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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.
Anchorage Museum Archive Image Search
The Anchorage Museum Archive collection includes more than 700,000 photographs and print materials
on Alaska and the Circumpolar North, with 94,942 items scanned and searchable online.
Enter your search in the box above, or simply click on the search icon to see a random selection of images from the archives.
Please note, we are actively reviewing and updating our records. There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today. We consent to input and recommendations from the public as we work on decolonizing our collections.
B1990.014.2018.1.150.003
49-3 Panorama of Ketchikan, 1/2 meter reading - yellow filter [view of waterfront; 1940]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.2559
"Kenai Highway; Mi 29, Sep 1942" [scenic view of Kenai Lake, mountains]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1999.014.237
(Alaska Territorial Guard)[Men shouldering rifles marching in formation]
Keywords: gun, soldiers, military
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B2015.008.125
2464 7(92514)(noon)(Cascade Barry and Coxe Glaciers from near point)
Keywords: Glaciers, Tide water glacier, College Fiord, Prince William Sound
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.6807.jpg
Joe Redington Sr., Pam, Joee, Ray, Heather, Lauri, Lisa.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B90.14.5.ANC.Air.27.76
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / B90.14.5.ANC.Air.27
B2006.023.5789.jpg
[Fish processing plant]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2019.008.77
Peg, Santa, & Dot Smith, ’57 [Peggy and Asian American woman identified as Dot Smith posed with man in Santa Claus costume, all holding wrapped presents, decorated Christmas tree at left; print date Mar 58]
Keywords: Mullins, Peggy Farmer, 1907-1993, Smith, Dot
Collection: B2019.008
B1990.014.2018.1.45.001
18-6 Ward Lake waterlilies; likely 1939, near Ward Cove]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.2.86
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1989.016.2141.12
D-12. Arctic Circle cache, Noatak, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [large log cache, snow on ground, fir trees in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.465
D4 Siberian sled dogs "Dogs looking up" [dogs stopped in snow; copy neg?]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B90.14.5.ANC.Air.27.168
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / B90.14.5.ANC.Air.27
B90.14.5.AncAir.22.22
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 22
B2015.008.399
Hiving a swarm of bees [person wearing beekeeper veil bending tree branch over net, box on ground at right]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.91.18
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2021.006.13
Attorney Charles Coe and John Gibbons, M. Ashley Dickerson’s partner
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Charles Coe, Attorney, John Gibbons, M. Ashley Dickerson
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1998.014.1.1223
"O57 A fisherman's cabin at Seward, Alaska." [same as .1222; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley