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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.
B1995.010.341
Bound for Campbell Creek, Jean McG. And kids ahead [view down muddy trail through taiga, people standing on trail in distance]
Keywords: Anchorage
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.2947
[street scene, two Alaska Native men walking past buildings including Northern Commercial Co. and T.C. Co., woman sitting in wildflowers in foreground]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3551
[bird’s eye view of village on Yukon River, taken from cemetery on high bluff, crosses in foreground, yellow church in distance, Nulato?]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6152
[view through trees of George sitting on small dock on lakeshore, 1970s?]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.3140
[village scene, people walking down path paralleling Yukon River at right, Alaska Native man standing in front of cabin at left, can of Pearl Oil Kerosene in foreground, cabins and boats in background]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.1145
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [similar to .1140]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.708
239.9 [pushing through icebergs from Bryn Mawr Glacier, man in bow of boat in
foreground. Cf. .58]
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, glacier, tidal glacier, boat, ice berg
Collection: B2015.008
B1995.010.3148
[George playing with puppy dogs on beach, Alaska Native man wearing eyeglasses standing, rifle propped against driftwood in foreground, fish camp above]
Keywords: subsistence
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.1144
(O22 Snow flowers; 1942-43 winter; 1946 postcard) [winter scene; creek, creek bank, snow, rocks, structure in center background, trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1294
(O85 Anchorage Circus, July 8, 1954) [Cristiani Bros. Circus; women riding on elephants, view from behind spectators]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.707
237.11. Smith Glacier, College Fjord, Alaska. Harvard in distance [distant view down
College Fjord, pine trees in foreground. With stamp of Dora Keen. Cf. .48]
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, Chugach Mountains, glacier, tidal glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1998.014.1.1408
S16 Alaskan Fish Fry "Ala Gee eye" (Alaska fishing; ADC) [copy neg, cropped version of .1407]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1182
O40 Alaskan G.I. finds comfort in Alaskan wilderness {1946 postcard (person in life raft on land w/mosquito netting) (Alaskan GI); photo by E. Tetinek} [copy neg; river, sleeping bag, trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1995.010.256
[bird’s eye view of railroad track along Kenai Lake through field of fireweed, automobile on Seward Highway at right]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad, transportation
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.1295
(O85 Anchorage Circus, July 8, 1954) [Cristiani Bros. Circus; women, elephants, and horses perform in three rings, spectators, businesses in distance: Ball Bearings Roller, The National Cash Register Co., Bigler's Vacuum Sales & Service, City Fuel; cold Beer, Liquor Store, D & D Lounge, McAllister Signs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1386.2
35. Alaska totems. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [totem poles in Sitka National Historical Park]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.1293
Anchorage goes to its first circus (O85, July 8, 1954) [Cristiani Bros. Circus; elephants and woman perform in center ring, spectators on bleachers, businesses in background: Ball Bearings Roller, The National Cash Register Co., Bigler's Vacuum Sales & Service, City Fuel; cold Beer, Liquor Store, D & D Lounge, McAllister Signs]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1124
O15 Mastadon tusk - University of Alaska (1949 postcard) [copy neg; Fairbanks; man carrying tusk over his shoulders; tusks laying on the ground in left side of image, structures in backgroud, birch trees]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2019.003.013
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” Eklutna River canyon [woman holding walking stick standing with dog in canyon in winter] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, Education, U.S. Government, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Eklutna River canyon, Canyon, Winter, Woman walking
Collection: B2019.003
B1996.009.08full
As a precaution against evil influences likely to come from the sea, the captain puts a pendant on his back made of the top end of the tail of each whale killed by him. These are sewed in seal skin and will sustain life in case of famine at sea.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection