To Search, simply enter a word or phrase in the search box and click on the Search button (or hit Enter).
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
Clicking on the thumbnail image opens a larger version of the image (zoomable), with that image being part of a slideshow of all of the images on the page.
The bookmark icon can be selected to flag the image to be included in a "bookmark" list.
The collection name is linked to a search of all of the images in that collection, and if a PDF finding aid for the collection exists, an icon is displayed that links to that file.
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Clicking on a collection name will display all of the images from that collection. The number of images in the collection is displayed in parentheses. Clicking on the icon will display the finding aid for the collection (if available):
To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Images may be bookmarked to simplify finding them at a later time. To bookmark an image, click on the icon located next to the image number:
The bookmark icon will change to black to indicate that the image has been bookmarked, and the bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen will turn white, with the number of bookmarked images indicated to the left:
To view your bookmarked images, click on the white bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen with the number next to it.
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.
B2017.007.41a
[Bird’s eye view of Anchorage from Westward Hotel looking east. Close-up of damage to D & D Bar & Café]
Collection: B2017.007
B1989.016.1900.10
(Seward Highway and mountains) [automobile parked on shoulder of gravel highway, mountains in distance]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.007.41b
[Bird’s eye view of Anchorage from Westward Hotel looking east. Close-up of damage to D & D Bar & Café. Has print]
Collection: B2017.007
B1989.016.1815.1
[Fourth Avenue street scene in Anchorage looking east to Chugach Mountains, with automobiles and businesses including Eckmann's Furniture, 4th Avenue Theater, Reed Building with sign for Fotoshop & Studio, Masonic Temple and Oyster Loaf, street light in foreground. circa 1946. copy neg. Photographer Sidney Hamilton, same as B1976.082.37]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.028.634crop
Caisson for pier #4, Yukon R. bridge [view through pine trees to construction of E.L. Patton Bridge; print date July 75]
Collection: B2014.028
B1989.016.1814
[hunter with six wolf carcasses hanging from pole, standing in front of airplane with tail number NC28_?, snowshoes propped in snow at left. copy neg]
Keywords: hunting, aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1900.11
(Seward Highway and mountains) [bird's eye view of unpaved highway and Alaska Railroad tracks along Turnagain Arm]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1815.2
Hewitts, Anchorage [Fourth Avenue street scene in Anchorage looking east to Chugach Mountains, with automobiles and businesses including First National Bank, Eckmann's Furniture, 4th Avenue Theater, Reed Building with sign for Fotoshop & Studio, and Masonic Temple. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1827
(Ice in Cook Inlet, Anchorage) [view of inlet with Anchorage docks at right, S.S. Sackett's Harbor at dock?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1821.4
[Permanente Cement Company plant, with cement trucks, building, and metal holding tank next to railroad tracks, Anchorage? circa 1950]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1899.5
(Anchorage Fourth Avenue at dusk, Nov. 15, 1952) [bird's eye view looking east to McKinley Apartments and Chugach Mountains]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1807
Miller House, Stease [sic] Highway. Hewitt's Photo (Miller House, Steese Highway, 126 miles north of Fairbanks) [homestead with log cabins. copy neg]
Keywords: residences, houses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1816
The Loop on Gov. R.R., Alaska. G.L. Johnson, Anchorage, Aaa. [bird's eye view of Loop District, Alaska Railroad]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1821.5
[Permanente Cement Company plant, with cement trucks, building, and metal holding tank next to railroad tracks, Anchorage? circa 1950]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.028.634
Caisson for pier #4, Yukon R. bridge [view through pine trees to construction of E.L. Patton Bridge; print date July 75]
Collection: B2014.028
B1989.016.1146.30
(Building Federal Building, Inside Construction, Mar. 26, 1940) [view of construction of new federal building on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, showing some scaffolding, parked automobiles, small sheds, pedestrians]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection