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