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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.
B2017.023.132
[interior, woman with back to camera; women and men in background, windows, open window]
Collection: B2017.023
B2017.023.138
[Yukon River, buildings, pilings, hills, likely Whitehorse, YT, Canada]
Collection: B2017.023
B2022.001.094
Mayfield Evans, far right, and two others at Governor’s Family Picnic, 1997 [Note on front: “Thanks for your help, Tony Knowles”] [E&S Diversified Services employee to left of woman in red. Photo received in card from Governor's Office, see B2022.001.094B]
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, African Americans, Alaskans, Alaska, Governor's Family Picnic, Picnic, Governor, Governor Tony Knowles, Governor Knowles, Tony Knowles, Politician, E&S Diversified Services, Business, Employee, Crew, Team, Volunteer, Signature
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1998.014.1.1265
O72 Totem at Ketchikan [lower portion of Lincoln Pole, Saxman Totem Park; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2015.008.644
173.3. Passing Alaska-Yukon boundary post 30 m. below head of White River, 6.14
[view across low brush in flat, horses standing at right near wooden marker. Print cropped,
with loss of caption]
Keywords: horses
Collection: B2015.008
B1962.x.015.008
Spring break up on the Alcan Highway during the early construction days of WWII. Mud
was one of the major enemies which had to be conquered in completing the 1,600 mile-long
highway to AK. [US Army photograph] [1942-1943]
Keywords: Alaska Highway, Canadian Army, United States Army
Collection: B1962.x_015 CIHS US Army Engineer District
B1962.x.015.006
Alcan bridge building – Hundreds of northern streams, many of which turned into raging
torrents in the spring, had to be crossed in building the AK Highway. Shown in the photo is a
rough-hewn bridge being put in over Goose Creek, 12 miles north of Teslin, Y.T. [US Army
photograph] [1942-1943]
Keywords: Alaska Highway, Canadian Army, United States Army
Collection: B1962.x_015 CIHS US Army Engineer District
B1998.014.1.1878
(T143 Girdwood) [summer street scene; boy walking near center of image; woman standing near open car door at right; bag on ground; The Little Dipper Inn, Post Office, Liquor Store, Hamms Beer sign, Cafe Hotel Cocktail Bar directional sign, structures, automobiles; structures, corrugated roof, gravel road, steel drums (containers) next to car at left, possibly with tap; mountains, glacier in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1768
T91 Dawson Creek, British Columbia; where the Alaska Hiway begins (milepost in street) [street scene; automobiles, military-style vehicles paked on street; businesses: Hutchison's Musk (?) Sotre, Dawson Creek Bakery, Mile zero Hotel, Cafe Hotel, Taxi, The Alaskan Cleaners Dry Cleaning, Coca-Cola, cafe]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1772
(T91 Dawson Creek, British Columbia) [street scene; man looking into window of post office, woman crossing street; men near bus; Dew Drop Hotel, Yellow Cab, people in background; railroad station, homes in background; highway sign]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1773
T92 Dawson Creek, BC, where hiway meets railway [same as .1770]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1843
{T129 Fairbanks (at 2nd & Cushman)} [similar to .1839]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1998.014.1.1767
(T91 Dawson Creek, British Columbia; milepost in street) street scene; people standing near bus, automobilesPost Office, Style Shop, Dew Drop Hotel, Yellow Cab, Jeweler, C.J. Mackay Insurance, Wholesale Grocery, Coca-Cola, depot in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley