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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.
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B1994.022.858
(Wiley Post in Anchorage)[crowd standing around man with eye patch]
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B2017.029.655
Satisfied customer [man sitting in lawn chair outdoors, eating fried fish from paper plate with plastic fork; print date Aug 75]
Collection: B2017.029
B1995.014.101.6
[seagulls flying in boat wake, coastline in background, Adak]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1973.079.130
[The river boat Sarah underway]
Keywords: ships, shipping, transportation
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1995.014.30.14
F-E Co. 1942 [crane scooping gravel at Fairbanks Exploration Co. hydraulic mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.26.11
F-E Co. 1942 [hose at Fairbanks Exploration Co. hydraulic mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.32.2
F-E Co. 1942 [view down dirt road to gravel pile, river or lake at left, Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.69.9
[two soldiers on river in inflatable raft carrying bundle wrapped in cloth and tied to log frame, rescue squad operation, Iliamna?]
Keywords: military, boats, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.010.3031
[person walking in front of church with bell tower in birch trees, sign for “[illegible] Church of England, Service on Sunday at [illegible]”]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.117.8
[swallow or martin nesting in wood knot in plank building]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
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
B1995.014.2.7
Willow and people [Alaska Native man wearing Western style clothing standing at makeshift table on lake beach cleaning fish, small boats at water's edge, logs on beach, mountains in distance, fish camp]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.32.3
F-E Co. 1942 [Fairbanks Exploration Co. hydraulic mining operation. original negative very underexposed]
Collection: B1995.014
B1979.002.6378
Locas, Steam (Misc) How engine looked when I reached Fairbanks from Nenana. Steam locomotive 901, summer 1950. [damaged train engine]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1995.014.30.13
[snowshoe tracks through snow in wooded area, winter]
Keywords: transportation, sports
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.30.15
F-E Co. 1942 [crane and hose at Fairbanks Exploration Co. hydraulic mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.30.20
[portable log bridge being pulled behind vehicle along dirt road]
Keywords: transportation, roads
Collection: B1995.014
B2016.010.380
[woman posed with Alaska Native elder and young boy on wooden bench, Nome or Kotzebue? print date Sep 78]
Collection: B2016.010
B2019.003.102
Native boats in winter quarters [four riverboats in slough filled with ice chunks, buildings and lumber pile on bank above]
Collection: B2019.003
B1995.014.117.9
[swallow or martin nesting in wood knot in plank building]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.118.1
[men in large skiff loaded with supplies on lake or river]
Keywords: transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
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
B1995.014.2.5
Willow and people. Mr. Tetinek [man wearing backpack and holding walking stick standing on mountainside overlooking valley]
Keywords: hiking, recreation, clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.53.4
Mail plane in at Marshall [pilot exiting airplane, wearing fur hat and parka with geometric design on upper arm, smoking cigarette]
Keywords: aviation, postal services
Collection: B1995.014
B2018.007.11
[paddle steamer Barry K. leaving Nenana dock, crane on dock at left]
Collection: B2018.007
B1989.016.1611
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Ed Coffey) [pilot standing next to airplane]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2197.15
[interior of cabin with table loaded with mining pans filled with rocks, hats on nearby chair, issue of the Nome Nugget tacked to wall next to telephone. copy neg?]
Keywords: residences, houses, mining, communications
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.28.8
F-E Co. 1942 [men assembling machinery or mining plant, Fairbanks Exploration Co.]
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.122
2461 24412 24411(92514)(1115am)(Cascade Barry and Coxe Glaciers from B)
Keywords: Glaciers, Tide water glacier, College Fiord, Prince William Sound
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.014.52.11
[man snowshoeing in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: transportation, footwear
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.010.3411
[Alaska Native man holding kindling standing with young girl on boardwalk in front of buildings, American flag on pole at right, volleyball net next to river in background, Kaltag]
Collection: B1995.010
B2019.003.098
May pole [girls wearing uniforms holding ribbons attached to pole]
Collection: B2019.003
B1995.014.28.9
F-E Co. 1942 [close up of plant at Fairbanks Exploration Co. mining operation]
Collection: B1995.014
B2019.003.081
“Anvik, Christ Church Mission" Picnic [four children next to camp fire on beach, possibly cooking hot dogs on sticks, riverboat at right]
Collection: B2019.003
B2013.007.006
My home – any old place I can hang my hat is home sweet home to me. M.V. Tyler [large log hotel, horse-drawn sleigh in front with “F.G. Manley Hot Springs” sign]
Collection: B2013.007
B2019.003.077
“Anvik, Christ Church Mission" Rev. Chapman’s house in back, natives watching first aeroplane [people gathered on frozen river, watching for airplane, riverboat Happy Home in snow in middle ground, buildings in background]
Collection: B2019.003
B1979.002.Album1.261
R30-2. R. N. Mayer [man standing on shore of creek, possibly Ship Creek, wearing high lace-up boots, hat with bunched mosquito netting, and leather gloves with fringe, aiming pistol to left, railroad exploration, circa 1914
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage, clothing, firearms
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.265
R33-7. "Chulitna" + barge [riverboat and barge at mouth of Ship Creek, other boats visible moored in Cook Inlet, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.270
R8-8. Ship Creek [actually Cook Inlet? circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, Anchorage
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1962.001A.136
River str. Chitana on Tasnuna Divide. P.S. Hunt, E395 [Chitina (Riverboat); Tasnuna Glacier; Transportation – Horses] [Ahtna Territory, Tsedi Na' (Chitina)]
Keywords: Ahtna, Territory, Tsedi Na', Chitina, P.S. Hunt, Alaska, Alaskan, River, Strait, Chitana, Tasnuna Divide, Tasnuna, Riverboat, Boat, Transportation, Sled, Haul, Gear, Equipment, Load, Tank, Horse, Animal, Tasnuna Glacier, Glacier, Travel, Winter, Snow, Mountain, Range, Men
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson