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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1995.014.39.7
[climbers roped up for ascent, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.449
C5 Miss Alaska on Ice throne "Fairbanks, 1939" [winter garments, man at left, woman at right of Miss Alaska, sash, mukluks, ice wall, possible bridge in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2182.8
[woman in fur bikini standing near sail on U.S. Air Force boat marked A-1-31]
Keywords: military, clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.006.laughlin.mary.9172.4
Mary Laughlin, 3-29-85. Invoice numbers 9172 [reorder], 8361. Nicholas and Michael
Collection: B2017.006
B1990.014.5.P.4.36.16
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P4
B2015.008.575
After shearing, unrecognizable to their own lambs. May [sheep in pasture, barn in distance]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.654a
Keywords: mountains, glaciers, Harvard Glacier, Prince William Sound, College Fjord
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.3535.jpg
Joee Redington
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 3001-3999
B1995.014.92.16
[Russian Mission cemetery and church in winter]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014
B2000.017.31
[young girl sitting on top of tripod made of driftwood or whalebone, Point Hope; print date Jun 72]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B2021.002.009
Doc Quarles, Theresa Quarles [on New Year's Eve.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B1989.016.FrandsenL.1
[Frandsen L Passport Photos 1935-36]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.5.Logging.1.15.18
(timber)(July 1966)(Tree topping limbing the spar)(Thorne Bay for Ketch Pulp)(very good)(NP){sequential photos showing the topping and limbing of a large tree}
Keywords: forestry, natural resources, logging, lumber, construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 1
B90.14.5.ARR.4.32
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / ARR 4
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.20.59
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 20
B2006.023.4611.jpg
[Caribou skin penis sheath for sled dog]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B1990.014.5.ConConv.21.4
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ConConv
B1990.014.5.People.14.301.1
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.1
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(7381)(1967)(Air)(Ketchikan Pulp Mill)(1-11x14 horiz)1-Interneg)(note approx crop lines){aerial view of pulp mill}
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1989.016.2123.10
(Catholic Church, Mountain View, 4-2-58) [exterior of church under construction]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.006.939
Hatcher Pass area, 1945-46 [man and woman fishing in river, woman wearing skirt and cloth sack on back, man wearing hip waders]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2016.006
B1990.014.5.AKNative.16.40.16
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1991.36.1
Panoramic photograph of lake showing Mt Mckinley (Denali), the Alaska Range and float plane. National Photo and News image #1825571
Keywords: Panoramic photograph, Alaska Range, Mt Mckinley, Denali, float plane, lake, mountains, Denali National Park
Collection: B1991.036
B1989.016.2261.2
[group portrait of Southeast Alaskan Natives in ceremonial dress, including Chilkat robes, headdresses, masks and beaded tunics, probably Tlingit. positive transparency. copy]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.5477
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Photo Exhibition. Alaska State Experimental Farm, Palmer. Photo by Pete Martin.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1989.016.2139.33
Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska (Neg for cards #43) [bull moose in water]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection