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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.
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The Anchorage Museum Archive collection includes more than 700,000 photographs and print materials
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B1973.079.133
[three river boats moored to the shore at St Michael's][negative is in poor condition]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.23.102
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2022.002.09
Reunion of Little Flower Academy Class of 1959, Left to right: Cal Williams, Hattie Fletcher, Patricia Lewis John, Lerner Rae Gordon, Corene Johnson, Darlene (Williams) Watson, Bernice Allen. [Cal Williams and high school classmates in yellow t-shirts with aqua lanyards. Handwritten note on back of photograph: School Reunion 2019, Class of 1959 Little Flower Academy]
Keywords: Cal Williams, Little Flower Academy, Hattie Fletcher, Patricia Lewis John, Lerner Rae Gordon, Corene Johnson, Darlene Watson, Bernice Allen
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B2000.014.297
(297)(broken ground Kehoe farm Tanana Sept 17 1914)
Keywords: farming
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1990.014.2018.1.71.004
27-1 Pan x 32-20 Dev in DK20-27 min @65 degrees; Buggee Beach moonlight [scenic view across water; mountains; Buggy Beach, Saxman, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2000.013A.s12.016
[aerial view of village, rivers, ponds; likely near Newtok, 1977; strut and underside of airplane wing visible at top of image]
Collection: B2000.013A
B1998.014.1.786
L26 Enrute to McKinley National Park "1946 postcard" [scenic view, spruce trees, water, mountains, clouds; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.People.14.267
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B2006.023.3448.jpg
Susan Butcher with team during fall training.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 3001-3999
B1985.027.1453a
Originally in B4 F101. Wien Destinations. Kotz III. [Native woman in bathing suit on ice floe ice fishing.] 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.31.14+15
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2017.011.15
Alaska ’48 – Brooks, Len & Russ at work [three men angling in river]
Collection: B2017.011
B90.14.5.ARR.2.113
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / ARR 2
B1973.079.038
Dog sled and team in arctic ice formation [tall central figure –A. C. Cron?] [orig neg only]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2017.023.238
[group shot of men and women, reflection, man holding lamp in back]
Collection: B2017.023
B1998.014.1.1115
O10 Alaskan Igloo mail order style (1946 postcard) [igloo, possibly made of fabric, covered in snow; church steeple in background, utility poles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.People.14.323
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1990.014.5.ConConv.04.1
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ConConv