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B1984.077.2.027
[scenic view, weathered trees in foreground, hillside in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.014.43.17
[weather station or survey marker in foreground, bay in background, Adak?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.48.1
[weather station or survey marker on ridge overlooking bay, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.48.2
[weather station or survey marker on ridge overlooking bay, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.019
2317(9_17_14)(10am)(Towards Golden){two indiviuals in a boat in the middle of the fiord with stunted weathered tree in foreground}
Keywords: Prince William Sound, Glaciers, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.305
Mar. 12, ’17. “The cold weather is all over now,” we were told that day [house in snow]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.81.002
29-5; view from top of mountain [twisted and weathered trees in foreground; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.81.002
29-5; view from top of mountain [twisted and weathered trees in foreground; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.023.280
After a hard climb [Wellenstein wearing clod weather gear and skis, frost on scarf around face]
Collection: B2017.023
B2019.003.110
Man on snowshoes [man wearing cold weather gear and carrying backpack stopped on winter trail]
Collection: B2019.003
B1987.071.055
Canneries. Fair Weather Alaska Chum Salmon. Distributed by P.E. Harries & Co. Seattle, Wash.
Collection: B1987.071 Arnold Nelsen Collection
B1990.014.004.permafrosttunnel.large
A permafrost tunnel near Fairbanks, Alaska. Cold weather engineers study ice lenses.[medium format slide]
Keywords: science, research
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.80.006
29-4; sentinel [scenic view of mountains with weathered and twisted tree in foreground; above Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.006
29-4; sentinel [scenic view of mountains with weathered and twisted tree in foreground; above Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.82.002
29-6; view & scenery from top of mountain [weathered tree in foreground; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.82.002
29-6; view & scenery from top of mountain [weathered tree in foreground; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.15.14
[musher and dog team stopped on street in village, buildings, boardwalk, and weather vane in background, Russian Mission?]
Keywords: transportation, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.294.001
89-1 March 43; Infra Red; Trip back on ridge [view of weathered tree; near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.62.003
24-2; weathervane & Deer Mt. [weather station with anemometer in foreground; Deer Mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.62.003
24-2; weathervane & Deer Mt. [weather station with anemometer in foreground; Deer Mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.13.7
[musher and dog team leaving village in winter, buildings in background, weather vane on tower in center distance, Russian Mission?]
Keywords: transportation, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.21.002
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.002
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.003
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.003
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.294.002
89-1 March 43; Infra Red; Trip back on ridge [view of weathered tree with mountain in distance; near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.294.003
89-1 March 43; Infra Red; Trip back on ridge [view of weathered tree with mountains in distance; near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.81.004
29-5; view from top of mountain [woman, likely Basha, looking at scenic view; weathered tree at right; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.81.004
29-5; view from top of mountain [woman, likely Basha, looking at scenic view; weathered tree at right; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.81.005
29-5; view from top of mountain [man, likely Kenneth Britt, leanig on tree while looking at scenic view; weathered tree at right; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.81.005
29-5; view from top of mountain [man, likely Kenneth Britt, leanig on tree while looking at scenic view; weathered tree at right; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.82.004
29-6; view & scenery from top of mountain [view over mountain tops looking through weathered trees; clouds; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.82.004
29-6; view & scenery from top of mountain [view over mountain tops looking through weathered trees; clouds; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.016.2262
Mallard Springs, whenever weather permitted, the plane came out from Fairbanks [four men unloading airplane, possibly Cessna 180, engine covered with tarp]
Collection: B2014.016
B1990.014.2018.1.82.006
29-6; view & scenery from top of mountain [view of water, islands; Tongass Narrows; weathered trees in foreground, some with initials carved into bark: JS; C; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.82.006
29-6; view & scenery from top of mountain [view of water, islands; Tongass Narrows; weathered trees in foreground, some with initials carved into bark: JS; C; near Ketchikan; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.538
Newtok; split oil barrels on outside of house to protect weathering of the frame dwelling; 11/66 [man, woman, and infant pose in front of metal-clad structure; parka; seal fur infant parka]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2018.021.421
Repairing tail wheel, Piper PA 20 N7080K, Pt. Hope, 4-1-53 [two men wearing cold weather gear fixing airplane, tail propped up on metal barrel]
Collection: B2018.021
B1998.014.1.869
(L69 Matanuska Valley; caption: The experimental Farm, established in 1917, is staffed by experts who work closely with world authorities in other countries on cold weather farming. PM-5) [agriculture, Palmer, view of fields, structures, mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.004.dec77p7.14.frost
[Print date Dec 77 P7, image number 14]
Keywords: weather, winter, snow
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1995.014.18.7
[musher and dog team on frozen river in storm]
Keywords: transportation, weather
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.18.8
[dog team on frozen river in storm]
Keywords: weather, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2013.010.836
Aeronca [airplane NC23928 after windstorm, Merrill Field, 1945]
Keywords: aviation, weather
Collection: B2013.010
B1998.014.1.2242
4-970-45 "bear & man" [man atop crate with two young bears (likely polar bears) wearing collars, ropes; letters stenciled on crate: "weather station Nome A113 (some illegible); large glass jar in foreground; dried grass]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1996.035.10.3.page.7a
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 1 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.7b
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 2 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.7c
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 3 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.7d
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 4 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook