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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.
B2022.005.236
[Two images superimposed: each image showing people with ski equipment]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Person, Individual, Superimposed, Double exposure, Ski, Skiing, Poles, Winter, Snow, Equipment, Recreation, Sport
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.784.9
[Star Air Lines airplanes with skis parked at Merrill Field in Anchorage in winter, hangar with wind sock and Chugach Mountains in background, dog in foreground. neg mirroring]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.116
[Dogsled team racing down snowy street, buildings and bystanders nearby; "Welcome" banner overhead]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Dogsled, Sled, Dogs, Husky, Huskies, Racing, Teams, Street, Winter, Snow, Recreation, Sport, Transportation, Buildings, Town, Community, Bystanders, Banner, Sign, Welcome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.81
[Indigenous Alaskan mother with chin tattoos carrying infant on her back, both wearing fur (likely reindeer) clothing; house in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Chin tattoo, Tattoo, Tattoos, Chin, Infant, Baby, Family, Fur, Reindeer, Parka, Decorative trim, Trim, Hood, Ruff, Clothing, Outerwear, Building, Structure, House
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.007.89
[Alaska Native man and woman posed outdoors, woman wearing mukluks and spotted reindeer fur parka with geometric trim including swastikas over print dress, man wearing cloth parka with fur trim and mukluks]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.124
[musher's perspective, view from sled to dog team in harness on winter trail in wooded area]
Keywords: animals, transportation
Collection: B2015.007
B1989.016.2242.4
(City Building, August 1, 1936) [exterior of Anchorage City Hall under construction, with workmen on roof and supplies in yard]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2243.3
(Star Air Service, pilots/inspectors, Hugh Brewster, CAA; Burris Smith, mechanic; M.J. Valley, pilot) [names not individually associated with negs. Portrait of man in light-colored fur parka with dark hood roots and geometric decoration]
Keywords: aviation, clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.007.85
[Alaska Native family next to wood-plank building, all wearing cloth parkas with fur trim]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.36
[group posed outdoors next to building, with elder woman wearing fur parka and eyeglasses, two young women wearing squirrel fur parkas, and two young girls wearing cloth parkas, ladder against log building at left and another in background. Same as .14]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.146
[young woman wearing dress and Mary Jane shoes posed next to wood-plank building in winter, icicles on eaves]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.176
[Alaska Native man wearing plaid jacket and necktie posed outdoors in low brush]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.52
[elder Alaska Native man and woman posed next to log cabin in winter, man wearing squirrel fur parka, woman wearing print parka with fur trim, icicles hanging from eaves]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2015.007