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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1995.014.59.18
[man passed out on bed in cabin, holding bottle of alcohol, with chair, lineoleum flooring, pin-up girl on wall]
Keywords: residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.119.006
42-2; Bill Coe [man standing on boardwalk between lawn and structures including woodshed; woman standing next to lantern, possibly Bashe(?); March 3-10, 1940; likely Washington State]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
b2012.006.780
April 14, 1956 [cemetery in village in winter]
Keywords: funerary customs, religion
Collection: B2012.006
B2015.026.1232
Lake Louise, 3/00 [scenics of Glenn Highway, group with snowmachines outside Lake Louise Lodge. Have negs]
Keywords: Lake Louise, Lake, Lodge, Glenn Highway, Glenn HWY, Glenn Hwy, Highway, Mountain, Mountain range, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy
Collection: B2015.026
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.88.19
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.1598
T16 Cordova, Alaska [street scene, people walking, conversing, military servicemen, automobiles, jeep, structures, businesses, clothing store, theatre, Northern (?); utility poles and lines, logged hillside, mountains in background; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.019.1.06d.01101.10
Warehouse Worker, Valdez Camp [Construction], 1976
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Construction, People, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B1989.016.2190
[photograph of print advertisement, "National Bank of Alaska on November First becomes National Bank of Alaska in Anchorage"...]
Keywords: banking, banks
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.55.10
Jim Douglas hauling supplies to Willow Creek [man with four dogs pulling two-wheeled trap filled with supplies through wooded area in summer]
Keywords: transportation, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.711
F26 Fishing boat harbor at Ketchikan [copy neg, same as .710]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.70.006
26-3; Zabriskie's daughter; Aug. 27 [1939; infant sitting on floor with ball, teathing ring, and measuring spoons, overturned pan or tin; lamp base in background; likely Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2022.001.004
Left to right: Anthony “Bunch” Evans, Dakota Evans [Mayfield's granddaughter], Dominic Evans [Family seated on couch]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, Famlies, Anthony Evans, Anthony "Bunch" Evans, Dakota Evans, Dominic Evans, Children, Granddaughter, Couch
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2017.030.38
[rear view of paddle steamer under way on river, settlement in background left]
Collection: B2017.030
B1990.014.5.P.1.313.1B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P1
B1990.014.5.EQ.01.9.27
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ 1
B1994.003.19
Strikers waiting for non-union man. The S. L. Co. Gov't Hill north
Keywords: Anchorage, Ship Creek, labor, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1994.003
B1990.014.004.32773
Drifted closed during big wind storm hiway has not yet been reopened, Valdez. Photographer's number: 32773. Feb 13, 1979
Keywords: transportation, roads, winter, snow
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.88.002
32-1; Plus X - 40-24; Dev in DK20 - 18 min @ 65°; Thanksgiving, Nov 23 [1939; Thanksgiving table [two place settings with labels for Basha and Ken; doily placemats; fruit centerpiece with oranges, grapes, bananas; butter on dish; possibly beef fork; glass salt and pepper shakers]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2014.023.222
(glacier terminus, ice floes)[tidewater glacier]
Keywords: landscape, ice
Collection: B2014.023
B1990.014.5.TV.166.58.5.2A
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV