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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.
B2009.017.1985.06.23
“Hey Dad, let’s go down to Campbell Creek and catch some ... Diseases” ©1985 Sunday June 23, 1985 [parent finishing child’s sentence]
Collection: B2009.017
B2019.019.IB7-7
Portage Glacier, 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Portage, Glaciers
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2019.019.IB9-12
Mt. McKinley [Denali] / Reflection Pool, 1982
Keywords: Mindel, Irving Mindel Sr., Irving Nelson Mindel Sr., 1980s, Denali, Mountains, Reflection Pool, Water
Collection: B2019.019 Irving Mindel Sr. Slides
B2009.009.65
[young girls reading books outdoors, with dolls lined up on lawn, house in background, Mountain View, 1920s-1930s]
Collection: B2009.009
B1995.014.81.13
[soldier making traverse, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: military, mountaineering
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.684.4
Native woman in fur parka [student at Eklutna Vocational School]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.684.5
Native woman in fur parka [student at Eklutna Vocational School]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.685.1
Native woman working with furs [student at Eklutna Vocational School]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.61.17
[two soldiers standing near large crevasses, one holding large pole, mountains in distance]
Keywords: hiking, mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1983.091.S4501.273
Anaktuvuk Pass trip, 4/67 [lunch on the trail]
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
TV.202.22
08 20 1970 was old trading station at Wainwright
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B1983.091.S1640.2
6-17-55 Loussac Memorial Library from corner 5th and F, and across street (3 negs)
Collection: B1983.091 Ward Wells / Stock
B1995.014.35.11
[snow plow clearing road in mountainous area]
Keywords: winter, roads, snow removal
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.35.12
[man walking near snow plow clearing road in mountainous area]
Keywords: roads, transportation, snow removal, winter
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.62.15
[two soldiers using log ladder to cross crevasses, mountains in distance]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B2009.049.1
Roy Ewan, AHTNA Executive Director, reviews Mentasta Lake's Village selection with Fred John village planning coordinator. March 1973
Collection: B2009.049
B1995.014.35.1
[climber roped up for ascent, Mt. McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.334.1
Aerial of downtown Anchorage [circa 1939?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.004.07356
07356 Eskimo readies whale harpoon
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.2018.1.169.003
56-6; Portrait of Wilma Collins; 90 mm [1940; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.169.004
56-6; Portrait of Wilma Collins; 90 mm [1940; Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.1223
Point Hope; Eskimo woman holding king eider ducks; 4/56 [winter scene of woman sitting on snow with ducks]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.014.12.6
[three men standing in field in summer next to smoking debris, rescue squad, airplane accident?]
Keywords: aviation, aircraft accidents, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.75.7
Mrs. Joe Jean, 1935, Mountain Village [Alaska Native woman in fancy fur parka]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B2022.002.13.3
Cal Williams’s headshot, Hollywood, California, 1971-1975 [black and white professional photographs of Cal Williams, at bottom: contact information about Cal Williams’s manager, Ernestine McClendon of Ernestine McClendon Enterprises Inc.]
Keywords: Cal Williams
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B1996.009.12full
Before embarking, a piece of cooked whale skin is partaken of by each from a charm spoon and wooden pail after a fast of 24 hours, then with a piece of native graphite the tribal mark is drawn on the forehead of each.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B1998.014.1.2155
"Alaska Crippled Children Association, 1966 Easter Party; 2 children and one adult" [woman holds two toddlers, one holding small purse]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.011.62
Alaska ’48 – Nanwhyenuk, It’s even a happy thrill to lose one [Bud Branham laughing while holding fishing rod, Nonvianuk Lake]
Collection: B2017.011
B1989.016.1523.1
[man unloading delivery truck in front of Anchorage Fruit & Produce Company, 1937?]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection