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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1998.014.1.1124
O15 Mastadon tusk - University of Alaska (1949 postcard) [copy neg; Fairbanks; man carrying tusk over his shoulders; tusks laying on the ground in left side of image, structures in backgroud, birch trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.EQ.21.1.23
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_21
B1989.016.2355
Alaska's brown bombers [brown bear]. [Johnson #8.]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B1989.016.445.1
"Kiss Me Papa" Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [puppy and dog]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2227.6
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Eklutna Industrial School, No. 3L, #5, Visiting Teachers & Faculty) [group portrait, men and women standing outdoors near small garden near school buildings and utility poles, mountains in background]
Keywords: education
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2006.023.6351.jpg
Joe Redington Sr.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B90.14.5.Anc.Air.1.14
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 1
B1962.x.015 CIHS US Army Engineer District.04
Collection: B1962.x_022 CIHS Morgan / B1962_x_015 CIHS US Army Engineer District CIHS U_S_ Army Engineer District
B90.14.5.ARR.1.121
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.ARR / B90_14_5_ARR.1
B2016.005.116
{photo album of family and military service on Attu during World War II}
Collection: B2016.005
B1990.014.5.TV.168.10.9.1
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1990.014.5.AKNative.3.131
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2014.023.266
(Geyser)(distant view of people, geyser, at center)
Keywords: landscape
Collection: B2014.023
B1989.016.2071.6
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [people seated at several tables in banquet hall, early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.091.S2023.9
(Statehood Celebration bonfire and crowds)(Large flag on Federal Building with large star in place)
Keywords: statehood
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock