Hughes & Huslia: Images

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image thumbnail A frosty George Attla Jr. having just finished the Huslia race. It was so cold we had to place our cameras inside our jackets.Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller. Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide collection, 1956-1963. ASL-PCA-303
image thumbnail A good view of the blackfish trap as it was removed from the hole. You could clearly see the piece of canvas which had been turned back from its covering place over the trap.Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller. Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide collection, 1956-1963. ASL-PCA-303
image thumbnail A racer, Bergman Sam I think, finished during the Huslia New Year's race. Title courtesy of Mrs. Keller. Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide collection, 1956-1963. ASL-PCA-303
image thumbnail Abraham and Martha Oldman. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Abraham and Martha Oldman. Children unidentified. Taken in Hughes in the mid-1950's by an unknown photographer. Abraham Oldman was Johnson Moses real brother, and like Johnson, he was adopted by another family, in this case, Johnny and Kitty Oldman. Martha was a daughter of Leon and Ida. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail After the tragedy. Title from accompanying note."'After the Tragedy - This group of men, all of whom figured prominently in the life of Ben Eielson, are shown as they stood together at an unidentified location in Fairbanks after Eileson's and Borland's bodies had been returned to Alaska. They are from left to right front row: Peter Nickoloff, Joe Crosson, Mat Neimenan, Bill Hughes, Sam Macauley. Second row: Commander Slipnev, man with Mustache unidentified, Fahrig (Russian) Third row: R - L Harrold Gillam, Mayor De la Vargne, President Bunnell and Otto W. Geist.' From Eielson Friendly Times July 26 1957 Memorial Edition. [Illegible] On steps of Old Main building." In the front row, the second man from left is identified as Joe Crosson. In fact, Crosson is the second man from right. Kay J. Kennedy Aviation Photograph Collection;
image thumbnail Alfred Starr, Wendy Arundale, A. J. Lynch, and Eliza Jones (?). Huslia, November 1982. Title from accompanying note.For related images, see UAF-1998-18-91, UAF-1998-18-94. Alice (A.J.) Lynch Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Alfred Starr, Wendy Arundale, and A. J. Lynch. Huslia, November 1982. Title by indexer.For related images, see UAF-1998-18-91, UAF-1998-18-95. Alice (A.J.) Lynch Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Angeline Derendoff, Vanessa Derendoff, Alfred Starr, and Richard Derendoff. Huslia, November 1982. Title by indexer.Accompanying note identifies a man in fur hat as Alfred Starr from Tanana. Alice (A.J.) Lynch Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Angeline, Vanessa, and Richard Derendoff. Huslia, November 1982. Title by indexer.Photo of a family group. Alice (A.J.) Lynch Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Bessie Henry. Huslia, November 1982. Title by indexer.Photo of an older woman sitting by a table. Alice (A.J.) Lynch Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Betty, Agnes and Roger Huntington at the camp doing chores, i.e., cutting wood for cooking. The warm dog food will be cooked on the outdoor Yukon woodstove. Note the half log house below and the canvas above that was home for beaver season.Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller. Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide collection, 1956-1963. ASL-PCA-303
image thumbnail Brothers together in Hughes, Alaska. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Lindbergh Bergman, Johnson Moses, Abraham Oldman, Edward Bergman, Ceza Bergman, and Billy Bergman. Taken in Hughes in 1954 by Mrs. Les James. All real brothers with their parents. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Catherine Attla, Alice J. (A. J.) Lynch, Bessie Henry, and an undentified man in Huslia, November 1982. Title by indexer.Photo of a meeting/recording session. Alice (A.J.) Lynch Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Ceza and Billy Bergman in Hughes. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Ceza and Billy Bergman in Hughes. Joe Beetus' house is in the background. Probably taken in the early 1950's during April Carnival in Hughes by Mrs. Les James. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Cover, Checkbook Heavily beaded checkbook cover backed with caribou hide. Cover is a rectangular shape with one curved short end. Folded in thirds, the cover velcros to the front and encases a checkbook, which can be slipped inside the pocket sewn to the backing (no checkbook enclosed). Beads are sewn to a felt base, which is edged with pink and red beads in the "zipper edging" pattern. The cover has a central large 5-pointed-petaled flower in orange and blue that has a number of vines and leaves extending off to 5 smaller 5-rounded-petaled flowers. There are two large 5-clover-shaped-petaled flowers on the flap, then four other 5-petaled flowers filling gaps (one on top flap, three on the bottom flap). A triangular shape forms the edge pattern with red beads topping the triangle. The entire piece is edged with a line of black beads. Inner sections of flowers beaded with smaller beads that are cut along one side making it flat ("Charlotte cuts") to create a 3-D effect. Background is a solid white seed bead field. Sewn with cotton thread. 20.7 X 18.8cmPurchase of this artwork has been made possible through the generous support of the Rasmuson Foundation Art Acquisition Fund. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Cover, Checkbook Heavily beaded checkbook cover backed with caribou hide. Cover is a rectangular shape with one curved short end. Folded in thirds, the cover velcros to the front and encases a checkbook, which can be slipped inside the pocket sewn to the backing (no checkbook enclosed). Beads are sewn to a felt base, which is edged with pink and red beads in the "zipper edging" pattern. The cover has a central large 5-pointed-petaled flower in orange and blue that has a number of vines and leaves extending off to 5 smaller 5-rounded-petaled flowers. There are two large 5-clover-shaped-petaled flowers on the flap, then four other 5-petaled flowers filling gaps (one on top flap, three on the bottom flap). A triangular shape forms the edge pattern with red beads topping the triangle. The entire piece is edged with a line of black beads. Inner sections of flowers beaded with smaller beads that are cut along one side making it flat ("Charlotte cuts") to create a 3-D effect. Background is a solid white seed bead field. Sewn with cotton thread. 20.7 X 18.8cm.Purchase of this artwork has been made possible through the generous support of the Rasmuson Foundation Art Acquisition Fund. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Crosson Family Papers (Part 3, 1007-1206) This collection primarily covers the activities of Joe Crosson’s flying career in Alaska and the Arctic from 1926 through 1949. Photographs, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles chronicle the transition in Alaska from ground to air transportation as well as historic flights in Alaska and Antarctica. There are also photographs and news clippings of his sister Marvel’s flying career as well as photographs and papers of his wife Lillian from her time as a student at the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. Crosson Family Papers
image thumbnail Cue Bifelt with his trophy after winning in Anchorage. He had just returned a few months earlier from treatment for tuberculosis, which included the removal of one lung so this was a real triumph. He had also won the seal parka he is wearing.Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller. Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide collection, 1956-1963. ASL-PCA-303
image thumbnail Dagger Rusty Steel dagger with horns at end of handle. Length 33.5 cm. Handle wrapped with hide. Front of blade has central raised area along length, back of dagger blade is flat. Blade tip slightly bent. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Decoration, suncatcher 7.8 cm diameter ring covered with smoked hide and trimmed with brown and clear beads. Eight pointed star motif in middle of ring composed of brown, clear, orange, and aqua beads; a topaz teardrop bead hangs in the center; three beaded tassels (double looped with a amber-like stone at center)hang from bottom of ring; tassels end in cowery shells attached to a folded piece of hide; from each end of the hide, a feather is attached witha stone-like bead. A single strand of beads makes a small loop at the top; at the center of this is a piece of hide with a hole in it from which the piece can be hung. Made by Selina Alexander. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Demientieff, Claude interview (05/17/1985) (06 of 09) (9:56 min.) (06 of 09) River conditions villages; Galena; Fairbanks; hauled horses; north slope; big wheels; Yukon River bridge; couldn't get passed rapids; pushed it over; Lyndon transport; rapids downstream; fast; Rampart; advertising; Bush Creek; Beaver; no set schedule; Koyukuk River; Huslia; navigating through sand; horsepower; Rampart Oral History Interviews, Alaska & Polar Regions Collections
image thumbnail Dogs being lined up for loading into Cessna mail plane. According to Mrs. Keller, transporting the dogs was a first step to the North American dog race Connie and Rev. Pat Keller Slide collection, 1956-1963. ASL-PCA-303
image thumbnail Earrings, Beaded Made of smoked moosehide; metal hair clip sewn between pieces of hide. Trimmed first with pink irridescent beads, widely spaced, then with opaque red beads, spaced close together. Beaded floral design in the center of each; three tiny red flowers with pink centers, from which extend green leaves (two on both the left and right), first an irridescent light green leaf, then a dark green leaf. 5.1 cm long by 1.9 cm wide Made by Sonya Alexander. Ethnology;
image thumbnail Engineer Creek Title taken from caption. "Hughes & Menzies; Engineer Creek Photographer's number 220. Photographer: A. J. Johnson." Albert Johnson Photograph Collection, 1905-1917;
image thumbnail Fall 1963, wheat harvest, Yankovich Ranch. Title from verso. Verso also stamped with the name, "Harrie L. Hughes, Fairbanks, Alaska." Image shows a man driving a large tractor attached to a harvesting and threshing machine. A dump truck is adjacent to the tractor to receive the threshed wheat. Houses, a water tower and other farm equipment can be seen at the back of the field. Smoke rises from a tall smokestack in the distance. Trees and distant hills are also visible in the background. Vertical File--Agriculture; Harrie L. Hughes Papers, 1947-1966;

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