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B2009.037.047
[woman in polka-dot shirt standing in park]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.39.008
16-1 June Plus X - 128 day Weston; DK 20-21 min @ 70 degrees; Pictures from "Roberta" taken c 1/8 c f2; others @ 128 Weston reading [woman wearing hat likely performing in musical "Roberta"; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.39.008
16-1 June Plus X - 128 day Weston; DK 20-21 min @ 70 degrees; Pictures from "Roberta" taken c 1/8 c f2; others @ 128 Weston reading [woman wearing hat likely performing in musical "Roberta"; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2009.037.024
.24a – Men at Base, Flyers [pilot in fur coat pets a dog] .24b – Men at Base, Flyers [presumably the same pilot as .24a, now posed smoking a pipe]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2022.005.219
[Multigenerational Indigenous Alaskan group gathered outside building on steps; midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Multigenerational, Group, Elder, Elders, Men, Women, Parents, Mother, Father, Child, Children, Grandparent, Grandparents, Family, Community, Relationships, Community, Building, Steps, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1998.014.1.2234
"Lively & Queen in Trail; Feb 1939 (dogs, sitting, cache)" [winter scene with two dogs sitting in snow; cach, possible birdhouse, other structures with chickenwire in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2009.037.001
.1a – [copy negative, Japanese on Attu, men seated at table] .1b – [copy negative, Japanese on Attu, three men posed in wintertime]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2017.006.Hein.Tony.47.5
Tony Hein, 1985, [teen boy poses in director's chair with sunglasses]
Keywords: Boyer, Boyer Photography, Teenagers, Sunglasses, People
Collection: B2017.006
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
B2022.005.150
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young women in dresses outside; girl on right has short hair; cars parked in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young women, Girls, Teens, Teenagers, Dresses, Clothing, Hairstyle, Outside, Cars, Transportation, Parked
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.010.6049
Anchorage [parade on Fourth Avenue, with spectators watching vehicles and floats passing businesses including Kennedy Hardware and KFQD, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B2022.005.188
[Indigenous Alaskan child in fur parka looking at snow; man seated on small platform in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young boy, Child, Boy, Parka, Fur parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Snow, Winter, Man, Seated, Sitting, Platform, Landscape
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.15
Mrs. K. F. Waldhelm. Nome, Alaska. [Indigenous Alaskan man and woman with dog outside midwinter. Image signed by Kathinka Waldhelm, wife of George Waldhelm, miner and proprietor of George's Gold Nugget Shoppe.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Woman, Outside, Winter, Snow, Dog, Mrs. K. F. Waldhelm, Mrs. Waldhelm, Kathinka Waldhelm
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.94.003
35-1; Jan. 1940; Plus X - 40-24; Dev in DK 20-15 min @ 65°; Donnie, Margaret, & Jon McMillian [profile of boy]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.94.003
35-1; Jan. 1940; Plus X - 40-24; Dev in DK 20-15 min @ 65°; Donnie, Margaret, & Jon McMillian [profile of boy]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.005.183
[Crowd watching Indigenous Alaskan cultural performance; Woman dancing with seated drummers in background. Likely Inupiaq]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Inupiat, Territory, Performance, Culture, Dance, Dancing, Song, Music, Drums, Drum, Drummers, Musical instrument
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.019.89
[people sitting indoors, framed prints hanging on walls; print date Jan 80]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2015.019