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B2009.037.051
[woman with scarf sitting and smiling at camera]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2023.009.189
State Inspector [man in sunglasses smiling at camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Huffman Road
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.3.002
Winnifred [woman with arms crossed, smiling; foliage in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.3.002
Winnifred [woman with arms crossed, smiling; foliage in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2010.023.707
[two native alaskan children on the porch of a house smiling for the camera]
Collection: B2010.023
B2023.009.182
Don, Scraper Op[erato]r [man in plain cap smiling for camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Scraper operator, Hat
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B2023.009.185
? [man on vehicle smiling for camera, same man as .186]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Construction worker
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B2009.037.028
.28 – [soldier posed with coat over his shoulder smiling at camera]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2022.005.222
[Indigenous Alaskan boy in brown coat smiling at camera; room interior]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Boy, Child, Coat, Outerwear, Clothing, Smile, Smiling, Room, Interior, House, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2023.009.181
Ingrid Anderson [woman in shovel of John Deere tractor smiling for camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Backhoe, John Deere, Woman, Ingrid Anderson
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B2023.009.186
? [man in Cat cap smiling for camera, same man as .185]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Construction worker
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B2023.009.190
State Compaction Tester [woman before open car door smiling at camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Huffman Road
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B1998.014.1.2238
1041 "fox" [fox lying on dried grass or straw; appears to be smiling; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.037.005
.5a – [soldier in plane] .5b – [similar to .5a, different soldier who is smiling]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2017.006.Walch.Sara.59.1
Sara Walch, 1995, [young woman posing, smiling and kneeling with two dogs, Huskies]
Keywords: Boyer, Boyer Photography, Teenagers, Women, People, Dogs, Huskies
Collection: B2017.006
1989.12.153
[8 men gathered in a kitchen smiling and laughing, formally dressed, toasting and raising a glass in celebration]
Keywords: party, drinking, celebrate
Collection: B1989.012 Culverson Collection
B2017.006.Jett.Gretchen.98.10
Gretchen Jett, 1995 [three women posing, one seated and two standing, and smiling in denim]
Keywords: Boyer, Boyer Photography, Friends, Women, Girls, People
Collection: B2017.006
B2017.006.Young.Michelle.78.1
Michelle Young, 1985, [young Black woman posing and smiling holding onto a tree branch]
Keywords: Boyer, Boyer Photography, Women, Black Women, African American Women, People
Collection: B2017.006
B2023.009.196
Ingrid Anderson, Grade Checker – Baugh [woman kneeling on manhole cover, smiling at camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Huffman Road, Baugh Construction, Ingrid Anderson, Manhole cover, Heavy equipment, Automobile, Powerline
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
B2022.005.154
[Group of men in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) smiling and watching man running; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Uniform, Clothing, USAF, U.S.A.F., U.S., Air Force, Running, Runner, Smile, Smiling, Entertainment, Buildings, Structures, Housing, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P.
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2024.001.555
“20mile 1956” [one individual smiles and pulls a small motorboat to the shore of Twentymile River. Similar to .554. Dena’ina territory, 1956]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Twentymile River, Chugach National Forest, Mountain, Boat, Motorboat, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1995.010.6053
Anchorage [spectators gathered around parade floats and vehicles on street corner, man riding tractor with banner “Smile With Nile” in center, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B2022.005.153
[Smiling people with woman in undergarments on bed; woman at right wearing uniform with "CAP" pin on lapel, possibly Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Women, People, Smile, Smiling, Undergarments, Bra, Underwear, Bed, Uniform, CAP, C.A.P., Pin, Civil Air Patrol, Civilian auxiliary, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F.
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.94.005
35-1; Jan. 1940; Plus X - 40-24; Dev in DK 20-15 min @ 65°; Donnie, Margaret, & Jon McMillian [three children smile]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.94.005
35-1; Jan. 1940; Plus X - 40-24; Dev in DK 20-15 min @ 65°; Donnie, Margaret, & Jon McMillian [three children smile]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2024.001.402
“Anchorage Parade Oct 70” [Alaska Day Parade featuring members of the National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI). An individual in a fur parka rides on the hood of a automobile smiling with a crowd in the background. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory, October 1970]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Parade, Alaska Day Parade, National Congress of the American Indian, NCAI, Regalia, Spectators, Automobile, Vehicle, Car, Ken L. Parker, Photographer
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B2015.022.123
c. Lomen Bos. Nome [portait of smiling Alaska Native girl wearing fur parka with walrus-tusk gussets and mukluks. Identified on other versions of image as "Mukpie - Point Barrow Eskimo Girl. Youngest person aboard, and one of the survivors of the S.S. Karluk." Postcard]
Collection: B2015.022
B2022.005.187
[Indigenous Alaskan young people smiling and hanging out in doorway; wearing uniforms with "CAP" pins on lapel, possibly Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Woman in middle possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon] [At AFN 2024, woman on left identified as Barb Trigg]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Smile, Smiling, Group, Friends, Friend, Friendship, Hanging out, Door, Entrance, Uniform, CAP, Civil Air Patrol, C.A.P., Civilian auxiliary, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon, Barb Trigg, Trigg
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.191
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young women in dresses smiling; boy wearing costume gun holster at right. Girl in white dress possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon] [At AFN 2024, location identified as possibly Nome or Wales. Girl as left identified as possible Edna Ahmasuk, and girl in center possibly last name Savok]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young women, Teenager, Teen, Dress, Smile, Smiling, Boy, Costume, Holster, Gun holster, House, Home, Interior, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon, Wales, Nome, Edna Ahmasuk, Ahmasuk, Savok
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
