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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B2017.020.127
[two young girls standing next to Chinese American men unpacking supplies at Eagle River campground, river in background, 1959]
Collection: B2017.020
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
B1998.017.183
(Fanny Quigley) MC Kenzie, Her home and Garden, on Glacier Creek Kantishna Dis't.
Collection: B1998.017 Carl Tousley
B2021.002.047
Sheldon Fleming, Portage Glacier, November, 1963.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Sheldon Fleming, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B2006.023.5308
[Groundbreaking for Iditarod Trail Committee Headquarters?]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington
B1990.014.2018.1.109.001
40-4 Mr & Mrs H.H. Bacon [Feb 21-March 1, 1940; likely Seattle, Washington; couple posing]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2017.021.8
The Alaska College, Fairbanks. Pacific Stereopticon Co. [exterior of Main Building. Tinted. Glass cracked]
Collection: B2017.021
B1990.014.5.EQ.27.9
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_27
B2006.023.2528.jpg
Norman Vaughan 1976 Iditarod, Knik.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 2001-3000
B2006.023.5717.jpg
[Door with names Maud Hosler and Cora Hoffman, probably at Pioneer Home.]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B2016.004.38.23
International Women's Year, 1977. At Camp Myer, Wasilla, #1 9-24-77 [group portrait]
Keywords: BIPOC, International Women's Year
Collection: B2016.004
B1989.016.TraftonMabel.2
(Trafton Mabel Passport Photos 1942)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.5.Logging.2.1
(Ketchikan Pulp Company Thorne Bay)(7381)(1967)(Air)(Ketchikan Pulp Mill)(1-11x14 horiz)1-Interneg)(note approx crop lines){aerial view of pulp mill}
Keywords: forestry, logging, lumber
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Logging / Logging 2
B1983.091.S2023.5
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)( bonfire on the park strip)
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2014.028.272
9953 [workers on heavy equipment in wooded area lowering mechanism over four metal heat pipes or vertical support members in ground; print date Oct 75]
Collection: B2014.028
B1990.014.2018.1.267.002
82-6; Beach picnic with Robertsons & Millie & kids [August 1942; women roasting hotdogs on campfire]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.3.178
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.AKNative.24.81
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative