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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.
B2009.037.003
.3a – [copy negative, Japanese on Attu, two men posed in wintertime] .3b – [copy negative, Japanese on Attu, three men in winter gear stand by tent]
Collection: B2009.037 Becky Gay Collection
B2022.001.007
Willie Mae James [later Willie Mae Evans], first in third row of students, Hale County Training School class photo, Greensboro, Alabama, 1957. [Black and white class photo; students in graduation regalia, cap and gown.]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Willie Mae James, Willie Mae Evans, Hale County, Training School, Class photo, Greensboro, Alabama, Students, Graduation, Regalia, Cap and gown, Cap, Gown
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1994.002.127
Anchorage Light and Power Co. Dam, Eklutna, Alaska [Lake and spillway of dam taken from above, undated]
Collection: B1994.002 Wennerstrom Collection
B1979.001.081
Photo by Sydney Laurence of a waterfront scene summer of 1915 {stern wheeler beached at dock during low tide}
Keywords: stern wheeler, dock, ship creek, Cook Inlet
Collection: B1979.001
B2022.001.006
Left to right: Jacqueline [daughter, Jackie] Evans, Barry Evans [son], Willie Mae Evans [wife]. [Studio portrait]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Families, Family, Jacqueline Evans, Jackie Evans, Daughter, Barry Evans, Son, Willie Mae Evans, Wife, Studio portrait
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1989.016.1848
Alaskan trapper's cache. Hewitt's Photo [log cache in winter. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1849
Matanuska River. Hewitt's Photo [bird's eye view of Matanuska River Valley. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.185
Matanuska Colony farm. Hewitt's Photo, 137. [cf. .183]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1850
[bird's eye view of Alaska Railroad Loop District]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1996.035.2.538
[aerial view during bombing run; explosions seen in lower center of image; craters, roads, structures visible]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B1989.016.2054.24
24-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [Travis Dancing float with children on flat bed trailer, float passing The Gitchell Hotel on Fourth Avenue]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2054.11
11-1940 (Fourth of July Parade, 1940) [flat bed truck filled with young girls, buildings in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1996.035.2.1121to1122
.1121—Naknek Tower, 4/19/47 [PBY & Goose on runway] .1122—Capillo, Gladowski, Bower, Smith & Woodall, Naknek, 4/19/47
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_2_B6_F2_Kirby_Album