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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 95,683 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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1995.014.51.3
[buildings in mountain pass, probably old mining complex, man seated on rock outcropping in foreground, Willow Creek district?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1980.001.17
Fort Richardson in 1940, now the site of Elmendorf AFB. (US ARMY PHOTO
Collection: B1980.001
B1990.014.5.AKNative.39.71
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1996.27
1989 Panoramic photograph of pioneer members standing infront of the Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska
Keywords: 1989, Pioneers of Alaska, Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage
Collection: B1996.027
B1962.001A.439
[Indigenous] boys at Tonsina playing steamboat [Ahtna boy playing with boat] [Structures with chimneys behind trees at right. Lower Ahtna region]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Boys, Children, Play, Playing, Water, Creeks, Toys, Tonsina, Bridges, Tents, Buildings, Smokestacks, Chimneys, BIPOC
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1998.014.1.2101
"W11 Mt. McKinley Nat'l Park; 1946 postcard (trees)" [copy neg; same as .2011]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1350
PF7 Unloading herring which is to be used later as bait for catching halibut and salmon. [men in hold with fish, shovels; rain gear; boat at far right; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2008.005.123
[Chester and Leah Peterson with two other Caucasians standing next to milepost sign in Point Hope]
Collection: B2008.005
B2000.014.252
(252)(Yukokakat from Steamer Sarah, Lower Village July 2 1914)
Collection: B2000.014 Malina
B1991.011.550
Newtok; Nov 59; E. Clements; dupe [sod structure with snow; dogs on roof; window near center]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B90.14.5.Anc.Air.4.20
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 4
B2004.011.Hoffman.Frank.neg5
[men and women gathered on side of dirt road, man in foreground holding dog]
Collection: B2004.011 Bagoy
b2011.014.229
Woman in swimsuit standing in stream. 3.5 x 5.5 nitrate negative
Collection: B2011.014
B90.14.5.AncAir.21.26.22
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 21
B1970.019.631
Mud flats - Cook Inlet. 2.25 x 4.5 nitrate negative
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.91.34
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B90.14.5.ANC.Air.27.168
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / B90.14.5.ANC.Air.27