in 1941 [interior with vessels, crucifix, icon]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.7.8
The old Russian Mission Church that was torn down in 1941 [interior corner with window, desk, wall hanging]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.7.9
The old Russian Mission Church that was torn down in 1941 [interior with altar]
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.178
[deck scene, men standing, sitting in foreground; men walking in background, smoke, smoke stack, rope, rigging, ladder]
Collection: B1997.003
B2015.026.1593
7-98, Chitina trip [Print date 87 4 9.] [exterior of Chitina Saloon] [Ahtna, Tsedi Na']
Keywords: Chitina, Ahtna, Tsedi Na', Chitina Saloon, Saloon, Business, Building, Town
Collection: B2015.026
B1973.079.175
[Woman Mrs Cron and toddler Alma standing on boardwalk in winter with snow berms and house in background]
Keywords: stroller, winter, snow, child, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2015.026.733
6-3. Eskimo dance band. Native Alaska Set No. 6. Arctic Circle Enterprises, Anchorage [male drummers seated in hall]
Collection: B2015.026
B2017.023.266
[scenic view, icebergs, grounded, mountains, morraine(?), snow, glacier]
Collection: B2017.023
B1990.014.2018.1.217.002
68-4 [toddler standing in crib; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2008
"T226 Kenai; Nov. 1954" [Archer's grocery store; lumber, logs and small structure in foreground; structures, automobiles in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2013.059.023
Canneries. Bering Sea. [crewmen relaxing on boats, one playinig an accordion]
Collection: B2013.059
B1989.016.2213
(Sydney Laurence, McKinley with eagle, 1920 per Jones) [photograph of painting. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2012.030.3633
Fissure on "M" St. looking NE on day after 3/27/64 'quake [earthquake damage, automobile and residences in Anchorage]
Collection: B2012.030
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
B1990.014.2018.1.217.003
68-4 fruilt in basket on kitchen table; tablecloth; windowsill; chair; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
b2012.006.711
[distant view of coastal town from hilltop behind; print date Jul 61]
Collection: B2012.006
B2017.024.2897
July 1983, villages [view of structures in midground, mountains in distance; possible wind turbine at left; possible satellite dish at right]
Collection: B2017.024
B2019.003.058
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Below the dam [young man standing next to river] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Dam, Young man, River, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2019.003
B1989.016.1596.2
4th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo [Anchorage street scene, Fourth Avenue looking east, with automobiles and businesses including Carol's, Sunshine Market, Alaskan Publishing Co. Printers, Rose Florist's Shop, Piggly Wiggly, The Club, Tom's Radio Service, OK Cleaners, New Method Cleaners, South Seas Club, Alaskan Surplus, 4th Avenue Theater. circa 1930s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.541
"Newtok - summer fish camp Nelson Island, June, 1957" [view overlooking structures, canvas wall tents; bay and mountains in background; snow, pond, drying racks, boats]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2019.003.059
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Below the dam [four young men standing next to river] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Indigenous, Young men, Dam, River, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2019.003
B2019.003.060
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Where the river runs into Cook’s Inlet [scenic in summer] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, River, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Summer, Scene, Scenic, Waterway
Collection: B2019.003
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
B1990.014.2018.1.60.001
23-2 Roofs of houses, 8/13 [1939, likely Ketchikan; person walking up stairs at far right]]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.60.001
23-2 Roofs of houses, 8/13 [1939, likely Ketchikan; person walking up stairs at far right]]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1249
(O62 Ketchikan, anchient carvings on rock) [same as .1248]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1781
T96 Cordova, Alaska (Main St, 1948) [street scene; similar to .1780]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.426
Franconia Notch, N.H., Sept. 1924. En route to Maine, on our first vacation [automobiles parked next to small tents in clearing]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.210.006
66-3 Barnyard scene near Duvall [Washington, March 1941; close-up of chickens]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.224.006
70-2 Russian church [front view of St. Michael Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church; cannon in foreground; August 1941; Sitka]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.225.001
70-3 Russian church [front view of St. Michael Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church; cannon in foreground; August 1941; Sitka]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.22.005
5-6 Dock conference [men gathered talking on dock outside Tongass Trading Company; two wood boats at left; lumber; water' mountains; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.67.001
25-2; tourist taking pictures [Mission Street Ketchikan street scene with man in center of plank street taking photographs; Ingersoll Hotel at left; "Welcome Visitors" sign spanning street; woman standing near Marine Hotel at right; store at far right with sign advertising Alaska Sportsman, scale and ball near entrance; automobiles, one with plate B43; looking inland from near docks; likely 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.67.001
25-2; tourist taking pictures [Mission Street Ketchikan street scene with man in center of plank street taking photographs; Ingersoll Hotel at left; "Welcome Visitors" sign spanning street; woman standing near Marine Hotel at right; store at far right with sign advertising Alaska Sportsman, scale and ball near entrance; automobiles, one with plate B43; looking inland from near docks; likely 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.008.026
[street scene on Fourth Avenue in fresh snowfall, people gathered at far edge of fissure in front of businesses including Koslosky’s, D & D Bar & Café, Frisco Bar & Café, Mac’s Foto, Pawn Shop Loans, Scandinavian Club & Bar]
Collection: B2014.008
B2016.019.1.01b.06511.10
Scenic in Halibut Cove, Alaska [Alaska Cities - Halibut Cove], 1988
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Alaska Cities, Halibut Cove
Collection: B2016.019
B2019.003.061
“Scenes on Cook’s Inlet” [woman standing in shallow creek] [Dena'ina Elnena, Tikahtnu]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Tikahtnu, Cook's Inlet, Cooks Inlet, Cook Inlet, Inlet, Waterway, Woman, Creek, Mountain, Mountains, Mountain range
Collection: B2019.003
B1998.014.1.1703
T61 Nome, Alaska, photo by Frank Morgan (1948 postcard & print [street scene, businesses: Northern Commercial Company, possibly theater, North Pole Bakery, possibly airline office, drugstore, people walking on sidewalks, automobiles, trucks, bicycle and dog at left near truck; hills in distance; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.3000
July 1983, aerials, villages [ two-storey structure with yard, possibly greenhouse at lower left, creek, tractor at far right, dozer]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3022
July 1983, aerials, villages [view of coastline with sandbar or gravel bar, road and structures in distance, possibly birds flying above water]
Collection: B2017.024
B1979.002.Album1.95
C & N.W. near Katalla, abandoned track [written on back: "Abandoned track of Copper River & Northwestern Ry. at Katalla." view down line with weeds growing in between ties, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1