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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B2015.008.902a
[Dora standing in fireweed in wooded area, carrying camera case and walking staff.
2 copies]
Keywords: camera, hiking, Dora, fireweed
Collection: B2015.008
B1996.011.371.neg
Unalaska town [bird's eye view of docks, with several ships at dock and buildings along shore]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B1990.014.5.AKNative.11.33.09
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B2015.026.735
6-5. Arctic Eskimo couple and trained deer. Native Alaska Set No. 6. Arctic Circle Enterprises, Anchorage [man and woman wearing fur parkas, man holding reindeer by reins]
Collection: B2015.026
B2021.006.40a
“Governor gets no new choices to fill out court” by Sheila Toomey, Anchorage Daily News (publication date cut off clipping)
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Law, Court, Governor Hickel, Superior Court
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1989.016.1146.35
(Building Federal Building, July 23, 1940) [rear view of construction site of new federal building on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2014.023.226
(scenic)(glacier terminus, mountain in distance)
Keywords: landscape
Collection: B2014.023
B1990.014.2018.1.235.002
72-4 [Sitka, August 1941; boy sitting on bottom step of wood stairs; structures]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1486
Nenana River Canyon [scene along the Alaska Railroad route]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1983.091.S5272.1
Loussac-Sogn Bld 1/2 way during paint job color 10 - '73
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1998.014.1.1917
T167 4th Ave. Anchorage (from McKinley Bldg, May 1953) [similar to .1915]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.007.19
[group portrait of Alaska Native family next to large wooden building, with mother carrying infant and three children standing in front, woman wearing spotted reindeer fur parka and knit cap, children wearing cloth parkas]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2022.005.168
[Blurry image of young Indigenous Alaskan child waving at the viewer; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Toddler, Waving, Wave, Buildings, Structures, Church, Community, Village
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2015
(City Hall Anchorage 1955)(8x10 print 3)
Keywords: building exterior
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.49.005
20-2 Al & Elma [man and woman walking along boardwalk near group of men; automobiles on plank-surfaced road; Federal Building in background; Ketchikan; likely 1939
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1880.30
(Dog musher on trail, 1952. FR) [musher with bib #3 traveling through wooded area, Chugach Mountains in background, Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.15.33
Moving a house in the Turnagain area
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_15
B1990.014.5.AKNative.7.68
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1998.014.1.721.bw
H5 Season's greetings from Alaska "dog team" [greeting card mock up, sled dogs, sled]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B90.14.5.ANC.5.157a
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc / B90_14_5.ANC.5
B1990.014.2018.1.212.002
67-2 Along the Columbia River above Lake Chelan [view of river; fence and fields in foreground; March 1941; Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.1248.2
Eskimo seal hunters, Alaska. No. 88-B. "Hewitt's." Lomen Bros, Nome, #1145 [copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.P.28.6.12
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.P / P28