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B1989.016.1358
Fireweed, Anchorage, Alaska [field of fireweed. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.019.1.09c.01110.16
Fireweed [Nature - Flowers], 1976
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Flowers, Fireweed
Collection: B2016.019
B1989.016.1397
Fireweed in bloom near Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Foto [field of fireweed. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.16.022
[man in kuspuk stands amid fireweed, buildings in background.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.026.1
Fireweed Lake [sic - view of gravel road with mountain in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.026.2
Fireweed Lake [sic - view of gravel road with mountain in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.14.5.EQ.12.1
earthquake damaged Arrow Lumber Company 110 E. Fireweed
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_12
B1995.010.6105
[summer scenic in mountain pass area, fireweed in foreground, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.2273
"Porcupine" [porcupine (possibly dead) posed on rock with possibly fireweed in background.]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.019.3.17.03044.01
The Matanuska Glacier and fireweed in Southcentral Alaska, [Matanuska Valley and Glacier], 1990
Keywords: matanuska valley, matanuska, glacier, fireweed, flowers, scenic, southcentral, alaska, Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography
Collection: B2016.019
B1984.077.16.023
[exterior, man in kuspuk, mukluks, posed with hands on hips, plants, fireweed, shadows.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1681
(Fireweed) [scenic with gravel road in foreground, mountains in distance, probably Matanuska Valley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.274.TIF
Alaska fireweed. B-12, Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [negative silvering]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.122.5
[soldiers resting in field with fireweed during hike, Eugene Tetinek second from right]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.024
(A12 Moose calf and friend; boy feeding moose) [moose on rope, fireweed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.026.172
[view through doorway to ships in cove, fireweed in foreground; 1980. Cf. .210]
Collection: B2015.026
B2016.019.1.08d.03115.X
Mt. McKinley [Denali] & fireweed [National Parks - Denali], c. 1982
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, National Parks, Denali, Denali National Park, Flowers, Fireweed
Collection: B2016.019
B2017.028.030
[view through trees to Alaskan Village mobile home park, fireweed in foreground]
Collection: B2017.028
B1984.077.16.016
[Exterior shot, man on porch, door, kuspuk, hood, mukluks, plants, flowers, fireweed?]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.021
[exterior shot, man in kuspuk bends to smell flowers, fireweed? shadows, building in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1528.1
(Abber Rd., Anchorage, with fireweed) [Abbott Road, looking east, with Chugach Mountains in distance]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1528.2
(Abber Rd., Anchorage, with fireweed) [Abbott Road, looking east, with Chugach Mountains in distance]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1528.3
(Abber Rd., Anchorage, with fireweed) [Abbott Road, looking east, with Chugach Mountains in distance]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.122.10
[two soldiers stopped in clearing with fireweed in wooded area, one possibly taking photograph of the other]
Keywords: military, hiking, photography
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.1136
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [snow on fireweed leaves]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.2943
July 1983, scenics and tundra [view looking up shoreline; road, beach, fireweed]
Collection: B2017.024
B1984.077.16.015
[Exterior shot, man on porch step, kuspuk, hood, mukluks, holding plants, flowers, fireweed?]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.902a
[Dora standing in fireweed in wooded area, carrying camera case and walking staff.
2 copies]
Keywords: camera, hiking, Dora, fireweed
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.902b
[Dora standing in fireweed in wooded area, carrying camera case and walking staff.
2 copies]
Keywords: camera, hiking, Dora, fireweed
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.019.1.08c.07257.23
Mt. Redoubt & Fireweed on Kenai Penninsula, Alaska, USA [Mountains - Mt. Redoubt], 1989
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Mountains, Mt. Redoubt, Kenai Penninsula
Collection: B2016.019
B1984.077.16.014
[exterior shot, man on porch steps wearing parka, kuspuk, mukluks, holding plants, flowers, fireweed?]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.16.020
[Exterior, man in kuspuk standing amid tall plants, flowers, fireweed, building in background, person in left foreground]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.010.1984
[scenic overlooking bay, waterfront buildings in middle ground, fireweed in foreground, mountains in distance, Kodiak? Cf. .1980]
Collection: B1995.010
B2018.021.342
Chickaloon, 50s [scenic view across wooden Chickaloon River bridge, fireweed in foreground] [Ahtna, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax]
Keywords: Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax, Chickaloon, River, Bridge, View, Fireweed, Mountain, Road, Dirt road, Wally Wellenstein, Wallace Wellenstein, Wallace J. Wellenstein, Wally J. Wellenstein, Wellenstein
Collection: B2018.021
1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.68
(Anchorage Schools North Star)(2 Dec 1964)(17458)(School kids North star school Fireweed lane Children gathered outside)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1995.010.1470
[scenic of Turnagain Arm near Girdwood, with gravel highway above left, fireweed in foreground, utility pole below right]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.256
[bird’s eye view of railroad track along Kenai Lake through field of fireweed, automobile on Seward Highway at right]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.378
B92 Old Russian Cburch at Ninilchik [B93 listed on envelope; church with spruce tree, foliage in foreground, possibly fireweed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.019.259
Oil well, Chickaloon, Alaska, 7-5-42 [wooden well frame in wooded area with fireweed] [similar to B2014.019.260]
Keywords: Petroleum, Chickaloon, Ahtna, Dr. Flora, Doctor Flora
Collection: B2014.019
B1998.014.1.379
B92 Old Russian Cburch at Ninilchik [B93 listed on envelope; landscape view of church with spruce tree, foliage in foreground, possibly fireweed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2030
Spenard & Fireweed Lane Business Section. T246 [intersection of roads, with automobiles and signs for businesses including Tri-Corner Service and Parker's Department Store]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.019.260
Oil well, Chickaloon, Alaska, 7-5-42 [wooden well frame in wooded area with fireweed] [similar to B2014.019.259] [Ahtna Territory, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax (Chickaloon)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax, Chickaloon, Petroleum, Tower, Oil, Well, Mountain, Fireweed, Dr. Flora, Doctor Flora
Collection: B2014.019
B1990.014.4.MF.Sci28.5127
Alaska is a land of contrasts tourists find hard to believe. Photographer's number: 05127 [Miss Alaska Jane Haycraft and Linda Chavis, champion skier, with fireweed, near Portage Glacier]
Keywords: wildflowers
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B1998.014.1.1133
O21 One of Alaska's oldest churches {1946 postcard (at Eklutna)} [log structure, Old Saint Nicholas Church, bell tower, structure in left background, spurce trees; fireweed]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.016.1856
Kiana, on the Kobuk River. Eskimo cache above the Arctic Circle [Alaska Native man and White man stand near log cache, fish drying rack at left, fireweed in foreground]
Keywords: food, fishing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B2014.016
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.5.3
(August 1, 1953; 10,000 feet, visibility good) [aerial view of Anchorage, Fort Richardson, Elmendorf, Spenard, Rogers Park; includes Carnival Club on Seward Highway south of Fireweed Lane]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air
B2018.023.019a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [scenic view of waterfront structures, cabins, church in background, wagon wheels; possible farming equipment; possibly Carcross, Yukon; flowers, likely fireweed blooming; hand painted]
Collection: B2018.023
B2014.016.1861
Kiana, on the Kobuk River. Sod-roofed cache is proud possession of Eskimo. Background, his wife stands outside their home [Alaska Native man and White woman stand near log cache, woman near log cabin in background, fireweed in foreground]
Keywords: food, residences
Collection: B2014.016