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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1989.016.2266.12
(Air shots, Juneau to Anchorage, October 1, 1945) [coastline]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.680.8
#14 (Lars Nelson and his flying reindeer) [men tying reindeer at Naknek, Alaska, for shipment on Star Airways]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.5874.jpg
Sign: Galena Air Force Auxiliary Field, Gateway to the Far North, Elev. 120 feet
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B1990.014.5.P.2.19.20
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P2
B1990.014.5.AKNative.16.40.19
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1979.002.Album1.181
45. Near Katalla. Thomas Riggs Jr. [view over water to mountains, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1989.016.721.4
Homes decorated for Christmas [Anchorage]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.091.S4827.59
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/70 [man with caribou bag]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B90.14.5.EQ.6.2
Earthquake-Anchorage Sand and Gravel September 10, 1964 Anchorage Sand and Gravel
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_6
B1983.091.S5282.6
5-1974 Walter J Hickel alone with Capt Cook Hotel background
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B2017.001.105
[bird’s eye view of Anchorage skyline, 8th Avenue and C Street in foreground, Chugach Mountains in background; print date January 8, 1991]
Collection: B2017.001
B1998.014.1.671
"F10 Cordova fish cannery" [New England Fish Co., fishing boats, skiffs in water, people, pier, structures, gangway, men on pier, mountains in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.EQ.16.61
4th West destruction
Keywords: damaged streets, damaged buildings, collapsed buildings
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_16
B2015.008.box1.page031
{photo album}
Keywords: photo album, Prince William Sound, College Fiord, Glaciers
Collection: B2015.008
B2014.005.65
58.7 [aerial of damage to Alaska Railroad tracks, 1964 earthquake]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2014.005
B2006.023.8929.jpg
[airplane accident]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 8000-8999
B2015.014.86crop
[two white women sitting with Alaska Native women and girls on wood pile, saw in front of pile, buildings and utility poles in background]
Collection: B2015.014
B1989.016.226
Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 1936. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, P-401 [aerial]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1984.077.5.028
[plank-sided house with arctic entry, log cabin, fence, dirt road]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.1003
154. Harvest at Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [two workmen in field filling sacks, with mountains in distance]
Keywords: agriculture
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.14.5.People.12.258
People-Parades-Anchorage 7/50; 7/4/5 [Alaska Railroad AuRorRa 1050 float, fire truck, spectators, wet streets, rain]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.70.28
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative