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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1989.016.1092
M-35. Palmer-Anchorage Highway. Hewitt's Photo Shop [trees along road with mountains in distance]
Keywords: roads
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.394
Vermont Potato Growers Association, 1921 [large group of men walking in field. Cf. .1002]
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.8.005
[Bears walking down road, trees, mountain in background. Neg is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2013.058.495
(Woman dressed in night gown standing infront of mirror looking at a comb)
Keywords: mirror, dressor, night gown, stool
Collection: B2013.058
B1984.077.3.020
[scenic view overlooking trees, mountains in distance, neg. is deteriorating]
Collection: B1984.077
B2016.019.1.08a.06764.34
Matanuska Glacier in Matanuska Valley, Alaska, USA [Matanuska Valley - Matanuska Glacier], 1989
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Matanuska Valley, Matanuska Glacier
Collection: B2016.019
B90.14.5.ARR.1.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / B90_14_5_ARR.1
B1990.014.2018.1.1.001
1-2; Lee [girl wearing sweater and bib, barrettes, sits in wood highchair, food in divided plate; window, curtain; rug; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.CookMr.1
[Cook, Mr, Passport Photos, 1942]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.1699
Hewitt's, Anchorage (Anchorage Home in Winter) [dog sitting next to mailbox in front of log cabin, small garage at right]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1227.4
Federal Bldg, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo [exterior in winter, taken from southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and G Street, with pedestrians and corner of Crocker's store]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.349
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Shishaldin Volcano, Father Hubbard Expedition)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.023.52
[three Alaska Native women and two men seated on bench outside building, Nome. Has neg]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.023
B2017.024.3387
June 1971 [spring breakup scene; girls play on boardwalk; snow; structures in background; likely Savoonga]
Collection: B2017.024
B1998.014.1.2469
"Flash tests (each one numbered or has letter) 100th sec F3.2 w/#2 bulb" [similar to .2460; circled number "15" displayed on tables]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.2018.1.55.004
22-2 Pat Thomas portrait [interior view of woman posing for portrait; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2138.7
Seasons Greetings (Sydney Laurence painting, Mt. McKinley, neg for cards #8)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2141.35
D-46 [group of villagers gathered around a Cessna airplane landed on a frozen lake or waterway, with trees on ridge behind, person at right holding snowshoes]
Keywords: aviation, transportation, villages
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.93.8
[Russian Mission cemetery and church in winter]
Keywords: religion, funerary customs
Collection: B1995.014