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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.
B1989.016.2263.4
[view out porthole of ship across water to snow-dusted mountains]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.66.10
[hiker standing on ridgeline looking out at mountain range]
Keywords: hiking, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1989.016.2038
(Elmendorf, July 8, 1940, another view) [aerial of Elmendorf Field on Fort Richardson, with rows of tents, Alaska Railroad train tracks at bottom of image]
Keywords: military
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.3.12
Rescue squad experimenting [three men rappelling down mountainside]
Keywords: hiking, military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.70.15
[soldier squatting next to camp fire in wooded area, Eugene Tetinek? tent at right]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.217.002
68-4 [toddler standing in crib; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1995.014.73.9
[two soldiers seated on rocks next to creek, neither man wearing pants, contents of backpack spread on ground at left]
Keywords: military, hiking
Collection: B1995.014
B1990.014.2018.1.132.005
44-3 Basha & Donnabelle Talbot on beach [woman wading in water while second woman stands on shore; mountains in distance; likely March 1940; possibly Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.132.005
44-3 Basha & Donnabelle Talbot on beach [woman wading in water while second woman stands on shore; mountains in distance; likely March 1940; possibly Seattle]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.1202
Point Hope, 1946 [men and woman pose; one man and woman wear parkas; all wear mukluks]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1995.014.119.4
Adak, on Sunday the Army would take men fishing [soldiers on open boat deck, mountains in distance]
Keywords: military, fishing
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.012.67
[Caucasian woman standing in field with young boy and infant in stroller]
Collection: B2014.012
B2015.008.678a
226.12 [arrow] [view from grassy slope with wild flowers across glacier, person
walking on glacier in distance]
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, glacier, mountaineering, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.157
[Two images superimposed; one image of woman on phone; second image of two people reading on bunk beds]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Women, Phone, Telephone, Conversation, Communication, Reading, Magazine, Book, Glasses, Bed, Bunk bed
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1973.079.134
[riverboat on dry dock under construction or repair]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.135
[River boat under comstruction or repair at St Micheal with two people standing in the front of the boat]
Keywords: ships, shipping, transportation, maritime, port, harbor, wharf
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.1666.1
[fishermen along river, angler in hip boots in stream n foreground, others along bank, mountains in distance, Southcentral Alaska]
Keywords: fishing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1990.014.2018.1.217.003
68-4 fruilt in basket on kitchen table; tablecloth; windowsill; chair; April 1941; likely Washington]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.1199
Point Hope, 1950s [three girls sit on trundra, flowers; structures in distance]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2015.008.838b
10th day, 5:15 P.M. Down off ridge and back on foot of McClellan Glacier. A 12 ft.
crevasse & Kennicott Glacier seen through it. 19 [large crevasse in foreground, glacier valley in
distance]
.838b – [same as .838a]
Keywords: mountaineering, mountains, glacier, crevasse, climbing, climbers, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2022.005.158
[Indigenous Alaskan woman laying down and reading newspaper on back seat of bus. Possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Bus, Seat, Transportation, Reading, Newspaper, Publication, News, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.2018.1.264.001
82-3; Lorraine Nelson [woman standing on driftwood log at beach; scenic view in background; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.264.002
82-3; Lorraine Nelson [woman standing on plank and leaning against downed tree at beach; scenic view in background; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.264.003
82-3; Lorraine Nelson [woman standing leaning against downed tree at beach; scenic view in background; August 1942]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1996.x.001b
Panoramic Photograph of Downtown Anchorage 1948, looking across Knik Arm towards Pt. Mckinzie and Mt. Susitna. Printed by Ken Wray's Print Shop. INC.
Keywords: Panoramic photograph; Anchorage; 1948, Pt Mckinzie
Collection: B1996.x_001
B1997.003.088
[man wearing cap, holding handgun in front of building, possibly hangar from image .91, looks at camera]
Collection: B1997.003
B1997.003.089
[man wearing cap pointing handgun while standing in front of building, possibly hangar from image .91]
Collection: B1997.003
B2019.003.058
“Source of supply for the Anchorage Light and Power at Eklutna” Below the dam [young man standing next to river] [Dena'ina Elnena, Idlughet]
Keywords: Dena'ina, Dena'ina Elnena, Tanaina, Idlughet, Eklutna, Anchorage Light and Power, Light and Power, Power, Supply, Source, Dam, Young man, River, Winter, Snow, Ice
Collection: B2019.003
B1995.010.2058
[view of waterfront as seen from ship, with dock at right, water tower at left]
Collection: B1995.010
B1998.014.1.2235
"Lively in Trail, Feb 1939 (dog sitting)" [winter scene of dog sitting in snow]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.1314.t37
T37 [view across glacier to valley glacier and nunatak, showing crevasses]
Keywords: mountain, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.1314.t37crop
T37 [view across glacier to valley glacier and nunatak, showing crevasses]
Keywords: mountain, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.678b
226.12 [arrow] [view from grassy slope with wild flowers across glacier, person
walking on glacier in distance]
Keywords: Prince William Sound, College Fiord, glacier, mountaineering, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.7.012
[Riverbed? Trees and mountains in background. Neg is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1998.014.1.2237
"Murphy" Seward, Alaska [dog posed with packs and equipment; pail, iron skillet, coffee pot, gaitor; possibly belonging to John Dubreuil (image .2236); copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.2474
"Ground; 5/30/46" [aerial view over snow, ice, coastline, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.Album1.125
8C. Looking south A.N.R. track Mile 54 1/2. C. R. Breck [view down railroad tracks over gravelly river near Spencer Glacier, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.129
R24-5. Abercrombie Rapids, Copper River [view down rocky riverbed, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1990.014.2018.1.235.001
72-4 [Sitka, August 1941; harbor scene; wood structures built on pilings; boats in right background]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.235.002
72-4 [Sitka, August 1941; boy sitting on bottom step of wood stairs; structures]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.002
29-4; Ketchikan & Tongass Narrows [scenic bird's-eye view of Ketchikan, water, Gravina Island; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.80.002
29-4; Ketchikan & Tongass Narrows [scenic bird's-eye view of Ketchikan, water, Gravina Island; 1939]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1991.011.403
"Tanunak; stringing herring...to hang on racks to dry" [woman strings herring with grass; fish hang in background, 1958]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1998.014.1.712
F27 Alaska! Frank Morgan photo "Fishing, Keystone Falls" [Man fishing below waterfall, fly rod, hat, fishing satchel, tackle box, copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley