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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.
B2022.005.38
[Indigenous Alaskan child holding implement pointed towards viewer, possibly small fishing pole?]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Boy, Toddler, Pointing, Implement, Fishing pole, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2016.019.1.14d.08772.33
Tourists on "Tundra Tour" Barrow Whale Bone Monument [Tourism], c. 1991
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Tourism, Barrow, Whale Bone Monument, People
Collection: B2016.019
B2022.005.111
[Indigenous Alaskan man with glasses carrying toddler on shoulders; outside midwinter; child wearing fur parka]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Glasses, Coat, Boots, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Toddler, Child, Outside, Winter, Snow, Landscape, Road
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.167
[Distant view of two people rowing in small watercraft on river; bystanders on shore at right]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Rowing, Boat, Watercraft, Oars, Paddles, River, Bystanders, Shore, Landscape, Mountains, Hills
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.168
[Blurry image of young Indigenous Alaskan child waving at the viewer; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Toddler, Waving, Wave, Buildings, Structures, Church, Community, Village
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.187
[Indigenous Alaskan young people smiling and hanging out in doorway; wearing uniforms with "CAP" pins on lapel, possibly Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Woman in middle possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Smile, Smiling, Group, Friends, Friend, Friendship, Hanging out, Door, Entrance, Uniform, CAP, Civil Air Patrol, C.A.P., Civilian auxiliary, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1995.019.084
Mile 53; Bridge under construction, Alaska Railroad [men, engine and railcars on bridge made of wood and possibly concrete; structures in background; creek]
Collection: B1995.019 John D_ (Jack) Urban Collection
B2022.005.112
[Indigenous Alaskan woman and child standing outside midwinter, woman with arm around boy; white truck in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Child, Boy, Son, Family, Outside, Winter, Snow, Landscape, Horizon, Parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Hug, Truck, Vehicle, Transportation, Road
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2017.024.3536
January 1962 [St Michael; portrait of man wearing glasses and herringbone cap; building in distance]
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.3354
June 1971 [Savoonga spring breakup scene; men, women, children on boardwalks; snow; Riverside Caribou snowmachine SB3345; Chaparral cowling; structures, church, sled]
Collection: B2017.024
B1989.016.1881.4
(Fur Rendezvous, trappers information) [wolf head trophy on display,1952?]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.011.565
Newtok; Bob Kalangak family, 1958 [man, woman, and child pose inside structure; flashlight hanging on wall; turntable at left; parkas; likely January 1957 based on wall calendar in .566]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2017.024.3384
June 1971 [spring breakup; children, girls, play on boardwalk and snow; structure and snowmachine in background; likely Savoonga]
Collection: B2017.024
B1998.014.1.582
E25 Native Alaskan woman, Tetinek photo "1948 postcard" [same as .580, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1881.10
4th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo [street scene on Fourth Avenue looking east to Chugach Mountains, with pedestrians, automobiles, bus, stoplights, and businesses including Hewitt's Drugs, Bevers & Pfeil Building, Cheechako Tavern, Logemann Bldg., Alaska Airlines, Carlquist's Jewelry, Anchorage Grill, Seeley Drugs, Anchorage Hardware, and D & D Cafe]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1881.2
(Fur Rendezvous, trappers information) [Fish and Wildlife Service display, with trophies, pelts, and sign "Trappers, Something New in Trapping Line, special design by Oscar E. Fredrickson," 1952?]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2018.023.003a
[interior view of Russian Orthodox church in Unalaska, Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral altar; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.614
E37 Darlings of the Arctic "Darlings of the Far North (2 Native girls) June 24, 1952 Postcard, Frank Morgan photo" [same as .613, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2018.023.004a
Asahel Curtis, Commercial photographer; 625 Colman Block; Seattle. [aerial view of town, likely Nome; winter scene; snow; structures; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.003b
[verso of interior view of Russian Orthodox church, Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral, altar; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023