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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.
B1980.001.17
Fort Richardson in 1940, now the site of Elmendorf AFB. (US ARMY PHOTO
Collection: B1980.001
B1998.014.1.916
L92 Ship Creek, Fort Richardson (Elmendorf Field) [copy neg; same as .915]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.245
B37 Fort Richardson post chapel 1946 [caption reads: "post chapel, Elmendorf Field"]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.001.056
Anthony “Bunch” Evans, left, E&S Diversified Services office, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, 1980s
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, Anthony "Bunch" Evans, Anthony Evans, E&S Diversified Services, Business, Office, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, JBER, Anchorage, Base, Polaroid
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1989.016.2038
(Elmendorf, July 8, 1940, another view) [aerial of Elmendorf Field on Fort Richardson, with rows of tents, Alaska Railroad train tracks at bottom of image]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.001.009
Mayfield Evans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson [Waterfront portrait. Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina Territory, Dgheyaytnu (Anchorage)]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, Alaskans, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, JBER, Base, Elmendorf-Richardson, Waterfront, Portrait, Outdoors, Dena'ina Elnena, Dena'ina, Territory, Dgheyaytnu, Anchorage
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1998.014.1.289
B55 Fort Richardson, Alaska (Elmendorf Chapel) [Chapel No 1, automobiles, services schedule, picket fence]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1994.022.925
(Richardson Highway-construction)
Keywords: transportation, construction
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.926
(Richardson Highway-construction)
Keywords: transportation, construction
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1998.014.1.144
A56 Ft. Richardson Duck Hunters Elmendorf duck hunters +Bill Oakley in center, Sep 1, 1944
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.145
A56 Ft. Richardson Duck Hunters, Elmendorf duck hunters +Bill Oakley in center, Sep 1, 1944
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.303
B58 Main Exchange Fort Richardson, Alaska (Elmendorf) [Post Exchange, road, fence, automobiles, utility poles]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.219
B23 Fort Richardson, Richardson Room, service club 1946
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.220
B23 Fort Richardson, Richardson Room, service club 1946
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.001.057
Anthony “Bunch” Evans, left, and Larry Watts, E&S Diversified Services office on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, 1980s
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Family, Anthony "Bunch" Evans, Anthony Evans, Larry Watts, E&S Diversified Services, Business, Office, Joint Base Elemendorf Richardson, JBER, Base, Polaroid
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1994.026.26
879E Fort Richardson Alaska(Fort Richardson Alaska 879E Robinson Postcard)[youth playing baseball on the grounds at Fort Richardson]
Keywords: recreation, Chugach Moutains, Barracks, baseball
Collection: B1994.026 Candace Waugaman Copy Photograph Collection
B1994.022.551
(Road Construction-Richardson Highway)
Keywords: airplane
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.553
(Road Construction-Richardson Highway)
Keywords: winter
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.555
(Road Construction-Richardson Highway)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.921
(Richardson Highway-construction camps)
Keywords: transportation, construction
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.922
(Richardson Highway-construction camps)
Keywords: transportation, construction
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.923
(Richardson Highway-construction camps)
Keywords: transportation, construction
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.924
(Richardson Highway-construction camps)
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1998.014.1.143
A56 Ft. Richardson Duck Hunters caption; Elmendorf duck hunters caption; +Bill Oakley in center, Sep 1, 1944
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.155
A61 Ft Richardson Bears, 2 soldiers & 2 bears Time out for a Coke at Ft Richardson (caption) [image wording actually: "'Time-out' for a Coke at Elmendorf Field, Alaska."
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1994.022.538
(Richardson Highway Freight and freightage horses)
Keywords: airplane
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection
B1994.022.550
(Road Construction-Richardson Highway Blasting)
Keywords: airplane
Collection: B1994.022 Hoyt Collection