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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.
B2009.017.1985.05.04
Pandora's treasure chest
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B1991.011.577
"Newtok 1958" [interior scene; man, woman, three children pose; parkas; chest(?) in background]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2017.023.222
[two service men on sofa; one reclined with napkin and brownie on chest; second man reclined agains first, eating]
Collection: B2017.023
B1990.014.2018.1.23.004
5-7 Don Hurlburt [portrait of man sitting on stool; letter sweater with "W" on chest; buttons pinned to sweater; likely Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.23.004
5-7 Don Hurlburt [portrait of man sitting on stool; letter sweater with "W" on chest; buttons pinned to sweater; likely Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.23.005
5-7 Don Hurlburt [portrait of man sitting on stool; letter sweater with "W" on chest; buttons pinned to sweater; likely Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.23.005
5-7 Don Hurlburt [portrait of man sitting on stool; letter sweater with "W" on chest; buttons pinned to sweater; likely Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2018.023.009a
[man wearing overalls stands behind rhubarb plant, holding one stalk with leaf at chest height; farmer, agriculture; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.009b
[verso of slide: man wearing overalls stands behind rhubarb plant, holding one stalk with leaf at chest height; farmer, agriculture; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2019.003.076
“Anvik, Christ Church Mission" Snow in April, teachers cabin in background [woman buried chest deep in spring snow, log cabin and other buildings in background]
Collection: B2019.003
B2016.004.229
Eskimo blanket toss, Fur Rondy, 1983, Reggie Joule? [man wearing parka, mukluks, and fur hat, with ribbons on his chest, preparing to be tossed; print date Feb 83]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B2016.004
B1979.002.4952
"8/22/1919 Dr C.C.G [Charles C. Georgeson] mixing with farmers" [sleeve 89; Four men wearing suites, hats, standing in grain field, chest-high grains; agriculture, Fairbanks vicinity
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1998.014.1.658
F4 Willow Creek, Alaska "Man w/fish" [Actually, woman poses with salmon, fishing rod, reel, wicker tackle box, grass, shirt has zipper enclosure on chest pocket, pin curls, same location as .648]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.4679
[sleeve 10; Fairbanks Experiment Farm, milepost 466, circa 1918, three men standing in grain field, likely farmer in center; men in dark suits and neckties to left and right of farmer; hats; chest-high grain, agriculture]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1991.011.577
"Newtok 1958" [interior scene; man, woman, three children pose; parkas; chest(?) in background; identified at 2019 AFN as Paul Carl holding Lawrence Carl; David Carl, Maria Langley; and Mary Julia Carl (right)]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
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
B2023.009.201
Huffman Rd Bridge Construction [Dena’ina territory]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Huffman Road, Huffman Bridge, Overpass, Baugh Construction, Chugach Mountains, Kenai Mountains
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection
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
B2018.023.066a
[three men pose alongside a stream: one is leaning back and wears towel across his chest; a second holds first man’s hand and holds a pickaxe over his shoulder; a third holds a knife in front of first man’s chin and appears to be rubbing first man’s face. Mountains and possible canvas tent in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.066b
[verso of slide: three men pose alongside a stream: one is leaning back and wears towel across his chest; a second holds first man’s hand and holds a pickaxe over his shoulder; a third holds a knife in front of first man’s chin and appears to be rubbing first man’s face. Mountains and possible canvas tent in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023