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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.
B1989.016.528.5
Army plane [airplane, possibly at Merrill Field, with military personnel]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.528.7
Army plane [airplane with tail numner R 71, possibly at Merrill Field, with military personnel]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.125.1
Adak [sign reading, "Entering Post Ammunition and Powder Area, in case of fire, all unauthorized personnel clear area by 1 mile," winter]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.125.3
Adak [soldier standing next to sign reading, "Entering Post Ammunition and Powder Area, in case of fire, all unauthorized personnel clear area by 1 mile," water in distance]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2012.006.630
[man in military uniform inside electrical room at radar site, identified in 2014 as Unalakleet Air Force Station personnel with equipment in the background; no date]
Collection: B2012.006
B2012.006.631
[men in military uniform inside electrical room at radar site, identified in 2014 as Unalakleet Air Force Station personnel with equipment in the background; no date]
Collection: B2012.006
B2012.006.632
[man in military uniform next to bank of control panels inside electrical room at radar site, identified in 2014 as Unalakleet Air Force Station personnel with equipment in the background; no date]
Collection: B2012.006
B1989.016.1149
(4th Avenue Theatre, May 18, 1947) [Fourth Avenue street scene in Anchorage, with 4th Avenue Theater, Reed Bldg., Masonic Temple, Oyster Loaf Restaurant, pedestrians and military personnel on sidewalk, automobiles parked at curb]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1289
Hewitt's, Anchorage, Alaska [Fourth Avenue and E Street scene with pedestrians, Rexall Drugs, Hewitt's Drug Store, Cheechako Tavern, lawn and fence in foreground with sign "Pick Up Military Personnel Here." copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1691.1
Hewitt's. Anchorage [Fourth Avenue and E Street scene with pedestrians, Rexall Drugs, Hewitt's Drug Store, Cheechako Tavern, lawn and fence in foreground with sign “Pick Up Military Personnel Here.” copy neg. cf. 1289, 1409]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1409
1. Anchorage, Alaska. "Hewitt's" [Fourth Avenue at E Street, looking northeast. Anchorage, 1940's, with Rexall Drugs and Hewitt's Drug Store. A military truck sits parked at the curb next to a sign reading Pick Up Military Personnel Here. Other automobiles and pedestrians can also be seen. Similar image in Sidney Hamilton Collection, B1976.082.26. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1812
Corner 4th and E, Anchorage. Hewitt's [Fourth Avenue and E Street scene with pedestrians, Rexall Drugs, Hewitt's Drug Store, Cheechako Tavern, lawn and fence in foreground with sign “Pick Up Military Personnel Here.” copy neg. cf. 1289, 1691.1]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2023.009.208
Ironworker [man in hard hat looking at camera]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Construction, Huffman Road, Huffman Bridge, Overpass, Ironworkers, Beam, Heavy equipment, Hard hart
Collection: B2023.009 Johnny R. Irons Collection