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B2016.006.1868
[two women dancing indoors, other women and male drummers seated behind, Barrow; print date Aug 79]
Keywords: dance
Collection: B2016.006
B2016.006.1869
[young boy dancing indoors, women and male drummers seated behind, Barrow; print date Aug 79]
Keywords: dance
Collection: B2016.006
B1989.016.1583.2
(First Tent City, Anchorage, 5-part panorama by Sydney Laurence, part #2) [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.2.001
Lee [child stands on sidewalk behind ragdoll; domiclie in background; shadow on sidewalk; overexposed; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.2.001
Lee [child stands on sidewalk behind ragdoll; domiclie in background; shadow on sidewalk; overexposed; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1999.014.1198
[several men and women dancing]
Keywords: dance, party
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B1990.014.2018.1.69.004
26-2; Fish dock scene [interior view of ceiling of structure with part of man's face in lower center; likely Ketchikan 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.69.004
26-2; Fish dock scene [interior view of ceiling of structure with part of man's face in lower center; likely Ketchikan 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.77.6
[portrait of dog, photographer's shadow in foreground]
Keywords: animals, photography
Collection: B1995.014
B2007.005.6.A18
[shadow on ground with smoking fumeral in the background]
Collection: B2007.005 Martin Family
B2009.017.1982.In.Shadows
In the Shadows (Saturday August 10, 1982)
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B1983.091.S2018 .41
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2018.36 and .37
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2018.38 and .39
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2018.40
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2018.42
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2023.42
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1983.091.S2023.43
(voting at Alaska Statehood Polls)(broadcasting results, people appearing)
Keywords: voting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2015.004.41
Kotzebue dance. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [two women wearing fur-trimmed print parkas dancing in hall, drummers in foreground, men seated against wall in background]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2015.004
B1990.014.2018.1.84.003
30-2; Repacking scene [stack of salmon filets]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.84.003
30-2; Repacking scene [stack of salmon filets]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.008.1275
1. Mouth parts of mosquito. A microtome cut section. Mouth parts open. When killed
Collection: B2015.008
B2019.019.IC1-29
Dances [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Dancing, People, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2019.019.IC1-30
Dances [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Dancing, People, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2019.019.IC1-31
Dances [Barrow/Utqiaġvik], 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Dancing, People, Barrow, Utqiaġvik, Utqiagvik, Inupiaq
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B1989.016.1034
GZ-100 (Scenes in Golden Zone) [man in parka behind snow pile]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.004.46
It is never proper for an Eskimo to dance without wearing gloves. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [man wearing Western style clothing, eyeglasses, knitted gloves, and mukluks dancing indoors, woman seated along wall in background]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2015.004
B1990.014.2018.1.204.006
65-2 Lake Chelan [scene with reflection, March 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2210.23
E-40 (Eklutna School, Eskimo Dances, Seal, Wolf Dance, 9/15/37) [group portrait of women and men in parkas and feather headdresses outdoors, with box drum suspended by rope from tree branch, Eklutna Vocational School students]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1583.3
(First Tent City, Anchorage, 5-part panorama by Sydney Laurence, part #3) [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1583.4
(First Tent City, Anchorage, 5-part panorama by Sydney Laurence, part #4) [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1583.5
(First Tent City, Anchorage, 5-part panorama by Sydney Laurence, part #5) [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection