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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1990.014.5.AKNative.38.8
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1994.022.811
(Mt McKinley National Park auto and park entrance station)
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.15.66
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.AKNative.22.43
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.936
The Chitina Trail, once leading to a rich copper mine and native villages, is now used mostly by scenic lovers and sportsmen. PH-8. (L100 on road to Chitina, an old Alaskan Highway) [trail marker on right, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.268.024
83; Sept. 4, 1942 [likely Ketchikan; aerial view of waterfront; ship on water]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2015.023.51
[soldiers in military uniform and Alaska Native women standing on Nome street, World War II]
Collection: B2015.023
B1990.014.5.AKNative.11.18.1
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.317
B63 (Elmendort Air Terminal) [looking across tarmac at terminal building]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1994.009.938
4 [from verso:] Western Electric Co. Photo by M.C. Jung; Date Sep 6 1957 [aerial view; White Alice]
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
AEC.G921
Farmer Whitney Taking Fresh Killed Pork to the Anchorage Market. Oct. 1918.
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B2015.008.057
(91814)(Noon)(Pushing through iceberg jam)
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, Glaciers, icebergs
Collection: B2015.008
B1973.079.149
[two small skiffs with several men in each boat attending to or standing by a much larger vessel or ship][negative is cracked]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.69.006
26-2; Fish dock scenes [interior view of men working with salmon on wood table; ice; scale; net hanging in background; likely Ketchikan 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.69.10
B-24 bomber crashed close to Iliamna, 6 men died, there were 12 men on the plane, 1943 [group of soldiers carrying litter through tall grass in mountainous area, rescue squad operation]
Keywords: aircraft accidents, military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1996.032.095
Christensen Road "Snob Hollow" Anchorage Homes Hewitt Photo Shop Alaska 63
Collection: B1996.032 John Bagoy Collection
B1964.001.495
Arrival of the Midnight Sun Limited at Fairbanks
Keywords: railroad
Collection: B1964.001 John Urban
B2015.008.300
George, 1917. Studying every evening [house interior, George seated at desk with back to camera, framed expedition photographs on wall. Cf. .981]
Collection: B2015.008
B1994.009.1417
A Western Electric photo. Photographed by A.T. Rife. AGEX, 6-27-57. 4 x 5 negative
Collection: B1994.009 Ray