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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.
B1995.014.69.18
[man climbing steep rock face]
Keywords: military, hiking, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.70.1
[scenic with snowshoe tracks across snowy field in mountainous area]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.71.8
[two men carrying backpacks and wearing snowshoes snowshoeing in mountain valley]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.33.18
[man climbing down ridgeline in mountain range]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.63.5
[soldiers with snowmachine pulling sleds of gear, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: transportation, mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.943
Mt. St. Elias left background, from Mt. Hendrickson. Riggs. M. 12-06 [bird’s eye view of
mountains]
Keywords: mountain, St Elias Range, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2300.3
(Spa in Anchorage, exterior)
Keywords: recreation, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.803
B Mt Logan [arrow] Chitna Glacier Chitna River 1910 [view up river to glacier terminus in distance route indicated with black dots at left Print damaged along one edge]
Keywords: glaciers, river, mountains, Mt Logan
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2300.4
(Spa in Anchorage, exterior)
Keywords: recreation, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.59.9
Mrs. Joe Jean, Mountain Village, 1935 [Native woman in fancy fur parka standing outdoors in winter. original image blurry]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2141.57
D-75 [umiak frame on boat rack in winter, blowing snow obscuring buildings in background]
Keywords: transportation, hunting, villages
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.122.3
[soldiers stopped next to creek during hike, mountains in background, boots and pack on shore in foreground]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.65.7
[soldiers wearing snowshoes and backpacks on traverse, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.944
Mt. St. Elias in center background, panorama #1 from Mt. Tebenkof. Riggs. M. 26-06,
8008 [bird’s eye view of mountains]
Keywords: mountain, St Elias Range, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.126
[Indigenous Alaskan family posed outside home]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Family, Mother, Woman, Children, Child, Girl, Daughter, Son, Boy, Teenager, Grandma, Elder, Grandmother, Outside, House, Home, Residence, Building
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.014.2.18
Willow and people [man wearing parka with fur ruff posed outdoors, holding snowshoes, Quonset hut in background]
Keywords: transportation, clothing, footwear, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1998.014.1.441
"B140 McKinley Bldg" [view looking east on Fourth Avenue, Liquor store on left, Hamm's Beer, Schlitz signs; two people walking near store; houses, automobiles; mountains in the distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.631c
154.9 How can we get up? 12050ft 43012[9] 45am[proof print 2 copies]
Keywords: mountain climbing, mountaineer, Mt Blackburn
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.1968.6
(Christmas Cards, Alaska Greetings (husky)(copy) [Alaskan themed greeting card with a husky and "Alaska"]
Keywords: dog, husky, greeting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2304.2
(Mountain scenery along Cook Inlet) [view of Turnagain Arm, with Seward Highway at left]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1450
S36 Popular Aleutian landmarks: "The Mess Halls" [four images: exterior shot of service men walking up muddy hill, jeep, truck, structures dog in background; interior view of mess hall with dining tables; exterior view of structures, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1474
(S47 Parade on 4th Ave; Anchorage, 1951) [similar to .1472]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1482
S52 American G.I.s discover Alaska [service men fishing from boulders in stream, whitewater; possibly Hatcher Pass area; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.946
Wrangell Mt., [circle] Mt. Logan. Riggs [bird’s eye view of mountains]
Keywords: mountain, St Elias Range, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.186
(629){tide water glaciers and waters of Prince William Sound}
Keywords: Glaciers, Tide water glacier, College Fiord, Prince William Sound
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.010.4055
[six Alaska Native girls posed next to debris, Quonset hut in background; print date Aug 63]
Collection: B1995.010
B2015.026.1253
Lake Louise and on way home, 3/00 [Patty asleep on snowmachine, scenics of Glenn Highway including Lion’s Head and Palmer area] [Marsh Rd. off Glenn Highway in Palmer]
Keywords: Lake Louise, Lake, Glenn Highway, Glenn HWY, Glenn Hwy, Highway, Scenic, View, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, Mountain, Mountain range, Palmer, Marsh Rd. Marsh Road
Collection: B2015.026
B1994.009.528
Bear Creek, 8/23/57. Antennas #2-3-4-5, looking northeast.
Keywords: Cold War, communications
Collection: B1994.009 Ray
B1998.014.1.1353
(PH1 60 miles our of Valdez) [Richardson Highway, mountains]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley