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B1997.003.125
[two women and two men; women sit on rear bumper of an automobile; one holding a bottle and wearing a novelty pattern skirt or dress; the other wearing a dress and saddle shoes; one man wears aviator goggles on his head and leans against car; one squats next to one woman whose arm is draped over his shoulder; interior wall in background, possibly inside a shed with dirt floor]
Collection: B1997.003
B2022.005.127
[Four young adults in uniform (likely Civil Air Patrol of USAF) seated in car parked outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young adults, Adults, Men, Woman, Uniform, USAF, U.S.A.F., Air Force, Clothing, Seated, Car, Parked, Outside, Buildings, House, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P.
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.055.235
Banquet scene with 1st National Bank hats; Betty Cuddy, Kay Linton, Dan Cuddy, and others; one hat reads “Here Come De Judge”
Collection: B1984.055
B1984.077.2.017
[Scenic view, mountains, river? possible road in right background? neg. is deteriorating]
Collection: B1984.077
B1997.003.237
[ship passengers on deck, railing, men, children, trees across water at left]
Collection: B1997.003
B1984.077.2.020
[steam shovel?, possible double exposure, neg is deteriorating]
Collection: B1984.077
B2018.023.062a
J. Sussman Stock Photo Co. Balto. [Baltimore?] [label] “55” [caption:] “Union Mining Co. East Dump on Flat Creek, Nome, Alaska. May 3, ‘08” [two men and one horse at mining operation; ladders, structures, possible tailings pile, 1908 black and white image]
Collection: B2018.023
B1995.014.110.11
Willow Creek near Marshall post-WWII [crane and hoses at hydraulic mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.6.12
[riverboat with oars carrying supplies, tied to gravel beach]
Keywords: transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.6.13
[Alaska Native man and woman wearing Western style clothing standing in doorway of log cabin]
Keywords: clothing, residences, houses
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.115
[man operating steam shovel, loading railroad cars at rock quarry as two men look on; some damage to neg]
Collection: B1997.003
B1984.077.2.019
[river valley, mountains, possible road in right background. similar to .017. some deterioration on neg.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1997.003.092
[man wearing overalls walking in foreground; railroad tracks, men, rocky slope in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.124
[two women sit on rear bumper of an automobile; one holding a bottle and wearing a novelty pattern skirt or dress; the other wearing a dress and saddle shoes; interior wall in background, possibly inside a shed with dirt floor]
Collection: B1997.003
B2009.037.015
.15 – Flier [same as .14, different photo angle]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2018.023.062b
J. Sussman Stock Photo Co. Balto. [Baltimore?] [label] “55” [verso of slide] [caption:] “Union Mining Co. East Dump on Flat Creek, Nome, Alaska. May 3, ‘08” [two men and one horse at mining operation; ladders, structures, possible tailings pile, 1908 black and white image]
Collection: B2018.023
B1995.010.6044
[view down road in residential area, houses at right, Anchorage Fairview neighborhood, 1940s. has neg. Cf. .5719]
Collection: B1995.010
AEC.T173
T-No. 173 SEABURG'S TRAPS-RIGHT ANGLES-MILE 348.4-JUNE 27.20. [6/27/1920]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1997.003.127
[two women stand behind an automobile; hills and valley in background]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.140
[man operates a Caterpillar continuous track vehicle; men in background carry long narrow objects; front of automobile in right midground]
Collection: B1997.003
B1998.014.1.2511
"Construction site & men" [worker wearing winter cap with ear flaps, insulated face mask, mittens, parka sits next to JOY equipment]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2143.4
8. "S.E.R.A. Transients" Camp, Matanuska Project. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [view down long line of walled tents, mountains in distance, State Emergency Relief Agency, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2144.19
Klondyke City, Y.T. #61, Hegg (Old Klondike) [bird's eye view of town. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.29
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(4908))(July 1966)(Ketchikan Pulp Co.)(Pioneer Rio Beaver front end)
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber, timber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.31
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(4910)(July 1966)( Ketchikan Pulp Co.)(Pioneer Rio Beaver)(muskeg)
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber, timber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1997.003.003
[man reclined on rocky ground, leaning against metal drum, man standing at left]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.109
[airplane parked on snowy landing strip; tire tracks in snow, barrel in foreground]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.126
[view of ground taken from airplane; portion of plan appears in image]
Collection: B1997.003
B2022.005.125
[Indigenous Alaskan mother and two children posed outside of house]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Family, Mother, Woman, Children, Child, Girl, Daughter, Son, Boy, Outside, House, Home, Residence, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.42.9
[man cutting snow blocks and assembling shelter at base camp, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: camping, military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.110
[two airplanes parked on snowy landing strip; vehicle tracks in snow in foreground]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.094
[men taking a break at quarry, hard hats, wooden keg on table in midground]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.114
[man operating steam shovel, loading railroad cars at rock quarry as another man looks on; some damage to neg]
Collection: B1997.003
B2015.008.370
George clearing the ice for the ice plow [George on frozen river, using wooden push blade, sled on runners in background. cf. .337-338]
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.024.2361
Kotzebue, June 1967 [woman wearing velvet parka holding what is likely a wooden net shuttle sits with net across her lap near an overturned umiak]
Collection: B2017.024