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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.
B2015.008.882
Solo Flats [pack train on trail in valley. Poor quality print]
Keywords: pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.878
Chitistone Divide [pack train traveling through pass. Poor quality print]
Keywords: pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.901
[small format panoramic photograph of pack train in flat, with two pine trees]
Keywords: pack horses
Collection: B2015.008
B1963.019.11
Pack train leaving Anchorage for Turnagain Arm, 1916 [horses with loaded packs. Buildings and wagon in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, 1916, 1910s, Supplies, Horses, Pack train, Supplies, Building, Transportation, Alaska Railroad, A.R.R.
Collection: B1963.019 CIHS Barnet
B2015.008.858
White River, 1912 [distant view of two men on horseback leading pack train across
river]
Keywords: pack horse, river
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.852
Scolai, 1912 [bird’s eye view of pack train on trail through Skolai Pass. Cf. .855]
Keywords: Skolai Pass, pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.860
In big bend of Beaver, 1912 [pack train passing small alpine lake]
Keywords: lake
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.628
51. Pack train, McKinley Park District. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.855
Scolai Pass, 1912. Panorama #1. Riggs [pack train on trail through Skolai Pass. Portion of
caption lightly erased]
Keywords: pack horse, Skolai Pass
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.33
M-25. Pack train. W. F. Milliken [men on horseback leading group of pack horses down gravel bank of creek, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.37
M-30. Part of pack train. W. F. Milliken [man on horseback leading three pack horses down gravel bank of creek, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.864
White River, 1913 [three men on foot and two men on horseback leading pack train
over frozen river, open water in foreground]
Keywords: horse, White River, pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.920
[pack train arriving at camp or roadhouse, log cabin in center background, log pen at
right, possibly Dora on horseback at left, with George standing holding reins of horse in center,
wedding day 1916? Cf. .729 et seq.]
Keywords: pack horse, cabin, mountain
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.27
M-28. Fording Little Susitna River. W. F. Milliken [pack train of loaded horses crossing creek, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1962.001.1081
A Rest at Noon-Chistochena River. By P.S. Hunt Valdez 814 [Chistochina River; Pack train; Transportation-horses; Sleds] [Ahtna Territory, Tsiis Tl’edze’ Caegge (Chistochina)]
Keywords: Rest, Noon, Chistochina, Tsiis Tl’edze’ Caegge, Chistochina River, River, Pack train, Horse, Sled, Transportation, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, Tracks
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2849
Prospectors traveling the hard way. Probably Carl & Will Crarys outfit. The Arctic Mining Co. Valdez-Fairbanks Wagon Road [Crary family; Pack trains; Valdez-Fairbanks Trail; Miners]
Keywords: Prospectors, Miners, Carl Crary, Will Crary, The Arctic Mining Co., Mines and mining, Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, Wagon roads, Families, Pack trains, Horses, Animals, Livestock, Transportation, Trails
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2015.008.1249
Argentine boundary of the Andes, where Roosevelt has been. The pass is only 4400 ft. above sea level, used for bringing Argentine cattle to Chilean ports [bird’s eye view of men leading pack train across wooden bridge]
Collection: B2015.008
B1962.001.2599
Valdez, Alaska-McKinley St. VB &M Co. Bldg. at end housed Warren Cuddy’s 1st bank. [Hotel Valdez; Blum (S) & Co.; Valdez Bank and Mercantile Co.; D&G Store; Newspaper Office; The Southern; Pack trains]
Keywords: Valdez, McKinley Street, Street scenes, Animals, Livestock, Blum S. and Co., Newspaper Office, Valdez Bank, Banks, Mercantiles, Businesses, Shops, Stores, Buildings, The Southern Hotel, Hotels, Lodging, D&G Store, Pack trains, Freight and freightage, Horses, Transportation, Sleds, VB & M Co., Warren Cuddy
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2588
Valdez 1903-McKinley St. Esterly’s, packing chickens [on back] in frames or coops for interior. Eggs produced en route helped pay for hay. They sold for $1.00 each. [Blum (S) & Co.; Newspaper Office; Valdez Bank and Mercantile Co.; Frye Bruhn Co.; The Southern (Hotel); D&G Store; Esterly, George M.; Pack trains; Freight & freightage; Poultry]
Keywords: Valdez, McKinley Street, Street scenes, George Esterly, Chickens, Poultry, Birds, Animals, Livestock, Coops, Eggs, Blum S. and Co., Newspaper Office, Valdez Bank, Banks, Mercantiles, Businesses, Shops, Stores, Buildings, Frye Bruhn Co., The Southern Hotel, Hotels, Lodging, D&G Store, Pack trains, Freight and freightage, Dogs, Horses, Transportation, Sleds, Lumber
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson