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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.
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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1990.014.5.EQ.24.3.5
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_24
B1990.014.5.AKNative.39.5.8
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.People.14.275
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1990.014.5.AKNative.22.18
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2001.036.298.neg
Chevak, AK, 2-81 & 1-82 [woman wearing kuspuk holding grass basket and dance fan standing in clinic]
Keywords: art, ethnotechnology, health
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby
B1990.014.5.TV.168.9.4.3B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B2000.014.502
(502)( Racing Claudia Keogh in the lead Tanaina, May 31, 1915)
Keywords: children
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1989.016.1313.2
Cooks Inlet. Hewitts [two women kneeling on ice in Cook Inlet, with Mt. Susitna in background. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.4788.jpg
[Wedding of Joe Jr. and Thela Redington?] Larry Gibson
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 4000-5000
B1989.016.AndersonLawrence.1
Anderson, Lawrence, Passport Photos, 1942
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.2183.12
(Dog races, Fur Rondy 1952) [musher with bib #12 leading nine-dog team down Fourth Avenue past spectators, Fur Rendezvous banners and businesses including Anchorage Jewelers, The Gitchell, Lee's Menswear, Ship Creek Market, Dr. Hines Optometrist, J. Vic Brown & Son, Reed's, 515 Club, Lois Beauty Salon]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1973.079.77
[dog team and men in the snow standing by and on boardwalk]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.20.9.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 20
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.69.11A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2015.008.419
Passing inspection with high rating. Bean field [distant view of two men in field of flowering bean plants. Cf. .1003]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.5.AKNative.39.21
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1995.010.5732
Anchorage [summer view of residential area, possibly Clarissa at left, Fairview, 1940s. has neg]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.2058.17
Season's Greetings (Christmas Cards 1939) [Christmas card mat with sketch of moose and holly leaves, with photograph of Alaska Native woman ice fishing. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.BowserDL.1
Bowser, D. L., Passport Photos, 1942
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.5.EQ.24.8.7
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_24
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.91.17B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative