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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.
B1984.077.9.001
[Car, power plant for U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co., Fairbanks, electrical poles, gas pump?, fence.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.2.005
[man standing in cabin doorway, antlers at roof line. neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.391.3
Loading heavy machinery, Star Airlines, Anchorage
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.023.182
[service men in bar, possibly NCO club] "No minors allowed" [sign near bar]
Collection: B2017.023
B2015.007.130
[Alaska Native man and woman posed outdoors, man wearing cloth parka with fur ruff, mittens, and beret, woman wearing spotted reindeer fur parka and scarf]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B1989.016.392.1
Pioneer Sheet metal Works, Anchorage [street scene with Pioneer Sheet Metal W'ks, Stoves & Ranges]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.223.004
70-1 August 1941; Sitka; The Castle from beach [structure on Castle HIll viewed over water, likely Crescent Bay]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.223.005
70-1 August 1941; Sitka; The Castle from beach [structure on Castle HIll viewed over water, likely Crescent Bay]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.234.005
72-23 [Sitka; August 1941; view looking over water at Indian Town; wood structures; pilings; boats]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.007.4
[group portrait of Alaska Native family, with elder woman, mother, and two children posed outdoors, elder wearing spotted reindeer fur parka, mother wearing squirrel fur parka with geometric trim, older child wearing fur parka, younger child wearing cloth parka]
Keywords: clothing, children
Collection: B2015.007
B2016.002.87
Grant and his dog [man and dog in low brush in winter]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B2016.002
B1984.077.2.006
[Two men outside cabin, examine gun. logs, canvas. neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.026.1594
7-98, Chitina trip [Print date 87 4 9.] [street scene in Chitina, with automobiles, motorhome, businesses] [Main Street view, buildings left to right - Hotel Chitina, Spirit Mountain, It'll Do Cafe. Ahtna, Tsedi Na']
Keywords: Chitina, Ahtna, Tsedi Na', Downtown, Town, Main street, Hotel Chitina, Spirit Mountain, It'll Do Cafe, Cafe, Building, Business, Vehicle, Truck, Car, Motorhome, Mountain
Collection: B2015.026
B2016.002.60
Interior of Mrs. Hess’ cabin [interior with table, chair, rocking chair, stove, sideboard, illustration on wall. Cf. .62]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B2016.002
B1990.014.2018.1.223.006
70-1 August 1941; Sitka; The Castle from beach [structure on Castle HIll viewed over water, likely Crescent Bay]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.024.1986.tagging02
Polar bear survey -- tagging team works on drugged bears - Chukchi.
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.029.1838
[portrait of young Alaska Native girl wearing print parka with fur ruff; print date Mar 79]
Collection: B2017.029
B1995.014.6.1
Sam Applebaum, trader at Russian Mission. Behind him was the new Russian Mission church, constructed from the remains of the old church, which was torn down in 1941
Keywords: clothing, economy
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.331
A lot of corn to harvest, and husk [Dora standing in corn field]
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.024.3397
June 1971 [spring breakup scene; two boys pose with bicycles on boardwalk; snow; structures, church in background; Savoonga]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.029.1627
[three children posed next to airplane at Anaktuvuk Pass airstrip; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B2022.005.9
[Indigenous man driving dog sled with passenger in basket]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Dog Sled, Sled, Dog team, Dogs, Transportation, Winter, Snow, Passenger, Basket
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.92
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young women wearing Inupiaq-style fur parkas and mukluks with geometric trim and large fur ruffs; fur likely reindeer/caribou. Girls are standing against exterior door midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Young women, Girls, Parka, Mukluks, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Inupiaq, Inupiat, Geometric trim, Trim, Decoration, Fur ruff, Door, Exterior, Building, Structure, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2334.3
(Recreational fishing for tourists out of Seward) [fishing boat in Resurrection Bay. color 35mm neg]
Keywords: fishing, tourism
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2009.037.010
.10 – Flier [appears to be the same pilot as above, now wearing fur gloves]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2015.008.1104
Toledo, city wall from pathway up the street leading to the Puerta del Sol [bird’s eye view of buildings]
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.193
[Three children seated on chairs; bed nearby]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Children, Seated, Sitting, Chair, Bed, Bedroom, Room, Interior, House, Home
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.77.15
[scenic with tracks in snow through wooded area, mountain peak in distance]
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.5.Home.2.033
14241; Home; A frame; Trappers; April, 1963 [structure under construction; broom; lumber; snow]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Home
B2015.007.51
Photo by C.P. Boyne, Unalaska, Alaska [young Alaska Native boy wearing striped parka with fir trim posed outdoors in winter, large wooden building in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.024.3388
June 1971 [spring breakup scene; two children and Ski-doo snowmachine on boardwalk; girl holds puppy (?); wood dogsled; structure in background; likely Savoonga
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3397
June 1971 [spring breakup scene; two boys pose with bicycles on boardwalk; snow; structures, church in background; Savoonga]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1588.1
[Kennedy's storefront on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, possibly President's Day? Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington with flags and banners in store windows. circa 1930s]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1590.12
(KFQD Radio Station, Interior) [two men inside KFQD, with equipment including turntables, signs over windows read "Studio 'A'" and "Studio 'B'"]
Keywords: communications
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection