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B2016.019.6.29.02541.33
Matanuska Glacier, taken September 1981, [Matanuska Glacier], 1981
Keywords: matanuska, glacier, alaska, fall, autumn, southcentral, Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Matanuska Glacier, Matanuska Valley
Collection: B2016.019
B1990.014.4.MF.Scn1.14721
(R) Glaciologist Dr. Ruth Schmidt logs movement of ice and depth of lake, Portage Glacier, Chugach Mts., Chugach Natl. Forest. Photographer's number 14721. March 1962
Keywords: glaciers, ice, aviation, science
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B2007.005.5.056
[woman with bundle of woven grass, basket in background, Honey Graham box at left]
Collection: B2007.005 Martin Family
B2009.037.050
[woman with scarf standing in front of large two-story building]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2009.038.118
[view from amphibious airplane of two Alaska Native men and woman in skiff with outboard motor, village buildings on shore in background]
Collection: B2009.038
B1989.016.2141.2
D-2 [man in parka and mukluks holding two sled dogs in harness]
Keywords: clothing, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1994.022.898
(ARR- the loop)[rail trestle near Spencer Glacier]
Keywords: transportation, train, Alaska Rail Road
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1989.016.2141.18
D-18. Frozen salmon is the sled dog's food. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [man in parka and mukluks feeding dogs in a yard on the tundra, houses and frozen ocean in distance]
Keywords: villages, houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.3258
[Steve McCutcheon handing out balloons to Alaska Native children, with Clarissa and Phyllis McCutcheon, large log building and cabins in background, Kaltag? Portion of image overexposed]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3266
[Alaska Native boy wearing striped t-shirt, jeans, and suspenders sitting on ground next to sawhorse, Kaltag?]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3290
[village waterfront as seen from river, corrugated metal building and log building painted green with striped awning in center, laundry on clothesline at left, people and boats on riverbank. Cf. .3059, .3282]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3303
[group portrait of man and group of Alaska Native children holding balloons, one girl wearing Naknek t-shirt, corrugated metal building at right]
Collection: B1995.010
b2012.006.678
[man standing on bank of river in spring, village on opposite bank; no date]
Collection: B2012.006
B2013.066.381
Pedro Bay, children around wood cutting blocks, 1964 [print date Mar 65]
Collection: B2013.066
B2014.024.020
[Nenana winter street view with pedestrians, railroad depot at left, wood pile and sign for “Tavern Café Bar” at right, sign for N.C. Co. in center background; pickup truck with chains on wheels; dog]
Collection: B2014.024
B2017.024.2987
July 1983, aerials, villages [view of structures on tundra, river, possibly a delta, sea in distance]
Collection: B2017.024
B2000.017.32
[woman cutting whale meat on tundra, Point Hope; print date Jun 72]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B2009.049.1
Roy Ewan, AHTNA Executive Director, reviews Mentasta Lake's Village selection with Fred John village planning coordinator. March 1973
Collection: B2009.049
B2015.008.272
Approaching the new home, Mar. 12, 1917. House, barns [view down road in winter, utility poles at left]
Collection: B2015.008
TV.202.2
(Senumcetuk teaches Wainwright Eskimo art of carving soapstone)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1995.014.113.12
[man pulling sled loaded with supplies]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.058
[buildings and airplane in distance; tall grasses in foreground]
Collection: B1997.003
B2012.006.531
[dog yard in village in winter, sled at left, buildings in background; no date]
Keywords: transportation, animals
Collection: B2012.006
b2012.006.735
[village cemetery in winter; no date]
Keywords: funerary customs
Collection: B2012.006
B2017.030.10
[view down riverbank to cemetery on bluff, dog yard on beach in middle ground, Nulato?]
Collection: B2017.030
B1970.073.006
Totem Poles, Kake, Alaska Copyright 1895 by Winter & Pond 287
Collection: B1970.073 Minnesota Historical Collection
B2017.024.2771
Nome, July 1983 Street scenes [two women walk in front of burled arch: "End of Iditarod Dog Race; 1049 miles, Anchorage, Nome", wood structures in background]
Collection: B2017.024
B1991.011.1227
Point Hope, 1950s [winter scene of child wearing fur parka with hood posing on snow in front of structure, possibly school; bell in right background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1990.014.4.MF.TV.59.37
(Ft Yukon, Yukon River, 4th July activities and races in 1964){Fort Yukon Village}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B1990.014.4.MF.TV.59.38
(Ft Yukon, Yukon River, 4th July activities and races in 1964){Fort Yukon Village}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B1990.014.4.MF.TV.59.39
(Ft Yukon, Yukon River, 4th July activities and races in 1964){Fort Yukon Village}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
TV.202.12.6
21 Aug 1970 Eskimo village of Wainwright (8 negs)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
TV.202.6.4
Ron Senungetuk teaches Wainwright Eskimo art of carving in soapstone at Wainwright, Program of University of Alaska
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1995.010.1984
[scenic overlooking bay, waterfront buildings in middle ground, fireweed in foreground, mountains in distance, Kodiak? Cf. .1980]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.120.11
F-E Co., Fairbanks, 1942 [dredge pond, Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.58.12
[Native man leading dog team pulling sled on spring trail, unidentified location]
Keywords: transportation, roads, animals
Collection: B1995.014