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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.
B1989.016.1370
Knik Bridge, Palmer Highway [cottonwood trees in foreground. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.019.1.10b.05604.21
Snow on Cottonwood Trees, Girdwood, Alaska [Nature - Trees], c. 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Nature, Trees, Cottonwood, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2016.019
B1998.014.1.1363
(PS6 Valdez tree [bare cottonwood tree in foreground; mountain, clouds in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1986.004.0740
Roibert Lathrop an old settler cutting hay on Cottonwood Flats with a pair of Corporation Mares.
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1998.014.1.1364
(PS6 Valdez tree [bare cottonwood tree in foreground; mountain, clouds in background; similar to .1363]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.2295.4
(Scenes along Glenn Highway, March 19, 1946) [frozen lake, cottonwood trees, and mountains in winter]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2295.5
(Scenes along Glenn Highway, March 19, 1946) [frozen lake, cottonwood trees, and mountains in winter]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.4.Science.22.VUborealforest
Mixed forest: spruce, birch, aspen, cottonwood, alder and willow, central Alaska. Trees are useful for fuel too costly to harvest for wood pulp.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1979.002.Album1.163
R31-8. Ship Creek [group of men posed for camera, man standing at left possibly holding surveyor's tripod, tall birch or cottonwood trees in background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Anchorage, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.293
R31-5. Blacksmith shop [man standing next to log building under construction, with tarp on roof, tall birch or cottonwood in background, near Ship Creek, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.288
R32-5. Ship Creek Camp [four men sitting on bench in clearing, two log buildings in background, one with tarped roof, tall birch or cottonwood behind buildings, railroad exploration, circa 1914. Original image blurred]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.291
M-4. Ship Creek. W. F. Milliken [horses in yard next to log building and tarp-covered frames of two additional buildings, pile of timber in foreground, tall birch or cottonwood in background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.299
R33-3. Barnyard at Ship Creek [two men posed in center near horses tied to log fence, frame for walled tent at left, log building with tarped roof at right, tall birch or cottonwood in background, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.267
R31-1. Headquarters [dog team pulling sled over bare ground, one man in basket and one on runners, another man watching team, walled tent in background, building and tall birch or cottonwood trees at right, near mouth of Ship Creek, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.292
R30-5. Ship Creek [dog team pulling sled over bare ground, one man in basket and another on runners, walled tent in center background, wagon at left, tall birch or cottonwood at right, Cook Inlet in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914. Original print torn]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1