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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.
B1997.003.060
[Bucyrus-Erie 34-B on beach; man sitting on box on deck of equipment]
Collection: B1997.003
B1984.077.3.030
[scenic view with trees, knoll, mountain. neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.026
[Bears walking away, two trash barrels, viewed through window. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2008.013.100
[man pointing camera at photographer, second man holding eyeshades over face, young boy wearing shorts in background, Western Union office rear left, automobile parked next to equipment at right, mountains in background, Great Salt Lake?]
Collection: B2008.013
B2014.012.43
Str. Nushagak, Nushagak, Alaska [fishing boat and sailing ships on bay, low bluff at left]
Keywords: boats, transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B2015.007.90
[four children posed standing against wall of wood-plank building, two holding puppies, one wearing sunglasses, all wearing Western style clothing, log building in background]
Keywords: animals, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B1973.079.116
[two children on a large snow bank in front of a house at Fort St. Michael 1907-08]
Keywords: children, snow, winter
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.17.015
Pioneer bus terminal; round trip $3.50 Anchorage, Palmer [building, mud, automobile, planks, utility poles. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2014.012.54
Bradfords Cannery, Nushagak, Alaska [bird's eye view of building complex, jail in distance at left]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B2014.012
B2014.012.81
[man leaning on railing of wooden porch, holding broom and making hand gesture, buildings in background]
Collection: B2014.012
B2014.012.84
[men and dog teams in winter next to cannery complex]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B1989.016.897
P-503. Hewitt's Photo (Health Fair Display, Valley) [booth with table,clean milk display, Matanuska Valley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.216.003
68-3 [sow with piglets; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.010.6053
Anchorage [spectators gathered around parade floats and vehicles on street corner, man riding tractor with banner “Smile With Nile” in center, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6105
[summer scenic in mountain pass area, fireweed in foreground, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.010.6106
[winter scenic of Denali, Mount Hunter, and Mount Foraker, frozen river in foreground possibly Susitna River, 1940s]
Collection: B1995.010
B1995.014.44.2
[man sitting on log bridge across ditch, possibly for hydraulic mining operation, Fairbanks Exploration Co.?]
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.60.1
Susitna Flats, Army [soldiers closing parachute]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.665b
222.8 [glacier terminus, splash in water at right]
.665b – 222.8. Harvard Glacier from landing point. Ice falling. 8.20.14, 1:35 P.M., clear [proof
print]
Keywords: tidal glacier, Prince William Sound, glacier, College Fiord
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.169
[Profile view of walking Indigenous Alaskan man in sunglasses]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Walking, Rainboots, Sunglasses, Hat, Landscape
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.44.001
18-4 mink [mink in open cage; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.44.001
18-4 mink [mink in open cage; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.44.002
18-4 mink [likely kits lying in a blanket or sack in open cage; metal dish; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.44.002
18-4 mink [likely kits lying in a blanket or sack in open cage; metal dish; likely 1939, Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.048.192
[H.E. Auringer and woman, probably atop Empire State Building circa 1934]
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B2015.007.26
[young Alaska Native woman posed outdoors in summer, wearing Siberian Yupik style fur parka over print dress, wheelbarrow in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.3
[close-up of child sucking thumb or pacifier. Original image blurry and dark]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.007.61
[two young Alaska Native women wearing Western style clothing posed next to wooden building in winter]
Collection: B2015.007
B2015.008.728
[George carving tree stump “pulpit” while preacher leafs through Bible]
Keywords: wedding
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.139
[Man in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) outside building]
Keywords: BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Uniform, Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Outside, Pose, Building, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P.
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.164
[Person in winter parka hanging (possibly seal) pelt over railing]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Parka, Fur ruff, Winter, Snow, Outside, Pelt, Seal, Pinniped, Rail, Railing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.16.009
[exterior shot, Anchorage, Elks Lodge, Third Avenue, Mount Susitna in distance, Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.1015a
1932 [fire-damaged sawdust pit in foreground, small trees on hillside in distance. Cf.
.530. 2 copies]
Keywords: farm, vermont
Collection: B2015.008