Are you sure you want to delete image ?
To Search, simply enter a word or phrase in the search box and click on the Search button (or hit Enter).
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
Clicking on the thumbnail image opens a larger version of the image (zoomable), with that image being part of a slideshow of all of the images on the page.
The bookmark icon can be selected to flag the image to be included in a "bookmark" list.
The collection name is linked to a search of all of the images in that collection, and if a PDF finding aid for the collection exists, an icon is displayed that links to that file.
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
To view a list of collections click on the 
icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Clicking on a collection name will display all of the images from that collection. The number of images in the collection is displayed in parentheses. Clicking on the 
icon will display the finding aid for the collection (if available):
To view a list of collections click on the 
icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Images may be bookmarked to simplify finding them at a later time. To bookmark an image, click on the 
icon located next to the image number:
The bookmark icon will change to black to indicate that the image has been bookmarked, and the bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen will turn white, with the number of bookmarked images indicated to the left:
To view your bookmarked images, click on the white bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen with the number next to it.
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.
B2001.027.020
Interior Russian Catholic Church, Unalaska, Als. [on verso:] 1931 [altar and icons, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church]
Collection: B2001.027 Arlene Mitchell Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.48.002
20-1 July 1939; plus X - 64-40 Dev in DK 20-20 min @68 degrees F; Portraits of Pauline Wilson [woman seated on bench looking away]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1998.014.1.291
B56 District Engineer Building, Elmendorf Field, Alaska [trees, road, continuous track vehicle tracks]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.038a
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [two girls wearing kuspuks with fur-trimmed hoods and mukluks pose; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B90.14.5.Anc.Air.4.28
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 4
B1989.016.1590.8
(KFQD Radio Station, Interior) [three men inside KFQD, with equipment including turntables, signs over windows read "Studio 'A'" and "Studio 'B'"]
Keywords: communications
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.010.057
[1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B1979.002.4694
"8/8/1919, Erickson farm buildings & potato field" [sleeve 60, Interior homestead, log structures, metal roof, agriculture, trees in background]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1990.014.5.People.14.186
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.People / People / People 14
B1989.016.1006.2
GZ-102. (Plane, Winter, Golden Zone) [airplane in snowbank]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2080.34
(Sportscar Race, Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage, 1963) [cars passing Alaska Sales and Service]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.024.1345
Diomede, Mar 1962 [man stands on elevated planks looking toward sea ice (?); structures in background]
Collection: B2017.024
B2004.011.Hoffman.Frank.neg4
[scneic view, woman and two men in foreground]
Collection: B2004.011 Bagoy
B2006.023.5836.jpg
[Log building, "Iditarod Check Point"]
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 5001-5999
B1989.016.1108.18
P-87. Hewitt's (Homes in early Palmer) [log and wood frame home under construction, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.249
[a group of people in western and Indigenous dress boarding a Wien Alaska Airlines airplane]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Wien Alaska Airlines, airplane
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B90.14.5.Anc.Air.5.54
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.Anc.Air / Anchorage Air / Anchorage Air 5
B1990.014.2018.1.18.004
5-2 Bear at Saxman [Grizzly Bear Monument near road; totem; structure in background; 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.5.TV.019.45.35.1
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1989.016.JeffordJack.1
(Jefford Jack passport Photos 1942)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.2093.9
Alaska, Greetings from the Northland [Christmas card mat with sketch of cabin in winter and photograph of skier on plowed road though pass]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.006.1834
Nome [five Alaska Native children standing next to building; 1950s]
Collection: B2016.006
B2015.008.973b
George, 1917. For “alien enemy” identification card [excised from photo album. same
as .973a]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.4.Science.22.1996jun.d09.13
Mixed forest in the Kenai Mountains of Alaska. Flowering shrub, Sorbus scopulina (Greene). Print date Jun96 D09
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1962.001A.343
Packing contest, Valdez, Alaska, July 4, ’07. P.S. Hunt, G1466 [Valdez – Festivals; Keystone Avenue; Snyder (J.G.) Store; Home Restaurant; The Imperial]
Keywords: Celebrations, Street scenes, Holidays, Festivals, Fourth of July, 4th of July, Independence Day, Companies, Businesses, Markets, Shops, Stores, Contests, Races
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B2021.002.125
Slides with images of Fleming family visits to other Alaska communities.
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, African American Families
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
