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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1989.016.762.8
[Two men holding crops, standing outside building with signs "Irwin," "Mr. Cronin," "Finance Office. Matanuska Colony?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.003.35
[steamship near toe of tide water glacier]
Keywords: glacier, shipping, transportation
Collection: B2014.003
B1990.014.2018.1.23.005
5-7 Don Hurlburt [portrait of man sitting on stool; letter sweater with "W" on chest; buttons pinned to sweater; likely Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2006.023.6889.jpg
[Cessna N2129F]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1990.014.2018.1.232.005
72-1 Aug 1941 Pan X in Dk 20 Sitka [view over rooftops including spire and dome of St. Michael Cathedral, Russian Orthodox Church; waterfront structures; piers; docks; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B90.14.5.ANC.5.48
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / B90_14_5.ANC.5
B90.14.5.AncAir.21.1.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 21
B1995.014.80.5
[soldier wearing skis in wooded area, Eugene Tetinek?]
Keywords: recreation, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.5.TV.056.181B.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B2021.010.136
[1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.81.001
29-5; view from top of mountain [same as .80.006; 1939; near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1972.088.34
(Anchorage 1915 Tent City Auction)
Keywords: public auction, land sale, people, auctioneer
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1983.091.C10172.24
(Oct 10 / 10 /1979)(Stack Steel Poly Creek)(conservator #089_12_06_00)
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Commercial
B1979.002.6323c
Wasilla, MP 159.8. Alaska Hardwood Co. near Wasilla, Nov. 1961. Photo by Tucker [Tauber?]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1989.016.1509.9
(Fourth Avenue and E Street, north side) [Anchorage street scene with automobiles parked outside businesses including Star Air Service, Anchorage Grill & Restaurant, Paris Dry Cleaners, A. Niemi Hardware. Builing on northwest corner under construction. Building on northeast corner has signs for E. Ellsworth Sedille architect and McPherson & Pongratz builders & designers. circa 1930-1940]
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.BrownVic.2
Brown, Vic, Passport Photos, 1935-36
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1990.014.2018.1.63.001
24-3 Ketchikan Creek [view of falls, rock outcrop; Aug 20, 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B2021.002.128
Slides with images of aftermath of 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, 1964.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, African American Families
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection