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B1990.014.5.Cat.1.60
(catastrophe)(June 1967)(Ketchikan Fisher Lassie 1. man CG 40 behind) (7020){fishing vessel aground}
Keywords: catastrophe, accident, maritime accident, ship wreck
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1989.016.1125.6
Bishop Mtn., Yukon River (CAA Airfields Surveys, copied Apr. 7, 1941) [aerial, with markings. copy neg]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1125.7
Bishop Mtn., Yukon River, Bishop Slough (CAA Airfields Surveys, copied Apr. 7, 1941) [aerial, with markings. copy neg]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1973.079.85
[two men standing with dog team infront of several cabins]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1990.014.004.02518
ARR depot and Mt. Susitna, mid March 1954. Photographer's number 2518
Keywords: Anchorage, night
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2016.004.25.30
Pipeline Pump 12, Adele French in pipeline, Bob & Adele French [at] Copper River, Chitina, 1975 [mine entrance]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B2016.004
B2017.029.1822
[King Island Eskimo Dancers performing on stage, men and women dancing, woman at center with chin tattooing; print date Nov 67]
Collection: B2017.029
B2021.008.4
Eklutna School [three buildings at Eklutna Vocational School and trees covered in snow]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Eklutna, Boarding School, Alaska
Collection: B2021.008 Myrtle Everett Bragaw
B2022.005.155
[Person appears to be processing seal skin and meat; outboard motor and buckets nearby]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Person, Individual, Processing, Food, Subsistence, Seal, Skin, Meat, Harvest, Outboard, Motor, Buckets, Knife, Boots, Coat, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Tools
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.113
(catastrophe)(September 1953)(2136)(Anchorage Fire dept. Gov Hill)
Keywords: fire truck, fire station
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1997.003.003
[man reclined on rocky ground, leaning against metal drum, man standing at left]
Collection: B1997.003
B2017.024.3554
Savoonga - Eskimo life - demonstrating native fish trap used in Alaska [visitors watch man's presentation; interior view; undated]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.029.1996
[two tourists posed with Alaska Native woman wearing headscarf and fancy fur parka; print date Feb 77]
Collection: B2017.029
B2022.005.141
[Group of Indigenous Alaska Elders in parkas standing outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Man, Women, Parka, Fur, Mukluks, Boots, Coats, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Outside, Boardwalk, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.179
[Newborn laying on floral couch]
Keywords: Newborn, Baby, Infant, Laying, Lay, Couch, Floral, Room, Interior, House, Home
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.18
[Indigenous Alaskan mother holding child's hand and operating manual washing machine; outside house midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Mother, Child, Toddler, Family, Holding hands, Operating, Manual, Manually, Washing machine, Washer, Barrel, Laundry, Clothing, Wash, Winter, Snow, Home, House, Building, Doorway, Door, Entrance
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.208
[Two Indigenous Alaskan Elder women with child standing outside house midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Family, Elder, Elders, Grandma, Grandmother, Woman, Women, Child, Toddler, Outside, Winter, Snow, House, Home, Building, Buildings, Community, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.209
[Three Indigenous Alaskan Elders in parkas standing outside midwinter; houses in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elders, Elder, Women, Men, Parka, Fur ruff, Clothing, Outerwear, Mukluks, Footwear, Outside, Winter, Snow, House, Home, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2019.003.073
“Anvik, Christ Church Mission" Old girls house, present boys house [exterior of dormitory in winter]
Collection: B2019.003
B1972.088.33
(boats and boating) {several barges beached with a horse drawn cart and 6 men moving_loading cargo}
Keywords: barge, Cook Inlet, ship creek, shipping, horses
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B2017.024.2291
Kotzebue, June 1967 [children playing; one possibly holding a slingshot; structures; ice and water in distance]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.2245.4
Palmer, Alaska, Hockey Team, 1936. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [group portrait of hockey team on outdoor ice rink, three men with ribbons on shirts, one man wearing sweatshirt reading "Butchers Chittlin"]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1136.2
(Presbyterian Choir, 1941) [group portrait of choristers on stage, piano at left, Christmas decorations]
Keywords: musical instruments
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1137.1
(Presbyterian Church, 1941) [Fifth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1137.2
(Presbyterian Church, 1941) [front view, Fifth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1137.3
(Presbyterian Church, 1941) [front view, Fifth Avenue and F Street in Anchorage? Photographer's shadow visible]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.4
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.5
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [view from near top of jump as skier heads down, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.6
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [view from near top of jump as skier heads down, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.7
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [view from near top of jump as skier heads down, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1138.8
(Ski Jump, Feb. 28, 1949) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1139.1
(Ski Jump, March 24, 1945) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1139.2
(Ski Jump, March 24, 1945) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1139.3
(Ski Jump, March 24, 1945) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1139.4
(Ski Jump, March 24, 1945) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1139.5
(Ski Jump, March 24, 1945) [spectators watching a skier come off the ski jump, City Ski Bowl, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2074.16
(Five Mile Race, Fur Rendezvous, 1954, #8a) [musher with bib #16 driving team down Fourth Avenue past spectators and businesses including Smart Shop, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, L. W. Hines Optometrist, J. Vic Brown & Son Jewelers, Reed's, 515 Club]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.6045
[distant view of six people walking down road, Knik River Bridge in background, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.114.15
[woman wearing headscarf seated inside drying rack cleaning salmon, two Alaska Native children wearing bib overalls playing at left, Russian Mission]
Keywords: fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.094
[men taking a break at quarry, hard hats, wooden keg on table in midground]
Collection: B1997.003
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
B1984.077.10.019
[Airplanes, automobile, parked along field, building, overlooking river, possibly Chena River, Fairbanks.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1485
Lake Spenard, Anchorage, Alaska [trees covered with hoar frost in foreground, buildings and dock visible behind, Mt. Susitna in distance at right]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Ed.2.43
"4252 - Education; Metlakatla Band; 5 March 1966; schools" [marching band inside gymnasium]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Ed