These beautiful color photos from KurtClark were taken by his parents that documented everyday life of the family from the 1950s and 1960s. The cities includes Anchorage, and Sand Point.
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My mother with her friend on the Harley in Anchorage, 1951 |
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My aunt and uncle in front of my grandparents' house in Spenard, Anchorage, 1954 |
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1951 Chevrolet Deluxe behind my cousin in the driveway of my parents' home in city view neighborhood of Anchorage, July 1956 |
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Anchorage road construction, circa 1956 |
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Chevy sedan in Anchorage, 1956 |
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Government Hill and snow, Anchorage,1956 |
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Kiddieland train in Anchorage, 1956 |
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Portage glacier, Anchorage, 1956 |
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The spit, Sand Point, March 1960 |
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Bunk house from the oil dock at Sand Point Harbor, 1961 |
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Bush pilot delivering vegetables, Sand Point, May 1961 |
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My oldest sister at 2 years in our back yard overlooking the strait between Sand Point and Unga Island in the background, January 1961 |
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My oldest sister being held by a friend, Sand Point, Alaska, April 1961 |
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Sand Point scout cookout, February 1961 |
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Sand Point, August 1961 |
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Skiffs at Sand Point, 1961 |
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The boardwalk at Sand Point, August 1961 |
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Unga Island across the strait from Sand Point, a ship passing through, 1961 |
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Clamming in Sand Point, June 1962 |
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Motor Vessel Expansion coming into Sand Point harbor on a foggy day, March 1962 |
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Photographer gets the stormy shot, Sand Point, January 1962 |
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Unga Island across the strait from Sand Point, 1962 |
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Fishing boats at sunset, Sand Point, June 1963 |
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Fishing boats in the strait between Popof and Unga Islands, Sand Point, June 1963 |
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Grumman Goose, Sand Point, June 1963 |
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Halibut fleet in Sand Point, April 1963 |
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My mom and two sisters at the fish processor in Sand Point, May 1963 |
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Sand Point harbor just before the halibut season opening in late March 1963 |
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Douglas DC-3 at Sand Point, 1964 |
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Russian Orthodox Church on Sand Point was pretty deteriorated on the outside, but on the inside everything was gold, April 1964 |
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Sand Point, Alaska, September 1964 |
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Sand Point, March 1964 |
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'The Bomb' in Sand Point, April 1964 |
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Reeve Aleutian Douglas DC-3 - Tail Number N75142 - lands in Sand Point, June 1965 |
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The cemetery in Sand Point, May 1965 |
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Green Hill, Sand Point, May 1966 |
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Mount Pavlof smoking at sunset, Sand Point, May 1966 |
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Me at the beach, Sand Point, June 1969 |