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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.
B1983.146.005
Auction Sale of lots in new townsite of Anchorage, Alaska 1915
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B1979.001.096
Sydney Laurence photographer had his studio on Fourth Ave (anchorage 1915 townsite)
Keywords: Anchorage, Sydney Laurence, studio, street
Collection: B1979.001 AHFAM FIC
B1979.001.096
Sydney Laurence photographer had his studio on Fourth Ave (anchorage 1915 townsite)
Keywords: Anchorage, Sydney Laurence, studio, street
Collection: B1979.001
B1989.016.2353
The birth of a city - selling first lot on Anchorage townsite, Aug. 14, 1915.
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection / Large negs in freezer
B1967.019.23H
Anchorage - 1915, Townsite New Town Site of Anchorage Ala, July 12th 1915
Collection: B1967.019 CIHS Isaacs
B1979.002.1462
[View from Ship Creek up bluff to townsite.] 8 x 10 nitrate negative
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1991.009.150
From verso: Hope - settled about 1897; Tom Odale pix [view of townsite from boardwalk; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1991.009 Simonson
B1998.014.1.1983
T210 Palmer, Alaska [view of townsite with farm fields in foreground; water tower in background; mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1972.088.37
4th Street Anchorage July 25 (Anchorage 1915_ townsite) {flag polewith US flag amongst tree stumps}
Keywords: frontier, Anchorage, 4th Ave, flag, flag pole
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1972.088.37
4th Street Anchorage July 25 (Anchorage 1915_ townsite) {flag polewith US flag amongst tree stumps}
Keywords: frontier, Anchorage, 4th Ave, flag, flag pole
Collection: B1972.088 Mueller
B1989.016.206
No. 50. Airport and town of Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop. [aerial of Merrill Field and townsite to Cook Inlet]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.Album1.199
Head of Orca Inlet (Nelson Townsite) from Shepard Point. P. S. Hunt J1922 [railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2018.023.014a
from verso: Cordova, Alaska, Aug 1910 [bird's eye view of railroad structures, townsite, water, mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.014b
Cordova, Alaska, Aug 1910 [verso of slide: bird's eye view of railroad structures, townsite, water, mountains; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1989.016.2143.24
37. Corner monument, Palmer townsite. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [four-legged tripod of logs set up over hole in ground]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2298.12
(Chitina) [old store with faded signs for Pool Room and Olympia Beer, sign for "Chitina Townsite, Lots Sold on Easy Terms," truck with 1943 license plate parked outside building]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.026.1191
Eureka, Lake Louise, 3-99 [group of adults and children snowmachining at Eureka Lodge near Nelchina; print date 3 28 99. Have negs] [Nelchina Townsite and Eureka Lodge sign]
Keywords: Eureka, Eureka Lodge, Lodge, Nelchina, Townsite, Sign, Lake Louise, Lake, Winter, Midwinter, Snow, Snowy, Frozen, Snowmachine, Snowmachining, Recreation, Mountain, Mountain range
Collection: B2015.026
B1995.025.050
[from verso] part of Terminal yard Anchorage 1916; Anchorage yards & townsite [view of wood structure and canvas tents; trees; men in cleared land in foreground appear to be playing baseball; bridge across Ship Creek at center.
Collection: B1995.025
B1963.016.006
The first snow fall in Anchorage. 4th Ave Oct 8, 1915 (Anchorage 1915-1916 Townsite) [an elevated view of downtown Anchorage showing people walking along the street and board walk, business store fronts; horse team and wagon]
Keywords: frontier, town
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman