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B1989.016.1096.2
P-160. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [drop-leaf table]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1096.1
P-159. Hewitt's (Wood craft, Matanuska Valley Fair) [desk with drawers, small bench]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2298.10
(Chitina) [old store with faded signs for Post Office and "Curios Kodaks Drugs Stationery Magazines Candies and Cigars," truck parked outside building]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.129.005
43-6 Lee and Lyn [two children sit on bench with stuffed animal;, possibly hot water bottle, eating crackers or cookies; interior view with windows, table in background; March 10-17, 1940; likely Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.129.005
43-6 Lee and Lyn [two children sit on bench with stuffed animal;, possibly hot water bottle, eating crackers or cookies; interior view with windows, table in background; March 10-17, 1940; likely Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.139.004
47-1 May 1940 Plus x Dk 20; Picture of Fish Exchange board [Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.13.002
3-5 Ketchikan nite view [street scene with busineses, people; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.13.002
3-5 Ketchikan nite view [street scene with busineses, people; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.001
Lee [child stands on sidewalk behind ragdoll; domiclie in background; shadow on sidewalk; overexposed; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.001
Lee [child stands on sidewalk behind ragdoll; domiclie in background; shadow on sidewalk; overexposed; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.935
[two people seated next to tent in wooded area, with hand-lettered signs “God Bless
Our Home” and “Al[?].” Alaganik? Poor quality print]
Keywords: tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1998.014.1.1834
{T129 Fairbanks (at 2nd & Cushman)} [street scene is actually at 2nd and Lacey Street; Bank of Fairbanks; Lacey Street Theatre; movie posters for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Cariboo Trail (1950); automobiles, man, ladder]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1981.019.043
Bear Steaks were commonplace and fresh beef a rarity at Dawson's meat markets The first milk from Dawson's First cow sold for Klondike Market Peter Buchhotz G. Wust 1899
Collection: B1981.019 AHFAM FIC
B1989.016.2141.5
D-5 [person in sunglasses and fur parka, hat, and mukluks standing next to wood coffin elevated off snow, with Christian cross]
Keywords: funerary practices
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.174.004
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; room furnished with sofa; chairs; upright piano and bench; footstool; table and lamp; rug]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.174.005
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; room furnished with sofa; chairs; upright piano and bench; footstool; table and lamp; rug]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.174.006
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; room furnished with sofa; chairs; upright piano and bench; footstool; table and lamp; rug]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.175.001
58-3; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; room furnished with sofa; chairs; upright piano and bench; footstool; table and lamp; rug]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.579
"Newtok at school?" [likely 1958; four children and one woman sit on floor, possibly playing a game; bookcases in background; identified at 2019 AFN as Richard, Marilyn, Rosemary, Elma, and Pete Hunter]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.116.003
41-5; nite scenes of University Way [street scene including Dresslar Hardware; furniture store; automobiles; March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.116.003
41-5; nite scenes of University Way [street scene including Dresslar Hardware; furniture store; automobiles; March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.003
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.003
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2581
Seward-Kenai Highway, Mile 18 "June 25, 1939; Missing link showing mt." [roadway with guardrails; mountain in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.116.004
41-5; nite scenes of University Way [street scene including Dresslar Hardware; furniture store; Shoes; automobiles; March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.116.004
41-5; nite scenes of University Way [street scene including Dresslar Hardware; furniture store; Shoes; automobiles; March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1794
T104 Sitka, Alaska, Frank Morgan photo (Sheldon Jackson Museum) [polygon structure with arched entry, coppola, cannons on either side of stairs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1097
N8 Ice Carnival time - Fairbanks, Alaska (Arctic wonderland) [copy neg; Chena River Bridge, lights, trail through snow in foreground; power plant, Model Cafe, possibly Polar Bar?]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.98.001
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [bedroom with twin beds with lights affixed to each headboard; nightstand; bureau with porcelain busts and candle in holder; bench; nautical-theme drapes; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.98.001
37-1 Jan. 1940; Plus X 40-24; Dev 15 mins in DK 20 @65°; interiors at 1055 Stedman St. [bedroom with twin beds with lights affixed to each headboard; nightstand; bureau with porcelain busts and candle in holder; bench; nautical-theme drapes; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2521
"District Engineer Building Personnel; 1958" [woman with cigarette standing at likely a utility sink; coffee cups atop cabinet; projection screen leaning against cabinet; steel drum (container) at left foreground; shelves with labeled boses or books; door "Keep out unless invited to enter" sign; overhead pipes]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2522
"District Engineer Building Personnel; 1958" [barber shop scene: man in barber chair holding dring and cigarette; barber; hand and knee of third person at lower right holding drink; sink at left; hunting sign on wall]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1809
T114 Sitka, Alaska; Frank Morgan photo (Sitka, National Monument of Totem poles) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service sign between two totems, possibly Raven and Eagle; Waasgo Legend Pole and Raven/Shark Pole at center along pathway and plaque]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.130.002
44-1 March 17-30 plus x 40-24; DK 20 - 13 min @ 68°; Early morning shots of Seattle, Sunday, March 17th [Street view of Washington Mutual Savings Bank facade and entrance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.130.002
44-1 March 17-30 plus x 40-24; DK 20 - 13 min @ 68°; Early morning shots of Seattle, Sunday, March 17th [Street view of Washington Mutual Savings Bank facade and entrance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1829
T127 2nd Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska [Street scene; people on sidewalks; automobiles, businesses: Maddux Jeweler, Alaska, Pan American World Airways, Kayes, Curios, Café, Peerless Coffee Shop, Lucille’s Apparel, Daily News Miner, Monsey’s Pantorium cleaners, Wien Alaska Airlines, Liquor, Drugs, Wyman’s, Café, Model Café; movie poster for Sands of Iwo Jima (released in 1949); flags hanging over street; smoke stacks in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1779
T95 Edmonton, Alberta, the "jumping-off place." (where the north begins) [copy neg; same as .1778]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley