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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.
Enter your search in the box above, or simply click on the search icon to see a random selection of images from the archives.
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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B2017.029.240
[toddler in dragon onesie and chain mail on stage, Anchorage Pleasure Faire; print date Jun 82]
Collection: B2017.029
B1995.014.32.2
F-E Co. 1942 [view down dirt road to gravel pile, river or lake at left, Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.5.ConConv.23.19
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ConConv
B1995.014.71.4
[man smoking pipe posed outdoors in winter near trees, pants down around knees]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.024.036
Klawak totems, Apr. ’53 [totem poles on hill overlooking village in distance, Blackfish totem in foreground, Klawock]
Keywords: Klawock, totems
Collection: B2016.024
B1990.014.2018.1.91.004
34-1; Dec. 1939; Plus X - 40-24; Dev in DK 20-14 min @ 70°F; Am. Leg Cabin [American Legion log cabin sorrounded by treess; likely near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.Unknownman.1
(Unknown Passport Photos 1933)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.5.P.25.86.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P25
B2015.026.1249
Lake Louise, 3/00 [interiors of lodge accommodations, men working on malfunctioning snowmachine, snowmachine tow sleds; print date 3 11 00. Have negs]
Keywords: Lake Louise, Lake, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, Lodge, Lodging, Accommodations, Man, Snowmachine, Repair, Tow sled
Collection: B2015.026
B2000.017.306
1014 [commercial slide. Woman wearing print parka with fur trim working thread in her fingers, two pairs of completed moccasins in front of her; no date]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B1982.046.061
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Coronation Ball 1941 Rendezvous Queen Patricia "Pat" Chisholm General Simon Bolivar Buckner Comd General ADC W.W.II
Collection: B1982.046
B2006.023.4728.jpg
[Construction site next to Teeland's Moonshine Shop]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B1989.016.569
A-41. Hurricane Gulch, Alaska Railroad. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.637.1
67. Wrangel Narrows. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [Wrangell Narrows, Inside Passage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.868
Tents, Baldwin’s Camp [arrow]. Baldwin, shoulder St. Elias, 1913. Eaton [distant view of
tents set up on side of mountain at right, probably Asa C. Baldwin on boundary survey]
Keywords: glacier, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.4805.jpg
[Wedding of Joe Jr. and Thela Redington?]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B1995.014.74.5
[young Alaska Native man wearing tall rubber boots and older white man smoking pipe sitting on back of flat wooden cart in wooded area]
Keywords: clothing, tobacco, transportation
Collection: B1995.014