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To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
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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.
B2015.004.12
Not a fake. Turnip grown in Matanuska Valley. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [child standing next to giant turnip]
Collection: B2015.004
B2015.004.41
Kotzebue dance. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [two women wearing fur-trimmed print parkas dancing in hall, drummers in foreground, men seated against wall in background]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2015.004
B2015.004.42
Kotzebue class learning the art of tom cod fishing. The two sticks are used to “weave” the line to the surface, can be done with amazing speed. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [man and three children, all wearing fur-trimmed parkas, sitting on ice next to fishing hole]
Keywords: clothing, ethnotechnology
Collection: B2015.004
B2015.004.46
It is never proper for an Eskimo to dance without wearing gloves. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [man wearing Western style clothing, eyeglasses, knitted gloves, and mukluks dancing indoors, woman seated along wall in background]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2015.004
B2015.004.61
This Alaskan hill-billie has an eye for comfort. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [man sleeping in inflated raft, with mosquito netting suspended from four branches]
Collection: B2015.004
B2015.004.7
An “iron Chinaman” at an Anchorage salmon cannery. Photo by Brickley Photocraft [cannery workers operating an “Iron Chink” machine, possibly at Emard Cannery]
Keywords: fishing industry, diversity, immigrants, work
Collection: B2015.004