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B1973.079.144
[Bering Sea ship and open ocean]
Keywords: transportation, waves, maritime
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1994.008.291
(ocean bounty platform Seward 1978)
Keywords: oil rig, ocean, drilling rig, industry, mountains, Seward
Collection: B1994.008
B1989.016.149
Sydney Laurence painting, ocean and mountains (seascapes)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.150
Sydney Laurence painting, ocean and clouds (seascapes)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.7472.jpg
Across the frozen ocean between Shaktoolik & Koyuk.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 7000-7999
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.133.1
(catastrophe)(June 23 1965)(Standard Oil Fire Ocean Dock Road )(Historical)
Keywords: fire, accident
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.133.2
(catastrophe)(June 23 1965)(Standard Oil Fire Ocean Dock Road )(Historical)
Keywords: fire, accident
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1995.014.83.7
[portrait of soldier standing on ocean beach holding rifle and machete, Adak?]
Keywords: military, arms
Collection: B1995.014
B2010.023.578a
[several people standing in a large open pit with the ocean visible in the background]
Collection: B2010.023
B2016.004.280
Whale watching on the Arctic Ocean, Barrow, Alaska [man leaning on umiak]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B2016.004
B1995.014.2.3
Willow and people [aerial of mountain range and ocean, view out airplane window]
Collection: B1995.014
B1991.011.599
"Newtok camp on Nelson Isl. [island], 1958" [group of children pose with ocean in background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2008.013.78
[man and building on grassy hill above river mouth, ocean in distance. cf. .75]
Collection: B2008.013
B2008.013.75
[two buildings and possibly grave markers on grassy hill above mouth of river, ocean in distance]
Collection: B2008.013
B2008.013.76
[open hatch in dock, deck, or storage tank, with construction materials nearby, ocean surf in background]
Collection: B2008.013
B2010.023.338
(Barter Island Main Street)(From N Chance 4-144)[Barter Island homes and structures with ocean in the background]
Collection: B2010.023
B1989.016.2141.19
D-19 [man and woman in parkas and mukluks standing in dog yard on tundra, houses and frozen ocean in background]
Keywords: villages, houses, residences, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1799.3
Ocean dock, Anchorage, Alaska. Bragaw [view looking over water to north with dock building, three automobiles visible]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2141.10
D-10. Kotzebue, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [aerial view of village and frozen ocean, circa 1930s?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2141.11
D-11.[aerial view of village and frozen ocean, Kotzebue? circa 1930s? Photo number written on emulsion side of neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2018.023.026a
from verso: "_RD; _A Alaska; 767" [caribou herd and herder; ocean, possible sea ice in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.2018.1.107.003
40-2; Ocean Falls [British Columbia; Feb 21 - March 1st, 1940; view of industrial pulp and paper mills at waterfront]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.107.003
40-2; Ocean Falls [British Columbia; Feb 21 - March 1st, 1940; view of industrial pulp and paper mills at waterfront]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.026b
from verso: "_RD; _A Alaska; 767" [verso of slide: caribou herd and herder; ocean, possible sea ice in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.2018.1.107.004
40-2; Ocean Falls [British Columbia; Feb 21 - March 1st, 1940; view of structures, including domiciles; water, mountains in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.107.004
40-2; Ocean Falls [British Columbia; Feb 21 - March 1st, 1940; view of structures, including domiciles; water, mountains in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1981.020.022
The Dam, Ocean Falls, B.C. No. 2923 [hydro power dam erected by Bella Coola Pulp and Paper Company to power mill, town buildings in background]
Collection: B1981.020 Hotchkiss
B1998.014.1.2482
"Sticking shutter shots; Ellis Air Lines" [aerial view of coastal town, possibly Ocean Falls, BC (?); airplane float in left foreground; mountains]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2010.023.341
(Barter Island -Isaac Akootchook house before 2nd floor addition)(From N Chance 4-146)[Barter Island Community houses with ocean and sea ice in the background]
Collection: B2010.023
B2010.023.345
(Barter Island school house and village water supply from DEW line)(From N Chance 4-148)[Barter Island community houses with fishing boat and ocean in the background]
Collection: B2010.023
B1990.014.2018.1.107.005
40-2; Ocean Falls [British Columbia; Feb 21 - March 1st, 1940; street scene of domiciles; people walking on plank road; water and mountains in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.107.005
40-2; Ocean Falls [British Columbia; Feb 21 - March 1st, 1940; street scene of domiciles; people walking on plank road; water and mountains in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2141.18
D-18. Frozen salmon is the sled dog's food. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [man in parka and mukluks feeding dogs in a yard on the tundra, houses and frozen ocean in distance]
Keywords: villages, houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.599
"Newtok camp on Nelson Isl. [island], 1958" [group of children pose with ocean in background; boy at center back wearing parka with ruff identified at 2019 AFN as Tommy Kusiak]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1989.016.1799.1
Ocean dock, Anchorage, Alaska [view down pier along Alaska Railroad tracks, steamship docked at left, dock buildings at right with parked automobiles, including Hotel Anchorage bus]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1973.079.185
[Being Sea][faded photo of sea scape]
Keywords: waves, ocean
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1998.014.1.1818
{T122 Veldez receiving dock; truck & barge operations (Delong barges)} [pier, structure, crane on barge, semi trailers on barge; Portland Tug & Barge Co 16-53; Portland Ore; Ocean Tow Inc boat to right]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.001.092
Left to right: Jacqueline Evans, Mayfield Evans, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles, Governor’s Picnic, 1997 [Note on front: “Mayfield, Thanks for another great Alaska Gov. picnic! Tony Knowles”] [Photo received with card from Governor's office, see B2022.001.092B]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, Alaska, Alaskans, Jacqueline Evans, Jackie Evans, Daughter, Governor, Governor Tony Knowles, Governor Knowles, Tony Knowles, Politician, Governor's Picnic, Picnic, TOTE, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Gathering
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection