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B1989.016.Spears.1
(Spears Passport Photos 1935-36)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.SpearsClyde.1
(Spears Clyde Passport Photos 1935-36)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B2015.008.391
In a month they will have eaten every spear of grass [sheep in pasture]
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2141.53
D-71 (Native thermos and spear) [interior still life with thermos or bottle wrapped in fur pouch, spear propped against wall shelf holding clock reading 11:15]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1980.050.17
(189)(4x5 copy neg){native man dressed in traditional clothes holding a two part throwing spear called an ATLATL}
Keywords: hunter, native man, spear, atlatl
Collection: B1980.050 Roy Barron
B2017.024.1318
Diomede. Photographer's number: 01543 [man holding spear in kayak next to ice edge, blood and small pieces of possibly seal meat on ice]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1301
46. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Eskimo seal hunter) [man with spear and rifle standing next to seal on ice floe. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.024.1313
21. Hunter returns empty-handed, Diomede. Photographer's number: 01520 [man walking away from camera across ice, carrying spear and hunting bag, 1960s]
Collection: B2017.024
B1970.028.023
The old snow shoe maker. Although snowshoes are not as important to the Eskimo as his famous spear, he knows there are times when he could not get along without them. Lomen Bros, Nome, 1907 [Alaska Native man strings a snowshoe]
Keywords: footwear, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
B1998.014.1.1178
O38 Purgatory, Alaska - a river boat stop on the Yukon; photo by Tetinek (1946 postcard) [copy neg, sculpture of person with forked spear, wearing mask, horns, feather, robe, sash, above riverbank]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.017.236
Erle Esmailka throwing salmon in a bucket, Austin Esmailka Jr. spearing fish from boat, Dolly Solomon and Hazel Olson at table. Laurie and Jason Saunders watching at right. Kaltag [women and children working on beach, church in background.]
Collection: B2017.017
B1998.014.1.447
C2 Guard of Honor for Carnival Queen's Ice throne [Faribanks, flags, military uniforms, rifle, fur parkas, snow stairs, women wearing sashes, Matanuska Maid, Dawson?, University?, Miss Alaska, Man in Native dress carrying spear, harpoon, hat, snowshoes]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.People.19.043
People - Rondy, 1948, 1890-5a; Rendevous [sic: Rendezvous] - skater in wolf skin, March 1948 [night scene of person wearing wolf skin and carrying a spear ice skates on rink; spectators in stands or sitting on wall in background; electric lights strung overhead; sign for Hopkins Menswear and ? foods in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 19