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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.
B1995.014.49.5
[self portrait of man wearing pajamas lying in bed, Eugene Tetinek?]
Keywords: clothing, photography
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.87.18
[partially obscured view of airplane on airstrip in winter, low hills in distance]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.98.4
[surveyors on military base in snowstorm, Adak?]
Keywords: military, winter
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.46.13
[bird's eye view of coastline, with gun emplacements, remnants of docks, small boats on beach, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2021.006.14
Kenneth Card, in what became Judge Larry Card’s courtroom
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Kenneth Card, Son, Family, Courtroom
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B2021.006.15
Left to Right: Governor Walter J. Hickel, Judge Larry Card, James Wanamaker. "My best wishes God bless Walter J. Hickel" [at installation into Alaska Superior Court, 1993 October 1. Judge Card was the first Black person to be installed in the Alaska Superior Court. Wanamaker installed into District Court of Alaska.]
Keywords: Governor Walter J. Hickel, Judge Larry Card, Judge James Wanamaker, The HistoryMakers, HistoryMakers, Alaska State Supreme Court, District Court of Alaska, BIPOC, Judge, Black judges in Alaska, Black people in Alaska, Larry Card, Governor, Walter J. Hickel, Judge, James Wanamaker, Signed
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1995.014.46.12
[three men surveying in winter, storage tanks and mountains in background, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.48.15
[two men surveying on rise overlooking military installation with Quonset huts, dog at right, Adak]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.10
[three soldiers standing near small wooden structure in foreground, Quonset huts in middle ground, rolling hills in distance, Adak?]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.4
Army drying fish for dogs [soldiers unloading carts full of processed fish and hanging them on drying rack]
Keywords: military, fishing, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.97.14
[pigs in yard in winter, Quonset huts and water in background, Adak?]
Keywords: military, animal husbandry, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B2021.004.Box6.Page7
"Mayor declares Sunday NAACP day" 5/14/1981; "Ham it up for your mother" 5/8/1981; "NAACP will celebrate" 5/8/1981, "The Anchorage N.A.A.C.P. Presents Spring Festival May 15, 1981"
Keywords: Ed Wesley, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans, NAACP, NAACP Day, Anchorage
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1994.009.1428
The White Alice System. RCA. Official photograph USAFH 4420 [map]
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1995.014.31.10
F-E Co. 1942 [crane scooping gravel, Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.31.9
F-E Co. 1942 [wash plant, Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.48.7
[sunrise or sunset over town or camp, with log cabins, cache or dog kennel, unidentified location]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.48.9
[sunrise or sunset over town or camp, with log cabins, cache or dog kennel, unidentified location]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.49.3
[group of men in civilian dress gathered around camp fire in front of two Quonset huts numbered 583, Adak]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.80.1
[scenic with tracks in snow through wooded area, mountain peak in distance]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.84.7
[three soldiers carrying backpacks stopped on ridge, mountains in background]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.11
[scenic with rolling hills in foreground, mountains in distance, Adak?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.12
[two tractors clearing deep snow from road, dog in foreground, Adak?]
Keywords: military, animals, snow removal
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.13
[soldiers walking in road near Quonset huts in winter, Adak?]
Keywords: military, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2021.004.Box6.Page8a
"NAACP representative suggests Alaskans look for local benefits" 5/15/1981
Keywords: Ed Wesley, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans, Anchorage, Virna Canson, NAACP
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1995.014.48.11
[sunrise or sunset over town or camp, with log cabins, cache or dog kennel, unidentified location]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.14
[bird's eye view of military installation in winter with Quonset huts and other buildings, Adak?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.94.5
Army drying fish for dogs [soldiers unloading carts full of processed fish and hanging them on drying rack, building at right, water in distance]
Keywords: fishing, military, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B2021.006.11
Judge Larry Card’s sister, Marilyn Evans, with Charles Card
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Marilyn Evans, Charles Card, Family
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B2021.006.16
M. Ashley Dickerson
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, M. Ashley Dickerson
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B2022.002.17
Cal Williams making a presentation at the Bartlett Democratic Club Political Forum lunch, Anchorage Senior Activity Center
Keywords: Cal Williams, Bartlett Democratic Club
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B1994.009.1421
Type 799 WA 10kW Klystrom Amplifier, rt. front view doors closed (after F.C. 19). 8 x 10 negative.
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1995.014.48.14
[two men surveying next to Quonset hut, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.49.11
[man holding waterfowl covered in oil, wash basin at left, Adak]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B2022.002.37
Cal Williams with godson, Joseph Snyder, 2005
Keywords: Cal Williams, Joseph Snyder
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B1989.016.2071.5
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [people seated at several tables in banquet hall, early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2071.6
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [people seated at several tables in banquet hall, early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.49.12
[military installation in winter, with walkways, Quonset huts and buildings buried in snow drifts, Adak]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2072.1
(IBM installation of sorter 1240 baud data processing system, 1960s) [man looking down through hole in floor to machinery on floor below, early computing]
Keywords: computers
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2072.2
(IBM installation of sorter 1240 baud data processing system, 1960s) [man looking down through hole in floor to man and machinery on floor below, early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.004.Box6.Page8b
"'Olympics of mind' Saturday" [Afro-American Cultural Technological Scientific Olympics, ACT-SO, NAACP]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans, Afro-American Cultural Technological Scientific Olympics, ACT-SO, NAACP, Black is Brilliant, Anchorage
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1994.009.293.294
Power plant installations - Rabbit Creek [from verso:] Rabbit Creek 11-1-56. [White Alice]
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1989.016.2071.3
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [two men shaking hands in front of cartoon with text bubble "Jim, you're welcome to anything that's left," early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2071.4
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [two men shaking hands in front of cartoon with text bubble "Jim, you're welcome to anything that's left," early computing]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection