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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.
B1995.014.96.1
[two surveyors at work, Quonset hut on rise in background, Adak]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.96.10
[bird's eye view of soldiers on slime line set up on beach]
Keywords: military, fishing, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.178
[deck scene, men standing, sitting in foreground; men walking in background, smoke, smoke stack, rope, rigging, ladder]
Collection: B1997.003
B1990.003.006
Ilene Adams Ninilchik School 1936-38 This school was built under the direction of Alyce E. Anderson, first territorial school teacher in Ninilchik. 1912
Collection: B1990.003 Alyce E_ Anderson Collection
B2017.023.043
[ship (possibly naval ship) on water; smaller boat nearby, mountains in distance,]
Collection: B2017.023
B1997.003.077
[large building on shore, pier to right, possible runway to left]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.146
[woman stands next to automobile with one foot on running board, leaning against window of open door where a rifle is mounted, possibly looking through a scope; wears pants that button up the back, short sleeved jacket; bottom third of image is double exposed - see image .145]
Collection: B1997.003
B2017.023.040
[three service men sitting atop post, stump; one man walking; water and mountain in distance.]
Collection: B2017.023
B1997.003.147
[woman from image .146 stands looking over her shoulder while next to automobile with gun mounted in window of passenger door]
Collection: B1997.003
B2017.007.15b
April 23 [Bird’s eye view of Anchorage from Westward Hotel looking southwest. With 4th Avenue Theatre advertising “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” at left, Holy Family Cathedral in center, Turnagain in distance]
Collection: B2017.007
B2017.023.106
[men and women at beach, laying on blankets, clothing on driftwood log]
Collection: B2017.023
B1984.077.11.031
[Scenic view, fishing boats, sun reflection, mountains in background.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.12.017
Cordova [Waterfront view, boats, pilings, buildings, mountain.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.010.2129
[workman suspended from communications tower, mountains in background]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.124.12
Going out to McKinley [soldiers making traverse on snowshoes stopped to consult map, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1997.003.189
[bulldozer, equipment cab "Goodnews Bay Mining Company" flatbed]
Collection: B1997.003
B1990.014.2018.1.238.001
73-2 [Sitka September 1941; people gathered on dock next to Alaska Coastal Airlines NC45M high wing aircraft on floats; smaller floatplane at left; pilings; piers; structure in background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.238.002
73-2 [Sitka September 1941; people gathered on dock next to Alaska Coastal Airlines NC45M high wing aircraft on floats; suitcases; smaller floatplane at right; pilings; seawall; piers; automobiles; Pioneer Home in left backgrouind; storage tanks at right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.238.003
73-2 [Sitka September 1941; people gathered on dock next to Alaska Coastal Airlines NC45M high wing aircraft on floats; suitcases; smaller floatplane at right; boat with "5" on stern; people gathered at pier; pilings; seawall; piers; automobiles; Pioneer Home in left backgrouind; storage tanks at right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.239.002
73-3 [Sitka September 1941; harbor; view of boats at piers; pilings; structures]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.001
14-2 Boys on dam at pool [two boys sit atop dam; pond; trees; 1939; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.33.001
14-2 Boys on dam at pool [two boys sit atop dam; pond; trees; 1939; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1731
(T69 Cordova , off city dock 1948) [similar to .1724]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.447
All that remains of West Hartford Library is the gable of its attic, in centre [crowds of people gathered on riverbank, looking across river to damaged buildings opposite]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.238.004
73-2 [Sitka September 1941; people gathered on dock next to Alaska Coastal Airlines NC45M high wing aircraft on floats; suitcases; smaller floatplane at right; boat with "5" on stern; people gathered at pier; pilings; seawall; piers; automobiles; Pioneer Home in left backgrouind; storage tanks at right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.124.11
Going out to McKinley [soldier riding on sled loaded with gear being pulled by snowmachine, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1983.091.S1026.3
(Fish Traps, Chatham Strait)(trap with fishing boat HOONAH alongside)(Ward Wells Collection)
Keywords: fish, fishing, industry
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1984.077.15.037
The Alaska Line, Juneau Cold Storage Co. Inc. [ shoreside, pilings, ship, buildings, housees, mountains.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.2018.1.239.001
73-3 [Sitka September 1941; view of boats at piers; pilings; structures]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.1723
(T69 Cordova, Alaska, city dock; Cordova off city dock 1948 postcards) [fishing vessel at dock possibly the Phoenix II, mast, men on board, skiff on deck, fish in net, structures in background, reflection in water]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1914.1
(Anchorage from Government Hill, Nov. 6, 1952) [view looking southeast to Chugach Mountains with Alaska Railroad yards in foreground, Alaska Native Service Hospital and McKinley Apartments in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection