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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.
B1989.016.PetersonCE.1
(Peterson CE Passport Photos 1942)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.PymMrsJA.1
(Pym Mrs JA Passport Photos 1942)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B1989.016.PetersonCarl.1
(Peterson Carl Passport Photos 1933)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Passport Photos
B2017.011.200
Alaska ’47 – Judd Lake, Marion Hopkins and Bud Branham [Marion standing on riverbank holding fish, Bud sitting on log at left with blood on his hands]
Collection: B2017.011
B1975.175.669
169. Alaska - Indian. Metlakatla. Presbyterian Church. 1938. 8443
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection
B1975.175.670
170. Alaska - Indian. Metlakatla. Reverend Duncan's Church. 1938. 8444
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection
B2017.011.143
Alaska ’48 – Aniak, Sam’s store, mecca of rivermen [men and boys sitting on steps of Independent Trading Store]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.011.53
Alaska ’48 – Coville Lake, Bud Branham in heaven [Bud Branham posed with fishing rod]
Collection: B2017.011
B2017.011.10
Alaska ’48 – Brooks, Fred playing one below falls [man with fish online standing in river, salmon jumping falls in background]
Collection: B2017.011
B1989.016.2334.3
(Recreational fishing for tourists out of Seward) [fishing boat in Resurrection Bay. color 35mm neg]
Keywords: fishing, tourism
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.891
Palmer, Alaska, 1936. School, Dormitory, Officials' Homes, Hospital. P-133, Hewitt's Photo Shop (Folio 97)
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.273.003
85-2; Lt. (jg) Vic Ellis [portrait of man wearing Coast Guard uniform; combination cap]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.273.004
85-2; Lt. (jg) Vic Ellis & Lt. Gary Banta [portrait of man in Coast Guard uniform and combination cap; 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.273.005
85-2; Lt. Gary Banta [portrait of man wearing Coast Guard uniform, combination cap]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1975.175.659
Canneries. 159. Alaska - Indian. Metlakatla. Indian women cleaning salmon. Annette Islands Canning Company. 1938. Ray B. Dame.
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection
B1975.175.660
Canneries. 160. Alaska - Indian. Metlakatla. Salmon packing machinery. Annette Islands Canning Company. 1938. Ray B. Dame.
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection
B1975.175.664
Canneries. 164. Alaska - Indian. Metlakatla. Can-sealing machine. Annette Islands Canning Company. 1938. Ray B. Dame.
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection
B2014.016.1902
Kotzebue. Arriving in plane formerly owned by Gene Autry [children gathered on grass next to airplane with tail number NC59233, buildings visible across water in background]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B2014.016
B2017.011.52
Alaska ’48 – Coville Lake, Bud Branham in heaven [Bud Branham wearing sunglasses, angling near gravel shore]
Collection: B2017.011
B1978.075.09
(Anchorage 1915)(Inside Carrol and Co from the collection of Ted Carrol){several men standing in store looking at products on shelves}
Keywords: store, commerce, hardware
Collection: B1978.075 Carroll
B1998.014.1.955
L107 Artic [sic, Arctic] ski bowl, Fort Richardson, Alaska [copy neg; same as .953]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1970.019.709
[Man in snowy field, log buildings behind, one with sign for Carlson's?] 2.75 x 4.5 nitrate negative
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B2013.059.029
Canneries. Bering Sea. [view from boat's pilothouse, photographer's shoe in foreground, two men in bow, view down river]
Collection: B2013.059
B1975.175.661
Canneries. 161. Alaska - Indian. Metlakatla. Can-making machinery. Annette Islands Canning Company. 1938. Ray B. Dame.
Collection: B1975.175 Ickes Collection