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The Anchorage Museum library includes books, maps, and print resources focused on Alaska and the Circumpolar North. The public is welcome to access the collection and conduct research on-site during open hours, or by appointment.
The Anchorage Museum archives include historic photographs and print materials covering a broad range of topics related to Alaska and the Circumpolar North. Some materials are available online, while others are available for detailed research on site at the Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center.
Anchorage Museum Archive Image Search
The Anchorage Museum Archive collection includes more than 700,000 photographs and print materials
on Alaska and the Circumpolar North, with 94,942 items scanned and searchable online.
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Please note, we are actively reviewing and updating our records. There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today. We consent to input and recommendations from the public as we work on decolonizing our collections.
B1991.011.22
June 1961 Eliz. Bergman, Allakaket Cleaning Moose hide
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B90.14.5.Anc.Air.6.47
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 6
B1989.016.ChristensenH.1
Christensen, H., Passport Photos, 1942
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.70.46
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2004.011.Hoffman.Frank.neg9
[two men standing next to camp fire, one man holding kettle, trestle bridge in background]
Collection: B2004.011 Bagoy
B1990.014.5.EQ.5.3.38
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_5
B1989.016.1933.2
(Winter windy streets, school guard, 1952) [school crossing guard with flag standing in blowing snow, buildings and utility poles in background, Chugach Mountains in distance. neg deteriorated]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.024.2014
Kenai Peninsula, April 1969 [aerial scene of cabins, caches, boats along lake shore, snow]
Collection: B2017.024
B1990.014.5.EQ.20.151
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_20
B1989.016.665
46. Warehouse nearing completion, Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [wooden frame building under construction in Matanuska Colony]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.P.2.21.10
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P2
B1989.016.2057.1
Seasons Greetings [Christmas card mat with sketch of dog, kennel, bowl, and bone, with photograph of sled dog team on winter trail. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2364
"A Denali Ram," Joseph S. Dixon 1926
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B1989.016.1853.1
[homestead in winter, with house, fence, tracks in snow, hoar frost on trees. cf. .1332.1]
Keywords: residences, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.282
R33-1. Portage Bay (Whittier Glacier in background) [railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2014.023.018
(Jeanne and Nellie)[Jeanne Laurence and Nellie Brown posing for camera in Los Angeles]
Collection: B2014.023
B2003.022.09
July 23, 1947 Romeo & Dead Seal - On way to King Island
Collection: B2003.022 Von Der Heydt Collection