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AEC.G934
A couple of cabins situated in the woods
Keywords: cabins, trees, mountains
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1979.002.4856
{a couple standing outside on door steps to cabin}
Keywords: cabin, family
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2015.008.733
[wedding portrait of George and Dora couple holding hands]
Keywords: wedding, bride, groom
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.194
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder couple seated on chairs in bedroom]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, Seated, Sitting, Chair, Bed, Bedroom, Room, Interior, Home, House
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1994.022.909
(Washington DC)[potomac river and couple standing by the shore with bridge in background]
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B2015.008.733a
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Horizontal]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.113
[Young couple in partial embrace; bus, people, and buildings in background]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Young man, Man, Young woman, Woman, Embrace, Hug, Holding hands, Bus, Transportation, People, Buildings, Structures, Houses
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.120
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder couple standing on porch outside of home]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, House, Home, Porch, Family
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2008.013.81
[couple posed in yard near building and automobile. original neg underexposed]
Collection: B2008.013
B2017.023.255
[Three couples sitting on rock formation, in front of rock and wood shelter.]
Collection: B2017.023
B2022.005.114
[Young couple in uniform (likely Civil Air Patrol of USAF) cuddling on bus]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Man, Young man, Woman, Young woman, Uniform, Clothing, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., Air Force, U.S., USAF, U.S.A.F., Bus, Transportation
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.57
[Indigenous Alaskan couple sitting in grass and wearing parkas with fur ruffs]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, Sitting, Grass, Beach grass, Parka, Fur, Fur ruff, Geometric design, Patterned, Decorative, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.214.3A
May Day dance, 1940, Elk's Hall. [Anchorage; portrait of couple, Ernest Peterkin?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.731
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Original image blurry]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.029.0315
Rondy, Anchorage [couple in costume, Fur Rendezvous; print date Feb 78]
Collection: B2017.029
B2022.005.201
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder couple sitting on chair; woman holding potted plant]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Couple, Pair, Man, Woman, Mukluks, Footwear, Chair, Room, Interior, Building, House, Home, Plant, Potted plant, Telephone, Phone, Rotary phone
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2405
Trappers Cabin. Hewitt's Photo Shop Anchorage [dog team and couple outside cabin]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B2015.008.732
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple holding hands. Closer view of .731. Vertical]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.023.177
[posed group of service men, baseball mitts, civilian couple, man and woman in center]
Collection: B2017.023
B2022.005.108
[Young Indigenous Alaskan couple in fur parkas (likely reindeer fur) standing outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Man, Young man, Woman, Young woman, Fur, Parka, Reindeer, Caribou, Clothing, Outerwear, Decorative, Outside, Building, House, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1973.079.10
[couple standing in front of a Russian Block house in St. Michael unidentified officer and Mrs Cron]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.8
[couple standing in front of a Russian Block house in St. Michael unidentified officer and Mrs Cron]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1995.010.5664
Kasilof, 1945 [unidentified couple aboard Kasilof, man climbing rigging. has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.008.730
– [wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple standing arm-in-arm, George’s hat on ground]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2147.1
No 1 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couples dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: businesses, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2147.10
No 10 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couple dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2147.17
No 17 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couples dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: recreation, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2147.4
No 4 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couples dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: businesses, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2147.5
No 5 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couples dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: businesses, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2147.7
No 7 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couples dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: businesses, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2147.8
No 8 (Opening night of the remodeled Ambassador Club. Photo by W. R. Dahms] [interior with couples dancing, Anchorage]
Keywords: businesses, recreation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.010.5663
Kasilof, 1945 [Clarissa and unidentified couple outside pilothouse of Kasilof, man using binoculars. has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B2022.005.71
[Young Indigenous Alaskan couple in fur parkas (likely reindeer fur) seated outside on ground; building and shrubbery in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young, Couple, Woman, Man, Fur, Parka, Reindeer, Clothing, Outerwear, Building, House, Structure, Shrubs, Shrubbery
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1968.3
(Christmas Cards, Holiday Greeetings (cache)(copy 17a)[ Photograph of a log cache coupled with a pen and ink drawing of a wolf and cabin]
Keywords: cache, drawing, cabin, greeting card
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.108.003
40-2 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb. 21 - March 1, 1940; seated couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.108.003
40-2 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb. 21 - March 1, 1940; seated couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.5665
Kasilof, 1945 [view from rigging of Clarissa and unidentified couple outside pilothouse of Kasilof, Cook Inlet. has neg dated 5/27/46]
Collection: B1995.010
B2001.036.081
[print and original negative] Bertha & Johnson Moses, Allakaket, AK, 3-81 [couple, Johnson wearing parka]
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby
B2021.002.043
Left to right, Samuel Fleming, Sheldon Fleming, Margaret Fleming, unknown couple, Anchorage, 1958 [by apartments on 9th Street.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Sheldon Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Anchorage, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2022.005.39
[etched into emulsion:] Greist [Indigenous Alaskan couple with infant posed outside building; man wearing western-style clothing]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Woman, Child, Infant, Baby, Couple, Parent, Mother, Father, Family, Wall, Building, Shiplap, Western clothing, Clothing, Mukluks, Greist, House, Home
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.109.001
40-4 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb 21-March 1, 1940; likely Seattle, Washington; couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.109.001
40-4 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb 21-March 1, 1940; likely Seattle, Washington; couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.109.002
40-4 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb 21-March 1, 1940; likely Seattle, Washington; couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.109.002
40-4 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb 21-March 1, 1940; likely Seattle, Washington; couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.729
[wedding portrait of George and Dora couple standing in clearing in woods Dora holding bouquet George wearing leather arm protectors]
Keywords: wedding, bride, groom
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.729a
[wedding portrait of George and Dora, couple standing in clearing in woods, Dora holding bouquet, George wearing leather arm protectors]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.002.29
Cal Williams in front of old City Hall, Anchorage, 2012 [Cal Williams wearing suit and tie with statues of farmer couple and cow]
Keywords: Cal Williams, Anchorage City Hall
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B2022.005.227
[Young couple in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) holding hands outside concrete building; other men in uniform nearby]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Pair, Young man, Man, Men, Young woman, Woman, Uniform, Building, Concrete, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., USAF, U.S.A.F., US, Air Force, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon