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B1989.016.2541
Madonna of the North. Bragaw's [G.L. Johnson? negative damaged]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B2006.023.6794.jpg
Joe Redington Sr.'s freight team, Nelchina
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1989.016.2544
An Eskimo mother's pride. Hewitts Photo Shop Anchorage. [Small boy in parka]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B2009.017.1989.04.030
Really 70% has evaporated, dispersed, or been collected
Keywords: Anchorage Daily News, political, cartoons, comics, evos, exxon valdez
Collection: B2009.017
B2022.005.37
[Indigenous Alaskan Elder with young man standing outside structure]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Elder, Young man, Outside, Structure, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1959.4
(2 Moose fighting) [copy neg of a print in wood frame]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.5.001
Fritzie nude [child standing next to table, holding object in hand; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2000.014.786
(786)(Big John Louis Pilot Big Albert Kokrines June 17 1917)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B2022.005.121
[Three Indigenous Alaskan Elders in parkas outside midwinter; buildings and powerlines in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elders, Women, Man, Parkas, Mukluks, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Gloves, Outside, Winter, Snow, Buildings, Houses, Community, Powerlines
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.4.001
Fritzie [child playing with bubbles; fireplace in background; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.4.001
Fritzie [child playing with bubbles; fireplace in background; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.005.186
[Indigenous Alaskan women laughing and pointing at person crawling through half-door; people wearing uniforms with "CAP" pins on lapel, likely Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Woman in back possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Laughing, Laugh, Laughter, Friends, Fun, Crawl, Climb, Door, Entrance, Uniform, CAP, Civil Air Patrol, C.A.P., Civilian auxiliary, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1978.180.131
Benjamin Benson, Sept. 25, 1912, Designed the Alaskan Flag[most sources list Benson’s birth date as Oct. 12, 1913]
Collection: B1978.180
B1989.016.1711.7
(Forest fire, Eagle River, June 5, 1950)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1711.8
(Forest fire, Eagle River, June 5, 1950)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.115.001
41-4 Fritzie on rocking horse [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.001
41-4 Fritzie on rocking horse [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.002
41-4 Fritzie on rocking horse [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.002
41-4 Fritzie on rocking horse [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.003
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.003
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.004
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.004
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1440.1
(Totem poles) [three totem poles in tall fir trees, Sitka? copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.115.005
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.005
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.006
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.115.006
41-4 portrait of Mother [March 1-3, 1940; Seattle, Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.5.002
WCP [man sitting in arm chair reading newspaper; 1939?; overexposed]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.5.002
WCP [man sitting in arm chair reading newspaper; 1939?; overexposed]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.016.1777
Kakhonak. Native Aleut along stream [portrait of man on gravel beach]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2014.016
B2022.005.156
[Person in parka outside midwinter; people and buildings in background]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Person, Parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Winter, Snow, People, Outside, Buildings, Structures, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.51
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman and girl in fur parkas (likely reindeer fur) posed outside; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Girl, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Hide, Pelt, Skin, Outerwear, Clothing, Outside, Buildings, Structures, Community
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.52
[Three Indigenous Alaskan girls at camp posed for photo; tent and man in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Girls, Young women, Camp, Tent, Man, Firewood, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2017.011.142
Alaska ’48 – Aniak, river boat construction [man working on boat frame outdoors]
Collection: B2017.011
B2022.001.009
Mayfield Evans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson [Waterfront portrait. Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina Territory, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage)]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, Alaskans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, JBER, Base, Elmendorf-Richardson, Waterfront, Portrait, Outdoors, Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina, Territory, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection