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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.
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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.
B1979.001.081
Photo by Sydney Laurence of a waterfront scene summer of 1915 {stern wheeler beached at dock during low tide}
Keywords: stern wheeler, dock, ship creek, Cook Inlet
Collection: B1979.001
B1979.001.094
Joe Spenard of City Express loved to load his taxicab with youngsters and drive around town.
Collection: B1979.001
B1979.001.096
Sydney Laurence photographer had his studio on Fourth Ave (anchorage 1915 townsite)
Keywords: Anchorage, Sydney Laurence, studio, street
Collection: B1979.001
B1979.001.103
Unmistakably the Grand and Glorious Fourth of July (Anchorage 1916)(4x5 copy neg)(3.5x5.5 orig neg B83_146_84)
Collection: B1979.001
B1979.001.115
"Jack and the Bean Stork" Pyatt The photographer on the stepladder may have been Sydney Laurence, better known as a painter Anchorage - 1910 - 1919 (probably 1915) 4th Ave at C looking West
Collection: B1979.001
B1979.001.152
Nome, Alaska [postcard showing aerial view of Nome, shore, jetty]
Collection: B1979.001