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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.
B1962.001.1940
(Wonder Creek-mine?) [Gold mines and mining-Center Creek (Seward Peninsula); Dredge (Gold mines and mining)]
Keywords: Wonder Creek, Creeks, Gold mines and mining, Center Creek, Seward Peninsula, Dredges, Machinery and equipment, Buildings, Tailings
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2016.004.125.003
Campbell Creek Classi [two people paddle conoe with passenger in center]
Collection: B2016.004
B1962.001.1939
Wonder Dredge (Wonder Creek)? [Gold mines and mining-Center Creek (Seward Peninsula); Dredge (Gold mines and mining)]
Keywords: Dredges, Wonder Dredge, Wonder Creek, Creeks, Gold mines and mining, Center Creek, Seward Peninsula, Buildings, Machinery and equipment, Miners, Tailings
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.0205
[Chititu Creek per Spude. People; Houses and buildings] [circa 1885-1930. Three people, person at center in handcuffs]
Keywords: Chititu Creek, Spude, Houses, Buildings, Handcuffs
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2001.041.186
Williams, Thompson and Vogel Linda Claim Center Creek Nome Alaska {family on a dredge}
Keywords: mining
Collection: B2001.041 Goetze
B1998.014.1.1144
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [winter scene; creek, creek bank, snow, rocks, structure in center background, trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1962.001A.147
[Indigenous Alaskans], Willow Creek, Alaska. P.S. Hunt, E1031 [verso:] Copper Center people. Stako? Ewan and wife? [Ahtna Territory. Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Territory, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, Indigenous, BIPOC, P.S. Hunt, Alaska, Alaskan, Willow Vreek, Family, Stako, Ewan, Wife, Women, Man, Camp, Tent, Gear, Child, Children
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1998.014.1.1005
L140 Seward - Anchorage Hiway (highway) [paved roadway with center striping, automobiles, elevated roadbed, wetland, bog or creek, trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.63.004
24-3 Fish jumping falls, Aug 20 [close-up of Ketchikan Creek; possibly a fish tail in upper center; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.63.004
24-3 Fish jumping falls, Aug 20 [close-up of Ketchikan Creek; possibly a fish tail in upper center; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.029.2020
[short pedestrian bridge over small creek flowing to sea in center, warehouse building on bluff at left; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B1998.014.1.1137
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [winter scene, creek bank, rocks, snow, structure in center background, automobile]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1953
Downtown Anchorage (T191 Air view) [aerial view looking north from Eighth Avenue past Ship Creek, F Street in center of image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1010
L143 near Portage on Seward - Anchorage Hiway [view of paved roadway, creek, trees, water, mountains; possibly Bird Point in center; similar to .1009]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2572
"Kenai Highway; Mi 15-17; creek & mts [scenic view of mountains reflected in water, near Seward; speck left of center is stuck to emulsion]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.057
Scn 23863; Air; Portage Lake & Glacier; 14 August 1974; Glacier. [aerial view looking up Portage Valley at creek, lake, icebergs, glacier; railroad at lower center of photo, left of creek; road, parking lots, mountains]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B89.11.88
1917 Panoramic Photograph of early downtown Anchorage. The photograph shows ship creek, the Chugach Mtns, homes, businesses, horse and cart, early model cars and pedestrians can be seen on the main dirt road centered in the photograph.
Keywords: Panoramic photograph; 1917; Anchorage; Chugach mountains, Ship Creek
Collection: B1989.011 Donald V_ Johnson Collection
B1989.016.208.2
Anchorage street scene, 4th Avenue [winter, looking east,Hotel Gitchell, H. Seidenverg, Food Center, Ship Creek Meat Co., J. Vic Brown, Rexall Drugs]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.146.015
Ship Creek [?]. Pyatt [walled tents in clearcut area, log framing and small boat in foreground; man standing in lower center; cabins; fence; from verso: "Anchorage - 1915 tent city"]
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B1990.14.7.2
1917 Panoramic Photograph of early downtown Anchorage. The photograph shows ship creek, the Chugach Mtns, homes, businesses, horse and cart, early model cars and pedestrians can be seen on the main dirt road centered in the photograph.
Keywords: panoramic; 1917, Anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.7
B1998.014.1.1873
T141 Anchorage, Alaska (aerials) [view over downtown looking northwest. Cemetery in lower center; McKinley building, Ship Creek, railroad, Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, future museum site, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1995.025.050
[from verso] part of Terminal yard Anchorage 1916; Anchorage yards & townsite [view of wood structure and canvas tents; trees; men in cleared land in foreground appear to be playing baseball; bridge across Ship Creek at center.
Collection: B1995.025
B1998.014.1.1737
(T70 Cordova Park) [Nirvana Park Cordova, Alaska, three children play in water, creek; toddler in right background sitting near tree stumps; possibly clothing on ground; bridge, burled post in center background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1875
T142 Anchorage, Alaska (aerials) view looking northwest over Fairview, South Addition, Park Strip, Downtown, Ship Creek, railroad, port, Government Hill, Cook Inlet, Knik, cemetery at center, McKinley Building; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1280
O81 Volcano dust comes to Anchorage; 15 July 1953 [Fourth Avenue, service men and civilians walking, automobiles, 4th Avenue Theater at far left; Lee's Menseart, Ship Creek Market, Food Center; Mount Spurr eruption]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.Album1.299
R33-3. Barnyard at Ship Creek [two men posed in center near horses tied to log fence, frame for walled tent at left, log building with tarped roof at right, tall birch or cottonwood in background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1995.010.350
4th Ave [Fourth Avenue street scene in winter, with pedestrians, automobiles, and businesses including H. Seidenverg Clothiers, Food Center, Ship Creek Meat Co., Dr. Hines Optometrist, J. Vic Brown & Son, Lois Beauty Salon; before 1953]
Collection: B1995.010
B1970.019.546
"Fern mine is about 20 miles from Wasilla in Willow Creek district. Aug 14/25 Fern gold Mining Co. Cyanide plant on right; mill next, mine in upper left corner. Dull weather. 30 sec. 45 opening 7/18/25" [from verso] [mountains, valley, structures in center of image.]
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1979.002.Album1.292
R30-5. Ship Creek [dog team pulling sled over bare ground, one man in basket and another on runners, walled tent in center background, wagon at left, tall birch or cottonwood at right, Cook Inlet in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914. Original print torn]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.12.4
(Portage Glacier; 4 negs; Air and surface; 2-1/4 negs; Air: 14 Aug 1974: Surface Aug 21 '74; Portage Glacier, Terminal Lake and Visitor's viewing area) [aerial view of Portage creek, Railroad tracks in lower center; roads, lake, icebergs, glacier, mountains, structures]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1998.014.1.1666
T45 Anchorage, Fort Richardson and Vicinity (1948 postcards, 400) [aerial view overlooking Westchester, South Addition, Ship Creek, port, Government Hill, railroad, Merrill Field, Park Strip, East Anchorage, Chugach Mountains, snow; object near center of image appears to have been obscured with pen; copy neg; emulsion separting from base at right edge of image]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2035
T248 Down-town Anchorage, Alaska [envelope reads: "T250 Anchorage; 4th Ave at Hewitt's;" street scene looking northwest; pepole walking on sidewalks; automobles; businesses including: Ship Creek market Food Center; J.Vic Brown & Sons Jewelers; 515 Club; Lois Beauty Salon; Pacific Northern Airlines; Hewitt's Drugs; National Bank of Alaska; Ellen's]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1365
PT1 Anchorage, trading and transportation center, is Alaska's largest city. Many government agencies are located here. Other support comes from fishing, farming, mining and trapping. (aerial) [looking northwest over Anchorage; Merril Field in lower right; Park Strip, downtown, South Addition, Ship Creek, Government Hll, Cook Inlet, Knik Arm; Point MacKenzie; ship moored along jetty; Alaska Range obsured by clouds]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley