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.
B1970.028.304
[Whaling boats sailing on the horizon]
Keywords: transportation, hunting, subsistence
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
B1984.077.10.009
[Bear on chain, walking, debris in midground, utility pole on horizon]
Collection: B1984.077
B1989.016.2141.23
D-25 [village in winter, with low scrub brush and view to unbroken horizon]
Keywords: villages
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1975.134.108e
Reindeer [three caribou? and pickup truck in mid-ground, tundra in foreground, oil drilling and antlers on horizon]
Collection: B1975.134 CIHS Collection
B2016.019.1.13f.04259.06
Seldovia trip - Homer Spit, lands end from water, sunset - horizon, [Scenics - Sunsets - Homer Spit], 1984
Keywords: Randy Brandon, Third Eye Photography, Scenics, Sunsets, Homer Spit
Collection: B2016.019
B1983.091.S3017.004
Arctic trip 1959: St. Lawrence Island. [Hunters in umiak, open water, hunter standing at bow, binoculars, parkas, seal in boat, ice on horizon]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1998.014.1.1669
T46 Anchorage, Alaska (1948 postcards, 100; last copy) [aerial view looking west; Merrill Field, Ship Creek, Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, Knik, clouds on horizon; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1311
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Railroad Yards) [bird's eye view of buildings, railroad tracks, utility poles, possibly Fairbanks? One building painted "Pacific Grocery Co Wholesale." smoke or storm clouds on horizon]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection