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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 There may be language and images that are culturally sensitive or include outdated language that does not reflect the mission and goals of our institution today.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.
B2015.008.468
Fortifications, P.R. [commercial postcard, with Dora’s typed caption: “San Juan Harbor, Porto Rico, Jan. 1928”]
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.293.001
88-9 March 43; Plus X; Trip back on ridge [bird's eye view of woman and dog sitting among trees; near Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.260.005
80-3; Barbara Enge [portrait in profile; May 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.People.14.49
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B2021.010.218
[1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.01.15.2
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ 1
B1989.016.1959.3
(2 Moose fighting) [copy neg of a print in wood frame]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.019.1.08d.02981.03
Denali National Park entrance sign along Parks Highway, Alaska, USA [National Parks - Denali]
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, National Parks, Denali National Park
Collection: B2016.019
B1989.016.362
Cannery in ice. Hewitt's 37. [Tenakee on envelope; Emard Cannery in Anchorage?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.3.109
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1989.016.342.2
74. Spencer Glacier as seen from train. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.AKNative.7.49
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative
B1990.014.5.TV.166.58.13.2B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1989.016.1954.2
(Anchorage High School Auditorium Fire, March 1953)[A very blurry photograph of firemen on the scene of fire]
Keywords: fire, firemen
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.1454
[Similar to Kaiser's H Series photos of drege "Sperm" in Anchorage Harbor, circa 1918.] 8 x 10 nitrate negative
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1990.014.5.EQ.21.1.27
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_21
B1990.014.5.AKNative.35.87.65B
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_AKNative