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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.
B1986.004.0193
Col. O.F. Ohlsen Gen. Mgr. Alaska Railroad waves to the colonists
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1986.004.0609
[rutabaga on scale, reading over 18 lbs.]
Keywords: agriculture, food
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1986.004.0689
Mesdames – Edward Moss, Johan Johnson, Henry Jensen, Roy Wilkes, Rudolph Leander [?] [?]s the progress is speeded up, and the colonist cabins are quickly being constructed, the cooperation and spirit among the colonists increases daily. Here are shown five of the colonists women who have just completed a days canning of carrots grown in the community garden. (L to R) [five Matanuska colonists pose with cans and bowls of carrots; tent in background; 1935]
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1986.004.0740
Roibert Lathrop an old settler cutting hay on Cottonwood Flats with a pair of Corporation Mares.
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1986.004.0771
Anton Anderson, Locating Engineer, A.R.R.C.
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1986.004.0786
[three standing next to a car that is capable of driving on railroad tracks]
Keywords: railroad
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1986.004.1146
Keywords: D. Irwin, Alaska's Gov. Troy, Tarwater, Hess, Donald
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection