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B1995.014.91.7
Russian Mission Cemetery [winter, with church in background]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.92.5
[Russian Orthodox cemetery in summer]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.93.13
[birds flying over cemetery with Christian crosses, flagpole at left, small podium at center, Adak?]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
b2011.014.98.1
1920s automobile with Alaska 1926 license plate, being towed out of mud by closed-cab tractor. 3.5 x 5.5 nitrate negative
Collection: B2011.014
B2016.019.10293.22
Dandelion gone to seed, Denali National Park, Alaska. c. 1994
Collection: B2016.019
B1995.014.3.10
[man carrying backpack hiking through field of wildflowers on mountainside, mountain peaks in distance, rescue squad?]
Keywords: military, hiking, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.91.8
Russian Mission Cemetery [winter, with church in background]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.91.9
Russian Mission Cemetery [winter, with church in background]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.93.11
[cemetery with Christian crosses, road at right, mountain in distance, Adak?]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.93.12
[two birds flying over cemetery with Christian crosses, flagpole at left, small podium at center, Adak?]
Keywords: animals, funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B2009.061.18
Interior, store of N.C. Co. at Boerner [Northern Commercial Company]
Collection: B2009.061
B1965.018.046
Indian boys at Circle City, Alaska, catching crackers and cakes tossed to them by passengers on steamer JP Light. "4x5 copy neg" [children, man, dogs near river bank, buildings in background]
Collection: B1965.018 Fred Henton
B1989.016.1937.5
3 (Fur Rondy Ice Show, 1950) [woman skating, spectators on bleachers in background, Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.93.10
[cemetery with Christian crosses, road at right, mountain in distance, Adak?]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B2000.014.644
(644)("Do-Do" in the boat Miss Fisher Mrs Haggreu Mrs DeVane)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1989.016.1178
A.R.R. Depot, Anchorage [view of top of Alaska Railroad headquarters looking north to Government Hill. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1179.1
Alaska R.R. Depot, Anchorage. Hewitt's [view of Alaska Railroad headquarters in winter, looking north to Government Hill. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1179.2
ARR Depot & Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Foto [bird's eye view of Alaska Railroad headquarters looking northwest to Cook Inlet. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1996.011.339.neg
Garden Cove exped., Xmas time [man, hiding face, and woman seated on rocks near camp fire, kettle and pan on driftwood in foreground]
Keywords: camping
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B2000.014.540
(540)(Merton Atwood (alter boy) and the same two Fairbanks 9/19/15)(Harry and John McNeill)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B2000.014.544
(544)(Churches and Hospital Fairbanks Sept 28 1915 St Joseph's Church)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B2015.008.264
3.12. 9/30/25. Golden, Port Wells, Alaska. Steve A. Roe, only inhabitant [portrait of man
wearing suspenders, leaning against railing]
Keywords: portrait, man, prince william sound
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.019.1.10b.03503.12
WA Rig [Oil Rigs and Pipelines], 1983
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Oil Rigs and Pipelines
Collection: B2016.019
B2016.019.1.13a.01243.16
Alyeska [Scenics - Winter], 1976
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Scenics, Winter, Winter Scenics, Alyeska, Mountains, Snow
Collection: B2016.019
B2009.037.035
.35 – [woman adjusting her shoe in front of building]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2017.028.29
[view down paved road, sign at left for entrance to Alaskan Village, totem poles in background next to small building, Debarr Road intersection with Muldoon Road in left background. 1961]
Collection: B2017.028
B1989.016.1937.6
9 (Fur Rondy Ice Show, 1950) [children dressed in wedding costumes skating, spectators in background, Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.animals.24.36477
Reindeer, rangifer tarandus, calves cavort in play fight[reindeer adults and calves, stream bank, trees budding]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / B1990_014_004_animals_24
B1996.011.338.neg
Garden Cove exped., Xmas time [man, possibly Dunlap, and woman standing on snowy tundra, both holding cameras]
Keywords: photography
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B2011.007.8.122
Two unidentified Aleuts, Attu, September 1941-Spring 1942.
Collection: B2011.007 Mary Breu Etta Jones Collection
b2012.006.568
[view through automobile windshield of winter road leading to village; no date]
Collection: B2012.006
B2016.019.3.20.02426.08
Turnagain Arm in Summer, [Scenics - Summer], c. 1981
Keywords: turnagain arm, summer, scenic, southcentral, anchorage, Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Summer Scenics
Collection: B2016.019
B1989.016.1720
Polar bear skins, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo [furs on rack outside Alaska Fur Factory. copy neg]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1047
(M9 gold mining in Alaska) [mining operation, infrastructure, dragline, structures, conveyor, roads, tunnels, automobiles, possibly dredge parts]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.988
L126 Thompson's Pass, Richardson Hiway [Thompson Pass, view of mountains from roadway]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2019.007.445
Togiak, May 16, 1991 [restaurant/café kitchen; photographer's number 2-T24-2 [man and woman stand in kitchen behind counter holding carton of eggs; condiments; walkie-talkie; stoves and refrigerator in background; boombox at far right]
Collection: B2019.007
B2019.007.446
Togiak, May 16, 1991 [restaurant/café kitchen, food preparation; photographer's number 2-T24-3 [woman usring ulu to cut lettuce or other vegetable; electric mixer and bowl; telephone; coffee carraffe; toaster; Wonder Bread bag; Diet Pepsi]
Collection: B2019.007
B2019.007.861
July 23, 1992; photographer number 2-FP6-5; False Pass [Man stands next to table displaying black and white framed photograph of scenic view of village, water, and mountains; cribbage board; cards; ashtray; cigareets; flashlight; aluminum cans; food packages on cabinets; calendar; toilet paper; shelf possibly holding mail]
Collection: B2019.007
B1970.019.546
"Fern mine is about 20 miles from Wasilla in Willow Creek district. Aug 14/25 Fern gold Mining Co. Cyanide plant on right; mill next, mine in upper left corner. Dull weather. 30 sec. 45 opening 7/18/25" [from verso] [mountains, valley, structures in center of image.]
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1989.016.1937.4
7 (Fur Rondy Ice Show, 1950) [young boy and girl dressed as groom and bride getting set to skate, Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection