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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1989.016.2080.26
(Sportscar Race, Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage, 1963)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.197.004
64-1 March 1941 Plus X 40-24 11 min @ 68°; seagulls on trip south [birds in flight]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.074a
[from verso of side “Carlisle Packing Co.; Cannery; Cordova, Alaska” view of skiffs, boats, shore, structures, pier, mountains in distance; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1990.014.5.AKNative.25.7
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.943
L102 Paxson's Lake on the Richardson Highway (1948 postcard) [copy neg; same as .942]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.208.002
66-1; March 1941; Barnyard scene taken at old farm near Duvall [Washington; wood and steel wagon wheel on upturned cart (?) in front of wood structure]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2006.023.8390.jpg
Moose. R-28. Cecil Rhode, Alaska Wildlife Films, Moose Pass, Alaska
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B1990.014.5.AKNative.24.80
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.AKNative.23.272
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1995.014.75.16
[man wearing hat and smoking cigarette standing next to tractor on dirt road, building, log cabin, and piled lumber in background, mining camp?]
Keywords: transportation, tobacco
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.5.TV.166.58.1.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1990.014.4.MF.TV.59.17
(Ft Yukon, Yukon River, 4th July activities and races in 1964){Fort Yukon Village}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4 / Medium Format
B2000.014.478
(478)(Eddie Kalland with dog at Foam heap on creek April 17, 1915, Tanana)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1983.091.S1450.47
NCL trip: Father Edward & Hooper Bay native children, 8/12/53 [posed on steps of church]
Keywords: religion
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.73.60
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.004.13862
Together, Inflation and Population rise has shot property values to shocking hi 13862
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B90.14.5.ARR.5.8.48
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / ARR 5
B1990.014.5.P.2.25C.5
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P2
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.73.83
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative