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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.
B2017.019.1419
[Elanor and man posed holding skis and poles at Arctic Valley Ski Bowl]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.1459
Me, first day I went skiing –you knowI couldn’t move in that position. A kid behind me obligingly said wait & he would help me up. But took my picture first. I’m progressing a little more now tho. [Elanor wearing skis, fallen in snow. Duplicate in album, .805]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.210
Elmendorf 29 Dec ’51 [Elanor sitting on floor, wearing formal gown that she was sewing in .207-208, Christmas tree at left, greeting cards mounted on wall, dish of nuts next to radio on shelf]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.235
Homer [two men holding rifles sitting on driftwood log on beach in winter, woman sitting in automobile in background, bottles of alcohol on ground, Johnston at left]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.237
Homer, 24 Feb ’52 [Elanor squatting next to dock building, looking through rifle scope]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.25
Jul. ’44 [Elanor lying on tundra with eyes closed, Denali National Park and Preserve]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.276
Fishing, Kenai River, Rita & Nicke, 2 Aug ’52 [Elanor and Rita cooking over camp fire, tent at left, garbage in woods behind them]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.308
Anchorage area, Debarr Rd., fall '52 [view down dirt road from hill at Debarr and Boniface to downtown Anchorage]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.34
Ft. Rich, Ak., Louise Anderson & myself, Apr. ’45 [Elanor and woman standing outdoors, buildings painted in camouflage in background, Chugach Mountains in distance]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.36
Ft. Rich, Ski Bowl, myself, Jan. ’45 [Elanor wearing skis, stopped on slope, skiers descending in background]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.453
Grant’s Ck., Summer ’54 [man crossing dilapidated pedestrian bridge over Grant Creek, Kenai Peninsula]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.525
[buildings on tundra, frozen lake or cove at left; print date Apr 58]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.526
[buildings and Quonset hut on tundra along sea coast; print date Apr 58]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.529
[heavy equipment, possibly for mining, next to barracks building on sea coast; print date Apr 58]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.531
[bird’s eye view of curving spit on sea coast; print date Apr 58]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.539
[statue of Virgin Mary in small shrine on tundra; print date Jun 58]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.542
[White Alice site under construction on coastline, with radome and tropospheric scatter antennas; print date Jul 58]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.697
[bird’s eye view of coastal village, two large storage tanks at left; undated, 1950s]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.742
[Reeve Aleutian Airways Douglas DC-4 airplane tail number N91067 on airstrip; undated, 1950s]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.743
[scenic view across airstrip to snow-covered mountains, Quonset huts on tundra in distance; undated, 1950s]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.839
1-13-44 [soldier carrying skis and poles at Arctic Valley Ski Bowl]
Collection: B2017.019
B2017.019.91
Anchorage area, Muldoon Rd, winter ’50 [scenic view down snow-covered road, Chugach Mountains in background, East Anchorage]
Collection: B2017.019