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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B1998.014.1.1165
(O32 Path of midnight sun over Fairbanks; 1949 postcard) [copy neg; actually, this is the path of the midday sun in winter over Fairbanks; Chena River bridge, power plant, possibly ice fog]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.024.2316
Kotzebue, June 1967 [woman and children watch as beluga whale is butchered on shore ice; open water]
Collection: B2017.024
B1995.010.3406
[Alaska Native children standing on boards, some holding balloons, Tanana? Cf. .3404]
Collection: B1995.010
B2016.019.3.20.01671.34
Raven Glacier in summer, [Scenics - Summer], c. 1978
Keywords: raven glacier, summer, anchorage, southcentral, Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Scenics, Summer Scenics, Mountains
Collection: B2016.019
B2017.024.3269
Northern Alaska; June 1967 [view of coastal village during breakup; sea ice, pan ice; structures and boats on shore]
Collection: B2017.024
B1962.001A.144
Warm meals at all hours. G2541. E423 [Ahtena woman sitting outdoors nursing baby. Ahtena Indians; P.S. Hunt, photographer] [Indigenous Alaskan mother with baby, Ahtna]
Keywords: Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Woman, Mother, Baby, Infant, Nursing, Breastfeeding, Outdoors, BIPOC, Family, Alaskan
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B2017.029.1617
[three young girls standing with tourist, Anaktuvuk Pass; print date Sep 76]
Collection: B2017.029
B1973.079.169
[landscape photograph possibly sand dunes and beach scape with buildings in the back ground very dark underexposed negative hard to discern subject matter]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.2184.4
15. (Dog races, 1955) [Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, musher with bib #8 leading six-dog team, possibly on Cordova near Fourth Avenue, with spectators, police car in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.447
C2 Guard of Honor for Carnival Queen's Ice throne [Faribanks, flags, military uniforms, rifle, fur parkas, snow stairs, women wearing sashes, Matanuska Maid, Dawson?, University?, Miss Alaska, Man in Native dress carrying spear, harpoon, hat, snowshoes]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.People.14.338
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1990.014.2018.1.59.004
22-6; Everett Goodwin on beach [man near shore with tripod, likely August 5, 1939, near Ward Cove]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.AKNative.40.73.87B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1983.091.S5122.369
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 5/73 [girl washing dishes]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1998.014.1.2102
W12 Winter in Alaska "1946 postcard (trail & cabin) [copy neg; trail through snow; cabin with fabric roof; possibly a tracked vehicle under rood]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.People.14.232
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14