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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.
B2015.007.137
[Alaska Native man wearing Western style clothing and driving cap posed next to wood-plank building]
Collection: B2015.007
B2018.007.10
[paddle steamer Alice and Alaska Railroad barge No. 201 approaching Nenana dock, men standing on barge, man on dock at left]
Collection: B2018.007
B2015.008.258
3_6 92425 Port Wells, Alaska dartmouth Glacier from Coghill Flats
Keywords: glaciers, prince william sound, college fiord, skiff, marsh, coghill flats
Collection: B2015.008
B2016.004.117.46
Kennicott, McCarthy, Sheep Mtn., Chitina, 920607 [woman riding tram over Kennicott River, with dog and rifle]
Keywords: transportation, Animals
Collection: B2016.004
B2018.007.18
[view down railroad tracks to Fairbanks depot, Locomotive No. 1 display at right, Consumer’s Co-op in right background, Melody Inn and West Coast Grocery at left]
Collection: B2018.007
B2019.003.088
Government medical boat [U.S. Bureau of Education Medical Service riverboat Martha Angeline at dock, people visible on decks and in pilothouse]
Collection: B2019.003
B1995.014.65.17
[soldiers wearing snowshoes and backpacks on traverse, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B2018.007.17
[bird’s eye view of Fairbanks taken from Chena River Bridge, with railroad depot in center background, automobiles on street near Locomotive No. 1 display, Samson Hardware Company, Glenn Carrington & Co., Melody Inn, and West Coast Grocery at left]
Collection: B2018.007
B1995.014.103.5
[soldier driving amphibious vehicle over rough terrain in wooded area]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
b2015.027.160
The bishop and priest. The tall one is the one that keeps his eagle eye on the bunkhouse [two men wearing Russian Orthodox vestments standing next to building; man at right possibly John Zlobin]
Keywords: religion
Collection: B2015.027
B2016.004.1004
(Blueberry picking mile 100 on the Glen Hwy 1977 Christina Smith of NYC)
Keywords: Glenn Highway, blueberry, harvest
Collection: B2016.004
B2018.006.6
[White Pass & Yukon Route locomotive and car on track in yard, possibly locomotive#7]
Collection: B2018.006
B2018.007.1
[Alaska Railroad train at Nenana depot, passenger car 1332 at left, men on platform at right]
Collection: B2018.007
B1972.027.181
Fairbanks, Alaska. 1905 [Tanana Valley Railroad]
Collection: B1972.027 Laurence Tyler Collection
B2009.061.52
Dawson. Part of N.C.C. Grocery Department. E.O. Ellingsen, photo 143
Collection: B2009.061
B2015.008.646
180.3. Leaving Dawson, 8.8.12 [view from ship of large crowd gathered on dock next to
building]
Keywords: Dawson, dock, transportation
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.029.2972
[Savoonga Comedy Dancers performing on lawn, woman wearing black-and-white bodysuit with fur trim standing on blanket, Native Spirit Festival; print date Jun 84]
Collection: B2017.029
B2018.006.7
[view down dock to White Pass & Yukon Routetrain with freight cars, Skagway
Collection: B2018.006
B1971.014.014
[from verso] Native girls own idea of posing [young woman wrapped in striped blanket and headband stands in mud on shore; river in background; 1923 scrapbook or album; copy print]
Collection: B1971.014 CIHS Grube Collection
B2019.003.087
Going berry picking [three women standing in skiff docked alongside riverboat, two children standing on riverboat]
Collection: B2019.003
B1998.014.1.1265
O72 Totem at Ketchikan [lower portion of Lincoln Pole, Saxman Totem Park; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1997.019.00title
Story of a whale hunt in Bering Straits. S.R. Bernardi, photographer. Nome, Alaska
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection
B2014.019.33
Fr. Hubbard taking pictures at Palmer picnic, St. Michael's [Father Bernard Hubbard holding camera standing near tripod, people seated on ground eating]
Collection: B2014.019
B2015.008.257
3 5 92425 Port Wells_Duck Hunting on Coghill Flats
Keywords: port wells, prince william sound, hunting, glaciers, marsh
Collection: B2015.008
B2018.006.5
[White Pass & Yukon Route cars on trackleading down street, Skagway]
Collection: B2018.006
B1973.096.27
Plate 714_The Muskrat Hunter-Kotzebue_From Copyright Photograph1928 by E S Curtis_Photogravure Suffolk Eng Co Cambridge, Mass [Native man posing for the camera sitting in a kyak amongst marsh grasses]
Collection: B1973.096
B2015.008.644
173.3. Passing Alaska-Yukon boundary post 30 m. below head of White River, 6.14
[view across low brush in flat, horses standing at right near wooden marker. Print cropped,
with loss of caption]
Keywords: horses
Collection: B2015.008
B1973.079.148
[a family group in front of house on board walk with children in sled that is being pulled by dog]
Keywords: family, children, winter, sledding, dogs
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B2018.023.018a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [from verso of print photograph: “Broadway, Ruby, Alaska. A typical mining camp business street”] [street view of Ruby; mud street, firewood at right; wood boardwalks, cabins; structures; men walking along boardwalk, street; automobile; possible horse cart; businesses: L'aundry; Ruby Bakery and Cafe; A. Haarvei Outfitter & Grocer; possible Music Store; Post Office; The Senate; Baths; Dentist; banners hung over street; flagpoles and flags; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1996.009.08full
As a precaution against evil influences likely to come from the sea, the captain puts a pendant on his back made of the top end of the tail of each whale killed by him. These are sewed in seal skin and will sustain life in case of famine at sea.
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B2018.023.018b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide] [from verso of print photograph: “Broadway, Ruby, Alaska. A typical mining camp business street”] [street view of Ruby; mud street, firewood at right; wood boardwalks, cabins; structures; men walking along boardwalk, street; automobile; possible horse cart; businesses: L'aundry; Ruby Bakery and Cafe; A. Haarvei Outfitter & Grocer; possible Music Store; Post Office; The Senate; Baths; Dentist; banners hung over street; flagpoles and flags; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.1157
O28 Along an Alaskan Hiway (Paxson's Lodge, 1938; 1946 postcard) [log structures, antlers, screened porch, sign: "Good fishing; big game hunting" automobile tire, wheelbarrow]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley