To Search, simply enter a word or phrase in the search box and click on the Search button (or hit Enter).
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
Clicking on the thumbnail image opens a larger version of the image (zoomable), with that image being part of a slideshow of all of the images on the page.
The bookmark icon can be selected to flag the image to be included in a "bookmark" list.
The collection name is linked to a search of all of the images in that collection, and if a PDF finding aid for the collection exists, an icon is displayed that links to that file.
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Clicking on a collection name will display all of the images from that collection. The number of images in the collection is displayed in parentheses. Clicking on the icon will display the finding aid for the collection (if available):
To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Images may be bookmarked to simplify finding them at a later time. To bookmark an image, click on the icon located next to the image number:
The bookmark icon will change to black to indicate that the image has been bookmarked, and the bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen will turn white, with the number of bookmarked images indicated to the left:
To view your bookmarked images, click on the white bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen with the number next to it.
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.
B1989.016.2012.3
Visiting Old Russian Church, Eklutna Alaska(Tour Bus at Eklutna 1955)[Alaska Highway Tours Bus parked in front of the Eklutna Church]
Keywords: bus, tourism
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1994.008.180
(tourist taking photos from bus)
Keywords: tourism, Denali Natl Park
Collection: B1994.008
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.78
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.82
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, students, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.84
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, students, school
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.85
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.2012.4
Visiting Old Russian Church, Eklutna Alaska, Hewitts Drug Photo(Tour Bus at Eklutna 1955 copy of 2012.3)[Alaska Highway Tours Bus parked in front of the Eklutna Church]
Keywords: bus, tourism
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.001.4
The rock at the Fishhook Inn. Photographer's number 14. [Hatcher Pass. With O'Harra Bus Lines bus]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.79
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Oct 2 1963)(Romig Hill and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1990.014.5.Anc.Sch.1.87
(Anchorage Schools Romig Jr HI)(Oct 2 1963)(15351)(Romig High and Bus with kids loading bus)
Keywords: education, school, students
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Anc_Schools
B1989.016.941
P-551. Hewitt's Photo Shop (School Bus) [child in uniform standing in front of school bus, parked next to A.R.R.C. bus, Matanuska Colony?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.940
P-551-B. Hewitt's Photo Shop (School Bus) [child in uniform standing on school bus bumper, parked next to A.R.R.C. bus, Matanuska Colony?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.522.1.TIF
Constructing Anchorage Hotel [hotel bus in foreground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.005.152
[People unloading from USAF bus; Buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Uniform, Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Bus, Vehicle, Transportation, Buildings
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.5.Anc.Util.2.78
"Nov 54; 11 3717 54; City transit bus" [women stepping onto bus number 181]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_015_5_Anc_Util
B1998.014.1.1461
(S40 Ft Richardson; (O'Hara [sic] bus in front of dept hdqtrs.) [O'Harra Bus Lines; similar to .1459]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1460
S40 Fort Richardson, Alaska (O'Hara [sic] bus in front of dept hdqtrs.) [O'Harra Bus Lines; similar to .1459]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1763
T88 Trading post at Teslin Lake, YT (Yukon Territory), Alaska Hiway. [BYN Bus Lines bus parked in front of structure, men boarding bus, church steeple in background; gasoline pump, boardwalk]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1984.077.7.009
Mr. McKinley Tourist & Transportation Company [bus parked on gravel road, tourists outside bus, small building and trees in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.5.Anc.Util.2.96
"6 Nov 51; Bus fire (Air Force firemen)"
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_015_5_Anc_Util
B2022.005.113
[Young couple in partial embrace; bus, people, and buildings in background]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Young man, Man, Young woman, Woman, Embrace, Hug, Holding hands, Bus, Transportation, People, Buildings, Structures, Houses
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.7.008
Tourist & Transportation Company [tourist bus, passengers, trees in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B2016.019.1.14d.05401.25
Summer Visitor w/ Bus Driver, Anchorage, AK [Tourism], 1986
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, Buses, People, Women
Collection: B2016.019
B2022.005.114
[Young couple in uniform (likely Civil Air Patrol of USAF) cuddling on bus]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Couple, Man, Young man, Woman, Young woman, Uniform, Clothing, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., Air Force, U.S., USAF, U.S.A.F., Bus, Transportation
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.006
Scn Alaska. Portage Glacier. A tour bus stops-the glacier is about 60 miles south of Anchorage; June 1960. [Trailways bus, people in parking lot, icebergs]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1989.016.943
P-549. Hewitt's Photo Shop (School Bus) [group portrait of four men and one woman, sitting on bumper or standing next to school bus, Matanuska Colony?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.366
(B83) McKinley Bldg, Anchorage, Alaska [street, automoviles, bus?, streetlights, houses]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.372
B89 Anchorage bus depot (1946) [buses, people walking, street, sidewalk]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.023.078
[Likely Palmer, AK, bus, automobiles, utility poles, people walking in dirt road.]
Collection: B2017.023
B2021.004.Box6.Page16
"Rosa Parks made history in a bus seat, Metro, C-1" 5/17/1982
Keywords: Ed Wesley, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans, Anchorage, Rosa Parks, Civil Rights
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1998.014.1.1762
(T88 Trading post at Teslin, YT) [Yukon Territory, BYN Bus Lines bus parked in front of structure, men waiting on porch, church steeple in background; gasoline pump,boardwalk]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2016.019.5.25.10245.03
Tour Bus on Denali Road, Polychrome Pass, Denali NP [National Parks - Denali], c. 1993
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Denali National Park, Polychrome Pass, Tour Bus
Collection: B2016.019
B1989.016.2325.4
(Construction of Minnesota Bypass at Spenard Road, 1966, Hewitt's Bus) [Volkswagen bus parked outside of new Hewitt's store along road and sidewalk under construction, houses visible across street]
Keywords: roads, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2009.017.1985.02.24
“Shoot, at this rate it’s going to be cheaper to fly to Muldoon” ©1985 Sunday Feb. 24, 1985 [couple at bus stop reading newspaper headlined ‘Smith proposes Bus Fare Hike’]
Collection: B2009.017
B1998.014.1.1633
T30 Anchorage - Alaska [street scene similar to .1631 with soldiers walking, bus in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2259
"Mink on rack, 1942 (under cache)" [similar to .2257; snowshoes; bus and structures in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2014.024.58
[Alaska Greyhound bus parked outside depot and Vern's Market, with sign for crabs, Anchorage]
Keywords: businesses, transportation
Collection: B2014.024
B2022.005.243
[Three men standing outside Transportation Co. Nome, Alaska bus. Inupiaq Territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Passenger, Men, Man, Bus, Transportation Co., Transportation Company, Nome, Alaska, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Transportation, Parka, Sunglasses, Outerwear, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.244
[Three men standing outside Transportation Co. Nome, Alaska bus. Inupiaq Territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Passenger, Men, Man, Bus, Transportation Co., Transportation Company, Nome, Alaska, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Transportation, Parka, Sunglasses, Outerwear, Clothing
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon