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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.
B1962.001.2514
Bridge-Kotsina River (swing bridge) [Kotsina River]
Keywords: Bridges, Swing bridges, Kotsina River, Rivers, Dogs, Animals, Horses, Livestock
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1962.001.2513
Bridge (swing bridge) over Kotsina River [Kotsina River]
Keywords: Bridges, Swing bridges, Kotsina River, Rivers
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B2014.023.003
(Syd with car, golf clubs)[man swinging a golf club]
Keywords: golf, sports, recreation
Collection: B2014.023
B2008.013.90
[men and women on swings at rest area or small park, redwood trees in background]
Collection: B2008.013
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.15
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(4882)(July 1966)(Ketchikan Pulp Co. Thorne Bay Co. Houses Kids Swing)
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber, timber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B2017.029.1843
[young boy sitting on swing outdoors in winter, holding toy, buildings in background; print date Mar 79]
Collection: B2017.029
B1979.002.Album1.15
M-34. Crossing Kashwitna. W. F. Milliken [man on zipline swinging over river, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2017.029.293
Snowshoe baseball, Jeff Hamm batting [player wearing snowshoes swinging at pitch, Fur Rendezvous; print date Mar 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B2024.001.12
“001 Anchorage Dog Races 1952” [musher with sled and team of nine walking sled dogs on a path. Musher is dressed in dark clothing with a lighter colored balaclava. A large letter “A” is pinned to their chest. Snow, trees, and mountains in the background. Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage), Dena’ina territory]
Keywords: Alaska, Dena'ina, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage, Winter, Snow, Dog mushing, Sled dogs, Dog sled, Musher, Trail, Chugach Mountains, Anchorage Dog Races, 1952
Collection: B2024.001 Ken L. Parker Family Photographs
B1998.014.1.1522
S 87 School at Fort Richardson [playground equipment: slide, seesaws, swings, possibly monkey bars; barrel, benches, bicycles; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.436
"Anchorage Golf Course, Club 'em & find 'em" [Man swinging golf club, teeing off, man walking; clubhouse and automobiles in bckground; chairs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.Album1.36
M-35. Crossing Kashwitna. W. F. Milliken [man on near bank next to log dock waiting for second man swinging across river on zipline, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2016.004.454
Children swinging over sea ice, Little Diomede Island, March 1983 [child suspended in rope harness from house, second child sitting at left; print date Apr 83]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2016.004
B1998.014.1.1523
(S87 Ft Richardson school) [structure, children playing on playground, equipment, slide, seesaws, swings, monkey bars, jungle gym; riding bicyles, adults, teachers; copy neg; flipped image based on view of .1522]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1962.001.1991
[same photo B80.41.21; Indigenous people of North America; Dwellings; Baby carriers] [from B1980.041.021 description: baby in birch basket baby swing in house, infant wearing button-trim hat. Attributed to Winter & Pond; cf. ASL-P87-0180. 3 copies.] [Possibly Ahtna.]
Keywords: Indigenous, Baby, Infant, Carrier, Birch, Basket, Swing, Carrier, House, Home, Dwelling, Room, Interior, Building, Buttom-trim hat, Sleeping, Ahtna Territory, BIPOC
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1979.001.087
Driving the first spike, April 29, 1915. [caption attached to image:] Driving the first spike on the Government railroad at Anchorage on April 29, 1915. Participants in the event have not been identified. [from verso:] Miss Martha White of Ladd Station near Tyonic, 19 years old. [men observe while woman prepares to swing spike driver tool]
Collection: B1979.001 AHFAM FIC