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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1995.010.2947
[street scene, two Alaska Native men walking past buildings including Northern Commercial Co. and T.C. Co., woman sitting in wildflowers in foreground]
Collection: B1995.010
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.19.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 19
B2015.008.012
(an ice raft)(water 40 degrees air 50 degrees){ a woman and man sitting on an ice berg just offshore amongst small icebergs and glaciers in the background}
Keywords: ice bergs, mountains, glaciers, swimming, recreation
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.8184.jpg
Jean Kawcheck, Unalakleet [Girl holding Dog Power patch, standing in doorway of Iditarod Joe's Camp, Unalakleet]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B1998.014.1.331
(B67 Cordova Post Office) [street view, buildings, automobiles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.People.14.200
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1990.014.5.People.14.195
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B90.14.5.ARR.3.65
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / ARR 3
B1990.014.2018.1.53.001
21-6 Catholic Church & rainbow [street scene with church, structures, automobiles; likely 1939; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.87.89A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1989.016.1642.3
[Providence Hospital, night scene, exterior entrance, Christmas lights and decorations]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.201
Shepard Point (bunker site) from off Humpback Creek, Orca Inlet, Alaska. P. S. Hunt J1921 [railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.119
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B90.14.5.Anc.Air.9.13
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 9
B90.14.5.AncAir.22.55
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 22
B1990.014.5.ConConv.24.26
(People_Const.Cony.Delegates by Name_Marston)(Jan 56)(Col.MR. Marston Anchorage)
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ConConv
B1995.014.69.17
[man wearing backpack and snowshoes snowshoing in field]
Keywords: military, hiking, footwear
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2325.3
(Construction of Minnesota Bypass at Spenard Road, 1966) [view down road lined with buildings and utility poles, stop sign in foreground]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.683.1
Eskimo women in Eklutna [students at Eklutna Vocational School]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection