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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1989.016.1832
10th Rescue, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo 1 [helicopter in flight]
Keywords: aviation, military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.2123
Unalakleet Checkpoint 1978 Iditarod Trail Race, sponsored by Unalakleet Fisherman's Coop.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1990.014.5.AKNative.11.85
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.TV.083.70.2.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1995.014.118.9
[sluice box, gold pan, and other equipment at small mining operation on creek]
Collection: B1995.014
B2017.024.2143
King Island, copyright 1986 [three people in umiak filled with supplies: one man reads the Nome Nugget; woman at right; man in background wears blue hat and holds gun; water; sea ice]
Collection: B2017.024
B2021.006.10
Left to Right: Judge Larry Card’s Aunt Luretha Reid and brother-in-law, Joe Myers with his grandson
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Luretha Reid, Joe Myers, Grandson, Child, Family
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1996.x.001b
Panoramic Photograph of Downtown Anchorage 1948, looking across Knik Arm towards Pt. Mckinzie and Mt. Susitna. Printed by Ken Wray's Print Shop. INC.
Keywords: Panoramic photograph; Anchorage; 1948, Pt Mckinzie
Collection: B1996.x_001
B2015.008.312
Tractor ploughing 37 acres in 3 days. Note pattern, beginning with two dead furrows in centre and continuing around then in rag rug shape [view across plowed field, cow in foreground]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.15.36
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air
B1990.014.5.TV.083.144.7.4B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1990.014.5.StateBattle.8.13
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.StateBattle
B1995.014.57.11
Hospital, Mountain Village, Dr. Corsell, 1935 [surgeon wearing scrubs operating on patient, nurse at left]
Keywords: health, medicine
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.1522.1
(Fruit and Vegetables, Anchorage, 1937) [produce market stands, with Northern Pacific calendar on wall]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.174.005
58-2; Interior of Frank Shelton's house [Ketchikan, 1940; room furnished with sofa; chairs; upright piano and bench; footstool; table and lamp; rug]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1994.022.936
(sailing ships)[large 4 masted sailing ship at anchor]
Keywords: transportation, shipping
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B2006.023.5166.jpg
Violet Redington.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B1990.014.5.Logging.1.10.4
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 1
B1990.014.5.Anc.Air.4.4
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air
B1993.020.1412
Queen, furs, ANC Rondy, Feb. ’81 [Fur Rendezvous balloons]
Collection: B1993.020 Rhodes
B1990.014.5.AKNative.23.340
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.Animals.4.2
Large Alaskan mosquito. DCK [model of mosquito on edge of frozen lake]
Keywords: manipulated photograph
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Animals
B1989.016.2270.11
(Road construction) [workmen near truck dumping gravel or other surfacing material, bulldozer or spreader behind truck]
Keywords: roads, transportation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B90.14.5.Logging.1.5.23
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 1