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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.
B1986.004.0740
Roibert Lathrop an old settler cutting hay on Cottonwood Flats with a pair of Corporation Mares.
Collection: B1986.004 Odsather Collection
B1998.014.1.2289
"Moose pair" [winter scene with moose cow and calf, near Engineering building, likely March 20, 1962]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2022.005.231
[Young Indigenous Alaskan pair standing on boardwalk; building in background. Possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon on left.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Pair, Young woman, Young man, Skirt, Saddle shoes, Fashion, Clothing, Pomdadour, Hairstyle, Boardwalk, Fence, Building, House, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.2053.7
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage (Fourth of July float, 1932) [costumed pair in foreground, possibly ice worm costume, automobile and houses in background]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2000.017.306
1014 [commercial slide. Woman wearing print parka with fur trim working thread in her fingers, two pairs of completed moccasins in front of her; no date]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B1989.016.1344.1
N-3.Cow moose and her calf. Photo by Geo. Nelson. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [pair of moose in winter scene near frozen lake]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2209.3
#3. Hockey team, 1937. Hewitt's Photo Shop [portrait of Anchorage Aces team in uniforms, striped leggings and sweaters with pair of aces logo, posed on ice at outdoor rink, Anchorage]
Keywords: winter sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2209.4
#4. Hockey team, 1937. Hewitt's Photo Shop [portrait of Anchorage Aces team in uniforms, striped leggings and sweaters with pair of aces logo, posed on ice at outdoor rink, Anchorage]
Keywords: winter sports
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2197.4
The snow scraper, Front St., Nome, Alaska. Lomen Bros #1126 [Pair of horses pulls a plow along snow-covered city street between buildings; Nome Fire Dept. building on left; Sheldon Hotel on right. copy neg, original caption cropped from image]
Keywords: snow removal
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection