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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.
B1994.022.764
(Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks laundry Co. Eskimo Clothing)[Chena River Biplane on shore with boats and skiffs]
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B2014.023.196
(Fairbanks Scenics)[Glacial river and mountains]
Keywords: landscape
Collection: B2014.023
B2014.023.197
(Fairbanks Scenics)[Glacial river and mountains]
Keywords: landscape
Collection: B2014.023
B2015.007.71
[two Alaska Native women and child posed next to building. Original print damaged]
Collection: B2015.007
B1989.016.735.2
Anchorage, Alaska [Travel Air C-194 airplane, "Anchorage No. 1" with Russ Merrill. cf. B1965.002.16]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.25.1
F-E Co. 1942 [close up of men panning for gold, Fairbanks Exploration Company]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.25.10
F-E Co. 1942 [dredge at Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Keywords: mining
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.012.80
[wooden trestle railroad bridge, Alaska Central Railway]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B1979.002.4852
Anchorage Alaska {aerial view of anchorage with ship creek in the background}
Keywords: aerial photograph, frontier town
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1995.014.97.6
[Quonset hut with sign "Out of Bounds" partially buried in snow, road in foreground, mountains in distance, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.1461.2
D-41. What the well dressed Eskimo maiden wears. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [woman in fur parka, mittens, and mukluks standing next to log building]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.51.8
[pig farm, man in field at right, unidentified location]
Keywords: animal husbandry
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.9.1
[Quonset huts on gravel road, mountains in distance]
Keywords: military, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.9.10
[two crewmen on floats of airplane on lake, one painting insignia of U.S. Army Air Force, tali number 35224]
Keywords: aviation, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2139.8
(Neg for cards #18) [winter scene with creek]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.60.8
[debris from military plane crash scattered across tundra, man at right with camera]
Keywords: aviation, aircraft accidents, photography
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.60.9
[men standing near debris from military plane crash scattered across tundra, Cook Inlet in distance at left]
Keywords: military, aviation, aircraft accidents
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.98.13
[bird's eye view of military base, Adak. orignal neg severely underexposed]
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2345
Trident Volcano from Observation Mountain, Katmai Nat'l Monument. c. Roy Gilley, Guide, Kodiak, Alaska [deteriorated nitrate negative]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.3.11
[naked man standing on edge of mountainside, glacier and mountain peaks in distance, rescue squad?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.7
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [musher and dog team pulling away from fish traps on ice with load of fish]
Keywords: transportation, ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.8
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [man clubbing fish on ice near fish traps]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.14.9
Winter fishing [Russian Mission]. Fish traps were put out just before Christmas. They celebrated Russian Christmas which is on January 7th. [trap on ice]
Keywords: ethnotechnology
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.15.5
[portrait of dog sitting next to fence post or Russian Orthodox cross grave marker]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.36.11
[base camp, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.36.12
[base camp, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation. original image blurry]
Keywords: camping, mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.43.2
[four men, possibly soldiers, getting ready to fish near stand of birch trees on riverbank, small boat in water]
Keywords: fishing, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.58.19
Northern Commercial Co. store, Fort Yukon [woman walking down boardwalk towards store at left, village buildings at right]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.82.10
[soldier driving amphibious vehicle in wooded area]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.82.12
[amphibious vehicle tracks through flat, tree line in distance]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.008.027
[street scene on Fourth Avenue in fresh snowfall, people gathered at far edge of fissure in front of businesses including Koslosky’s, D & D Bar & Café,Frisco Bar & Café,Mac’s Foto, Pawn Shop Loans, Scandinavian Club & Bar]
Collection: B2014.008
B1989.016.2344
Fumaroles at the base os Novarupta, Broken Mountain in background, Katmai Nat'l Monument. c. Roy Gilley, Guide, Kodiak, Alaska [deteriorated nitrate negative]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.2.9
Willow and people [large riverboat and barge passing fish camp on river, view from tent?]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.30.1
[large airfield, probably Weeks Field in Fairbanks]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.80.14
[four soldiers in amphibious vehicle crossing lake, building on shoreline in distance]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.82.11
[soldiers working on amphibious vehicle in stopped in flats]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.1475
59. Salmon wheel, Yukon River. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [fish wheel near riverbank]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.86.10
[Army base in winter, fence in foreground, mountains in background]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.23.14
[wooden skiff with tarp covering on beach, dog sitting in stern]
Keywords: boats, transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.56.7
Mrs. Wilson [Native woman wearing print parka with fur ruff and mukluks standing outdoors in winter, buildings in background. double exposure]
Keywords: clothing, footwear
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2141.54
(D-72?) [man wearing snowshoes, gloves, and knitted cap standing outside Arctic entry to log cabin in winter, mountains in distance]
Keywords: houses, residences, footwear
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.54.2
[debris from military airplane crash on tundra, same as crash across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, 1940s, as in .53.5?]
Keywords: aviation, aircraft accidents, military
Collection: B1995.014