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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B2006.023.8885
Baby hair seal (pet) at Flat Horn Lake (Joe & Vi Redington). [color slide converted to black-and-white due to extreme color shift]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1990.014.5.AKNative.18.6.3B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1996.035.2.Kirby.Stanton.6
Letter, Stan Kirby to Adak Museum, November 1992
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B1998.014.1.1104
O1 "Sourdough" {Old Timer (Sourdough) 1946 postcard} [man posed wearing parka, fur trimmed hood, hat moccasins, carrying rifle, snowshoes
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.2745
Nome, July 1983 Street scenes [exterior view of police officer and man wearing plaid jacket outside the Board of Trade Saloon; Nome's Oldest Saloon since 1900; Headquarters for the Sin City of Nome; Olympia Beer Finish banner with handwritten correction]
Collection: B2017.024
B1984.077.1.003
[Dog in dog lot behind chicken wire with front paws on a stone.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.91.72A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1989.016.1050.1
[Palmer school, dormitory, and other buildings]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Pol.01.58.11
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Pol
B1990.014.5.TV.083.72.2.2A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1995.010.2104
[aerial of coast in winter, town in foreground, snow on mountain range in background, airplane wing in foreground]
Collection: B1995.010
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.73.84
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1989.016.2183.2
(Dog races, Fur Rondy 1952) [musher with bib #2 leading eleven-dog team down Fourth Avenue past spectators, Fur Rendezvous banners and businesses including Smart Shop, Anchorage Jewelers, The Gitchell, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, Dr. Hines Optometrist, J. Vic Brown & Son, Reed's, 515 Club, Lois Beauty Salon]
Keywords: winter sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.2.18
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.EQ.01.9.17
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ 1
B2000.014.787
(787)(Young Man group boxing gloves Kokrines June 17 1917)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina