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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.
B1989.016.1748.3
(Gold Dust in Pan, taken in studio in 1951) [ore arranged in pans on platter; similar to .1718.2]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2018.023.026a
from verso: "_RD; _A Alaska; 767" [caribou herd and herder; ocean, possible sea ice in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2022.005.78
[Indigenous Alaskan woman standing next to small child seated on snow pile; both wearing fur (likely reindeer fur) parkas]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Child, Toddler, Family, Winter, Snow, Pile, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Clothing, Outerwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.79
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman crouched while ice fishing; pile of fish nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Girl, Parka, Mukluks, Gloves, Outerwear, Clothing, Winter, Ice, Snow, Ice fishing, Fishing, Fish, Fisher, Food, Subsistence
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2150.8
Alaska, Northland Greetings [greeting card with sketch of dog team and holly with photograph of Mt. McKinley. copy neg, card clipped to copy stand with clothespins]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.029.1807
Net mending, Kotz [man, woman, and boy mending nets on waterfront; print date Aug 80]
Collection: B2017.029
B2018.023.026b
from verso: "_RD; _A Alaska; 767" [verso of slide: caribou herd and herder; ocean, possible sea ice in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.033a
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [Four girls with braided hair wearing pants made of hide; mukluks; parkas; bags hung around the neck and over the chest may be for gathering roots or tubers; tundra; hill in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.033b
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: Four girls with braided hair wearing pants made of hide; mukluks; parkas; bags hung around the neck and over the chest may be for gathering roots or tubers; tundra; hill in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023