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B1973.079.114
[two people dressed in winter parkas seated on boardwalk with snow all around]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.17.004
[woman walking, railroad platform; engine, men in background, luggage to right on cart]
Collection: B1984.077
B1991.048.200
[man and dog in plowed field, horse team and plow in background, buildings in distance]
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B1995.014.5.3
[portrait of man wearing parka with small ruff and mittens, snow pile in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1979.002.4849
{two men working on a roof}
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1973.079.117
[dog sleeping on porch steps of the Stokes house in St. Michael]
Keywords: dogs
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2008.013.101
[man wearing visor, woman wearing sunglasses, and boy wearing shorts posed next to large pole and chain fence with flags, Great Salt Lake?]
Collection: B2008.013
B2008.013.95
[young boy leading horse carrying another boy and young girl, dirt road and utility poles in background]
Collection: B2008.013
B1990.014.2018.1.163.006
54-2; Pigeons in Indian Town [birds feeding from ground; Indiantown Ketchikan; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1973.079.113
[a wintery scene with 7 people and 2 reindeer one of which is harnessed to a sled with 4 people dressed in winter parkas sitting on the sled]
Keywords: recreation, winter
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.120
[a very blurry photograph of a man sitting on the stairs infront of a house]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.149
[two small skiffs with several men in each boat attending to or standing by a much larger vessel or ship][negative is cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.151
[Nina Cron dressed in a winter parka is standing on a small hill in winter overlooking multiple boats this to include up to seven paddle wheel and steam vessels moored along the shore at St. Michael's]
Keywords: boats, harbor, port, winter, ice, ships, woman
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.16.026
[Man wearing kuspuk and mukluks sits in front of door, window]
Collection: B1984.077
B2014.023.061
(People in Boat)(three women seated in row boat posing for picture)
Collection: B2014.023
B1984.077.16.006
[street scene, Anchorage, Third Avenue, Elks Lodge, houses, automobiles, Cook Inlet, Mount Susitna in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.008
[exterior view, dark sky, Anchorage, Third Avenue, Elk's Lodge, buildings in foreground, Mount Susitna in distance]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.028
[man removing kuspuk, wearing mukluks, shoes on porch step, door, porch, flowers]
Collection: B1984.077
B1998.014.1.1416
S21 (Only tree on Attu) [tree in front of quonset with sign "Tree, only one on Attu" steel drum (container), copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2013.074.900
2-5. Arctic baby buggy, Alaska. Native Alaska Set No. 2. Arctic Circle Enterprises.
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2013.074
B2014.012.83
[Caucasian man wearing suit and cravat standing on rocky beach in front of glacier terminus, association ribbon pinned to suit lapel]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.012
B2022.005.20
[Indigenous Alaskan woman and child in fur (possibly reindeer) parkas standing against outside wall of house]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Child, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outisde, House, Home, Building, Structure, Wall
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.214
[Two Indigenous Alaskan Elder women in parkas and fur mukluks standing outside house midwinter; oil drums nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Women, Parka, Fur, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outside, Winter, Snow, Oil drum, House, Home, Building, Residence
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.215
[Crowd gathered around dog sled team on street]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Crowd, Group, Bystanders, Spectators, Dogs, Dogsled, Sled, Team, Sport, Transportation, Recreation, Winter, Snow, Street, Road, Buildings, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.16.007
[interior shot, dresser with mirror, self-portrait in mirror, parining on wall, dark room]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.17.018
Palmer [watertower, buildings, trucks, road, puddle, water, reflection. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.024
[Exterior shot, man in kuspuk turns to look, three human shados on gravel road, gireweed, platns, truck parked in distance.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.030
[man sitting on porch, mukluks, shoes, flowers, steps, kuspuk]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.2018.1.191.003
62-3 Native man at Saxman [man in profile wearing driving cap and striped shirt; mountain in background; February 1943]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.233.004
72-2 [Sitka; August 1941; view of military cannon; headstones and structure in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.5.005
Kitty [domestic cat standing on rug; woman's feet in upper leftof image; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.5.005
Kitty [domestic cat standing on rug; woman's feet in upper leftof image; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1406
(S15 Matanuska Valley Farm; 1946 postcard) [similar to .1405]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.401
Dumping a swarm into a new hive [person wearing beekeeper veil kneeling down to empty net into box]
Collection: B2015.008