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.
B1995.010.2268
[Athabascan woman wearing dentalium necklace sitting outside log cabin]
Collection: B1995.010
B1989.016.2235
[Alaska Native woman with headdress, beaded necklaces, parka with fur ruff. cf. .1455.3]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.6.001
2-1 March 1939 Panatonic x 24-16; Ethel [woman wearing necklace; light at upper right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.6.001
2-1 March 1939 Panatonic x 24-16; Ethel [woman wearing necklace; light at upper right]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.2151.3
Copyright 1904 by B.B. Dobbs, 192 (Nome) [portrait of Eskimo youth with braided hair, chin tattooing, beaded necklace and fur parka]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2018.023.145a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [woman wearing buckskin dress, beaded headband and necklaces poses on a rock looking at the water; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.146a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [woman and man wearing buckskin clothing, headdresses of beads and feathers, necklaces, belts pose for portrait; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2015.007.5
[two Alaska Native women posed with young girl outdoors next to log building, woman at left wearing pearl necklace, all three wearing Western style clothing. Original print damaged]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2018.023.145b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: woman wearing buckskin dress, beaded headband and necklaces poses on a rock looking at the water; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2009.017.1988.09.011
The Prosperity of the west is a sham Boris. There is a facade of wealth, but as you can see this jewlery I bought is made of moose nuggets.(Sunday Sept 11, 1988 Anchorage Daily News) {cartoon of russian woman exchange moose nugget necklace}
Keywords: cartoon, Anchorage Daily News
Collection: B2009.017
B2018.023.146b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: woman and man wearing buckskin clothing, headdresses of beads and feathers, necklaces, belts pose for portrait; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2015.008.1205
Women grinding meal between two heavy stones by a peg on which their hands are in picture. Notice gold bracelets. Anklets, toe rings, and necklaces happen not to show. Jeypore [two women in traditional clothing seated on rug]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.857
White River cañon, Y.T, 1912 [four men leading dog teams pulling sleds on frozen river
through canyon, last musher possibly Athapascan wearing dentalium necklace and hat, Alaska-
Canada Boundary Survey?]
Keywords: dog team, White River, ice, winter
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2151.1
Eskimo woman & mikanina, Nome / Eskimo woman & child, Alaska. Thomas Fotoshop, Anchorage [woman wearing printed parka and necklace with Christian cross breast-feeding child in fur hat. double caption. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2019.003.038
“Eklutna Industrial School, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs” Mrs. Es. [woman wearing dentalium necklace and earring standing next to hide wrapped around tripod, possibly smoking hide, building in background] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna school, Eklutna Vocational School, Boarding school, Education, U.S. Government, U.S. Government Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, B.I.A., BIA, Indigenous, Indigenous woman, Dentalium necklace, Dentalium jewelry, Hide, Smoking hide, Hide preparation
Collection: B2019.003
B1971.014.026
[from verso] last of the tribe - all carried off by disease. Sport McAllist[e]r with necklace on R[ight]; John Goodlutaw [sic: Goodletaw] extreme left [men, women, and children pose in front of log cabins, ladders; one child holding a puppy; 1923 scrapbook or album; copy print]
Collection: B1971.014 CIHS Grube Collection
B2018.023.040a
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [Woman with braids and bangs standing on what is possibly a cutbank wearing one-piece fur-lined suit made of hide, with left arm removed from sleeve, mukluks, necklace, bracelet; grass and leaning branch in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.040b
Asahel Curtis, Commercial Photographer; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: Woman with braids and bangs standing on what is possibly a cutbank wearing one-piece fur-lined suit made of hide, with left arm removed from sleeve, mukluks, necklace, bracelet; grass and leaning branch in background; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023