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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.
B2015.008.642
172.12. Dr. Snyder and his tent [man standing next to small tent in wooded area, horses
behind him, mountains in distance]
Keywords: horses, tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.4851
Anchorage Aug 4th 1915 {large number of tents scattered around an open field with a group of men gathered around the center most tent}
Keywords: frontier, tents
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B2006.023.6560.jpg
Tent Flat Horn - home.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B2006.023.6564.jpg
Tent Flat Horn - home.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1989.016.1076
P-281. Hewitt's (Tent in Woods, Palmer) [small tent with clothesline, wash basin]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.935
[two people seated next to tent in wooded area, with hand-lettered signs “God Bless
Our Home” and “Al[?].” Alaganik? Poor quality print]
Keywords: tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1972.088.34
(Anchorage 1915 Tent City Auction)
Keywords: public auction, land sale, people, auctioneer
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1972.088.34
(Anchorage 1915 Tent City Auction)
Keywords: public auction, land sale, people, auctioneer
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1995.014.68.17
[log cabin and tent in wooded area]
Keywords: residences, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.77.10
[large tent in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: camping, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.78.1
[large tent in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: camping, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.78.10
[large tent in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: camping, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.78.2
[large tent in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: camping, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.429
Near Rangeley, tent partly untied [small tent in wooded area, automobile parked at right]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.758
337.6. Camp on Chitistone. 9.7.16 [view across riverbed to small tents in wooded area.
Proof print]
Keywords: tent, camp
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.2575
7, Interior tent [Eklutna Industrial School].
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B1995.014.56.10
[two walled tents in a wooded area in winter]
Keywords: residences, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.68.8
[two circular tents in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.68.9
[two large tents in wooded area in winter]
Keywords: military, camping
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.88.4
[man and dog in field, tent post in foreground]
Keywords: animals, residences
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.884
[camp site in wooded area, with small tent, man reclining on ground at right. Poor
quality print]
Keywords: camp, tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1977.89.009
Main Street Old Town Anchorage July 1915 {tent city with numerous people walking in and amongst the tents}
Keywords: frontier, tent, Anchorage
Collection: B1977.89 AHFAM FIC
B1977.89.009
Main Street Old Town Anchorage July 1915 {tent city with numerous people walking in and amongst the tents}
Keywords: frontier, tent, Anchorage
Collection: B1977.89
B1983.146.120
[Walled tent on log platform with stove pipe, tent frame and outhouses in background] 5.25 x 3.25 in print
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B2015.008.001
(Swede Russian, German, American back to help us pack out){ Five men standing next to a wall tent}
Keywords: camping, tent
Collection: B2015.008
B1983.146.112
(hunting_ alaska){hunter with gun standing outside of a wall tent}
Keywords: hunting, gun, tent, camping
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B2015.008.865
White, 1913 [men erecting tents in snowy riverbed, pine trees and low brush in
background, mountains in distance, White River]
Keywords: tent, mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B1990.014.2018.1.229.004
71-3 Sitka tent house [canvas wall tent, other structures in forest; possibly fabric hanging on clothesline; August 1941]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1979.001.084
[three men standing in front of Polley Bros. General Store, one holding broom; tents at left; Anchorage, 1915, tent city]
Collection: B1979.001 AHFAM FIC
B1989.016.1108.7
P-55. Hewitt's (Buildings in early Palmer) [man and tractor next to building in foreground, walled tents in background, including gasoline tent]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1396.1
49. Shelter tent and cache, McKinley National Park. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [walled tent and canvas covered cache]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.017.926
Joe Palmer [trapper holding rifle, standing next to tent with his dog, furs hanging from line, sled propped up against tent]
Keywords: hunting, trapping
Collection: B1998.017 Carl Tousley
B2015.008.427
Our first camp since Alaska days [George seated at folding table next to automobile parked by small tent, second automobile and tent in background]
Collection: B2015.008
B1989.016.1229.3
Anchorage, Aug. 14th, 1915. Laurence [bird's eye view of Anchorage town lot auction, with lumber pile, tents, and wood frame buildings]
Keywords: tent city
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection