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B2021.004.121
JUN 73. Note on back: “The first summer in Alaska, Marys Apt. Tr. #3, Fran, Ed & Chairita”
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Fran Wesley, Frances Wesley, Chairita Wesley, Family, Alaska, Summer, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2015.008.959a
(Enlarge) Prince Wm. Sound. College Fjord & Harriman Fjord are at the head of Port
Wells (left, top). Valdez & glacier e. of top centre. Columbia Glacier w. of Valdez. The glaciers
once filled the sound [Map of Prince William Sound, Alaska (1913). With stamp of Dora Keen]
Keywords: note
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.004.animals.24.Jun91.015b
Reindeer
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / B1990_014_004_animals_24
B2021.004.160
Ed Wesley with Bettye Davis
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Bettye Davis, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2021.004.165
[Ed Wesley outdoors, midwinter]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Outdoors, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans, Winter, Midwinter, Snow
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1979.002.4857
{a man sitting on the hood of car and woman standing drivers side with large barn or cabin in background during winter}
Keywords: automobile, car, winter, family
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2009.009.164
Frederick & Crayton Martin [two young boys sitting outside log cabin]
Keywords: children
Collection: B2009.009
B2022.001.007
Willie Mae James [later Willie Mae Evans], first in third row of students, Hale County Training School class photo, Greensboro, Alabama, 1957. [Black and white class photo; students in graduation regalia, cap and gown.]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Willie Mae James, Willie Mae Evans, Hale County, Training School, Class photo, Greensboro, Alabama, Students, Graduation, Regalia, Cap and gown, Cap, Gown
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.033
Melphine Evans, second from right, 2011 [Melphine with two others]
Keywords: BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Melphine Evans, Gathering
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2021.002.129
Slides with images of aftermath of 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, 1964.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, African American Families
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2022.001.037
Mayfield Evans, left, Guam [Note on back: Dad & Friend]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Guam, Overseas, Serving, Air Force, Service, USAF, Friend
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1990.014.4.Science.8.11732
Tundra: A Treeless Plain of the Arctic: Has a variety of Plants & Mosses as ground cover.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2021.004.100
Military portraits and photographs, and ephemera [Ed Wesley, Trans Alaska Pipeline, Security]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Trans Alaska Pipeline, Pipeline, Delta Junction, Security, Construction, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2021.002.030
Left to right, Sheldon Fleming, Margaret Fleming with Randal Fleming on lap, Theresa Quarles, Doc Quarles, Anchorage, 1964 [during the holiday season.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Randal Fleming, Anchorage, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2021.004.123
Note on front: “1972 Bud Bilikin Parade” [Ed Wesley, Fran Wesley on left]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Fran Wesley, Bud Bilikin Parade, Parade, Celebration, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2022.001.082
Certificate of Appreciation to E&S Diversified Service (sic), The Hospital Activity Book for children [undated]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Honor, Award, Certificate, E&S Diversified Services, Certificate of Appreciation, Appreciation, Gratitude, Partners, Miracles, Hospital, Children, Kids, Stephen Kathnelson, Jeff Whelan, Activity Book
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.002.08A
Little Flower Academy seventh and eighth grade graduating class, 1955 [Four rows of students in caps and gowns, Cal Williams, second from left in first row of male students, Franciscan priests in belted robes on either side of first row, Father Ardwin Hillard on right side]
Keywords: Cal Williams, Little Flower Academy, Father Ardwin Hillard
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B2022.002.13.1
Cal Williams’s headshot, Hollywood, California, 1971-1975 [black and white photographs of Cal Williams, at bottom: contact information about Cal Williams’s manager, Ernestine McClendon of Ernestine McClendon Enterprises Inc.]
Keywords: Cal Williams
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B1990.014.4.MF.TV.59.43
(Athapascan Indians of FT Yukon Village Alaska)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B1991.011.540
Newtok; Nick Tom family, 11/66 [man, woman, and infant pose sitting atop bed inside structure, domicile; parka]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1998.014.1.2257
"Mink on rack, 1942 (under cache)" [man stands holding rifle in front of pelts; structures in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2008.013.76
[open hatch in dock, deck, or storage tank, with construction materials nearby, ocean surf in background]
Collection: B2008.013
B2022.001.040
Left to right: Barry Evans, Mayfield Evans, unknown, Italy, May 1970. [Note on back: fannie Right (?) Mayfield & Barry in Italy May 70]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, Barry Evans, Son, Father, Dad, Italy, Travel, Overseas, International, Cars, Transporation, Buildings
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.055
E&S Diversified Services holiday card with photo, left to right: Barry Evans, Mayfield Evans, Jacqueline Evans, Nafia Evans [Printed on front: “Seasons Greetings”]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, E&S Diversified Services, Business, Office, Holiday, Holiday card, Seasons Greetings, Card, Barry Evans, Son, Jacqueline Evans, Jackie Evans, Daughter, Nafia Evans
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.280.003
86-3 Nov 1942; Pan X; Elaine Cloudy [portrait of woman lying on comforter; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.1198
Point Hope 1947 "Dressed up for Nullikutuk" [woman wearing fabric parka with fur ruff sits with child wearing fur parka near shoreline; river rocks at bottom of image]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2017.011.19
Alaska ’48 – Brooks, Otto fishing near outlet [man smoking cigarette, angling from riverbank]
Collection: B2017.011
B2021.002.013
Margaret Fleming, 27 years old, with son Greg, 3 years old, Fairbanks, 1957.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Fairbanks, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2021.002.020
Samuel Fleming, second from the right, Ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks, February 1952.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Fairbanks, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990, African Americans Military Service
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2021.004.213
Ed Wesley [on right] with two others
Keywords: Ed Wesley, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2022.001.081
Certificate of Appreciation presented to Mayfield Cleaners Jackie Evans from Beans Café
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Honor, Award, Certificate, Mayfield's Quality Cleaners, Certificate of Appreciation, Appreciation, Gratitude, Jackie Evans, Jacqueline Evans, Beans Café, Beans Cafe, Anchorage, Business, Sock exchange
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2015.008.954
Lavoy[panorama with four photographic postcard images, birds eye view of glacier terminus, Columbia Galcier]
Keywords: Columbia Glacier, glaciers, Prince William Sound, tide water glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.956a
From Greeley’s Handbook of Alaska. 1. (Enlarge) Proposed gov’t. ry. routes. Note limit
of winter ice, showing ice free harbors only where mountains and glaciers bar the way to the
Yukon Valley. Valdez is seen at the head of the Gulf of Alaska. The two existing railways run
from Cordova (for 196 m.) and Seward (for 72 m.) [map of Alaska with inset of Aleutian
Islands]
Keywords: map note
Collection: B2015.008
B2021.002.002
Front row on left, Greg Fleming, 9 years old, Anchorage, 1963 [with childhood friend.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Gregory Fleming, Anchorage, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2021.002.128
Slides with images of aftermath of 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, 1964.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, African American Families
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2022.001.006
Left to right: Jacqueline [daughter, Jackie] Evans, Barry Evans [son], Willie Mae Evans [wife]. [Studio portrait]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Families, Family, Jacqueline Evans, Jackie Evans, Daughter, Barry Evans, Son, Willie Mae Evans, Wife, Studio portrait
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.031
Left to right: Jelani Evans Reynolds, Jamila Evans Reynolds, Mayfield Evans.
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Jelani Evans Reynolds, Jamila Evans Reynolds, Portrait, Studio portrait, Family
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.083
Certificate of Recognition awarded to Mayfield Evans by Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Alaska Workforce Investment Board [undated]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Honor, Award, Certificate, Certificate of Recognition, Recognition, Alaska, Alaska Department of Labor, Department of Labor, DOL, Workforce Development, Alaska Workforce Investment Board, Dedicated, Service, Alaska Workforce, Workfroce, Leadership, Development, Clark Bishop, Jim Lunch, Jobs, State of Alaska, SOA
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.084
Certificate of membership, Mayfield Evans, A.C.H. Council
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Honor, Award, Certificate, Certificate of Membership, Membership, ACH Council, A.C.H. Council, Dedicated, Excellence, Service, Art, Science, Finance, Banking, Information Technology, Standards, Ethics, Professionalism, Joseph S. Schneider, Joseph Schneider
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.094B
[Card included photo, see B2022.001.094] [Photo: Mayfield Evans, far right, and two others at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997. Note on front: “Thanks for your help, Tony Knowles”]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, Alaskans, Alaska, Governor's Family Picnic, Picnic, Governor, Governor Tony Knowles, Governor Knowles, Tony Knowles, Politician, E&S Diversified Services, Business, Employee, Crew, Team, Volunteer, Signature, State of Alaska, SOA< Office of the Governor, Governor's Office, Card
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2009.009.95
[girls posed with dahlias outside house, Mountain View, 1920-1930s]
Keywords: gardens
Collection: B2009.009
B1989.016.208.2
Anchorage street scene, 4th Avenue [winter, looking east,Hotel Gitchell, H. Seidenverg, Food Center, Ship Creek Meat Co., J. Vic Brown, Rexall Drugs]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1996.011.354
St. George village on a winter night [hand-tinted print only; circa 1938]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B2021.002.060.Back
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, African American Families
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2022.001.019
Mayfield Evans, left, with colonel holding golf club, San Antonio, Texas
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Colonel, Uniforms, Golf club, Club, Putter, Putting, San Antonio, Texas, USAF, Air Force
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.026
Mayfield Evans, Lt. General Jameson Mattis, General Daniel “Chappie” James American Legion Post 34 [Note on back: Lt Gen Jameson Mayfield 04]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Lt. General Jameson Mattis, Jameson Mattis, General Daniel "Chappie" James, General Daniel James, Daniel James, American Legion, Post 34, Portrait, Handshake
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection