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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.
B1995.014.65.16
[soldiers wearing snowshoes and backpacks on traverse, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.721.3
Homes decorated for Christmas [Anchorage]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.721.6
Homes decorated for Christmas [Anchorage]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2286.3
(Bob Reeve and plane) [man in suspenders and brimmed hat standing next to nose of airplane, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.56.15
Eugene Tetinek [portrait of man wearing fur parka and smoking cigarette warming hands over Primus stove in tent, possibly McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, camping, heat
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.721.4
Homes decorated for Christmas [Anchorage]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.31.11
[large airfield, probably Weeks Field in Fairbanks]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1995.014
B1984.077.4.016
[new log cabin with steep roof, ladder on roof, dirt? at foundation]
Collection: B1984.077
B2004.011.Hoffman.Frank.neg2
[two men and woman on dirt road next to automobile]
Collection: B2004.011 Bagoy
B1989.016.2325.3
(Construction of Minnesota Bypass at Spenard Road, 1966) [view down road lined with buildings and utility poles, stop sign in foreground]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.65.14
[soldier in uniform standing outside building, Eugene Tetinek?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.65.15
[soldiers wearing snowshoes and backpacks on traverse, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.47.15
[scenic of coastline with rock outcropping, mountains in distance, Adak]
Collection: B1995.014
B2004.011.Hoffman.Frank.neg4
[scneic view, woman and two men in foreground]
Collection: B2004.011 Bagoy
B2015.008.500
In our pool, Franklin, Paul, Lorne, Walter [four small children wearing bathing suits standing in water feature in yard]
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.238
[Indigenous Alaskan woman (likely Elva "Willie" Amidon) in parka standing outside United States Post Office and Court House building in Nome, Alaska. Men standing near doorway. Inupiaq territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Woman, Parka, Fur, Geometric pattern, Design, Gloves, Mukluks, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Pathway, Man, Men, Door, Doorway, Entrance, Building, Structure, USPS, U.S.P.S., Post Office, Postal Service, Court House, Federal building, Government, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.30.17
[riverboat tied to shore at sunset, possibly Yukon River near Russian Mission?]
Keywords: transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.198
[mining dredge in channel, "Jefferson" sign, people outside building]
Collection: B1997.003
B1989.016.2286.4
(Bob Reeve and plane) [man leaning out airplane cockpit window]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.456
13. West Hartford ferry landings, Dec. 1, 1927 [view across river to church, sign posted on tree at left reads “Notice, all persons crossing on this ferry do so at their own risk”]
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.1691.3
Hewitt's, Anchorage [automobiles parked outside Northern Commercial Co., Fourth Avenue. copy neg]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.385.1
Scenes along the Palmer Highway [log cabin set back off road with trees]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.304
B59 Recreation area, Elmendorf Field, Alaska (gym/bowling alley, Field recreation area) [road, buildings, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley