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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.
B1991.048.186
[men standing next to wood plank buildings]
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B2017.023.204
[service man, two women, one covering face with hands, floor, sofa, lamp]
Collection: B2017.023
B1995.014.5.3
[portrait of man wearing parka with small ruff and mittens, snow pile in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.023.181
(people with baby)[man and baby in a basket with dog]
Keywords: child, infant, dog, family
Collection: B2014.023
B2014.023.011
(Jeanne)[woman posing for a portrait standing infront of a large tree in wearing a dress]
Keywords: portrait, woman, tree
Collection: B2014.023
B1990.014.2018.1.219.002
69-1 August 1941 Pan X in DK 20 Sitka Pioneer Home [exterior view of structures; sidewalk; curb; stone wall; three men in foreground; flagpole at center]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.219.003
69-1 August 1941 Pan X in DK 20 Sitka and Mt. Verstovia from the "Castle" [waterfront view of town; churches]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.002
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1990.014.2018.1.21.002
5-5 weathervane [ladder affixed to wall leading to weather reading instruments, possibly anemometer; mountain in background; Ketchikan, 1939?]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1989.016.334.1
Aerial of downtown Anchorage [circa 1939?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1993.012.38
Nome [Alaska Native woman wearing mukluks and cloth parka cover over fur parka standing on railroad tracks, pier in background]
Keywords: clothing, transportation
Collection: B1993.012 Lou & Gilbert Adamec Collection
B2016.002.62
Different view of above [Hess cabin, cf. .60. Interior with chairs, phonograph, illustrations on walls]
Keywords: residences, music
Collection: B2016.002
B2015.007.111
[young Alaska Native man and woman wearing Western style clothing posed next to wooden house, woman wearing coat with fur trim and knitted cap, man wearing driving cap]
Keywords: clothing, residences
Collection: B2015.007
B2016.006.1835
Nome [three Alaska Native children standing in road, one holding fish, one playing with bicycle wheel; 1950s]
Collection: B2016.006
B1973.079.117
[dog sleeping on porch steps of the Stokes house in St. Michael]
Keywords: dogs
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1989.016.680.9
(Reindeer transportation, Star Airways, Naknek, Alaska) [men herding reindeer]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.681
86. Offices and shops of the Alaska Railroad, Anchorage, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop [bird's eye view of Ship Creek area looking north to Mt. McKinley]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.682.1
65. Platinum, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1991.048.184
[dogs on wood pile]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1991.048 Dr_ H_E_ Auringer Collection
B2015.007.130
[Alaska Native man and woman posed outdoors, man wearing cloth parka with fur ruff, mittens, and beret, woman wearing spotted reindeer fur parka and scarf]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B2015.007
B2017.023.194
[Service man in overcoat posing in front of buliding, mountains, possible landing field]
Collection: B2017.023
B2017.023.205
[Two men, one woman sit at table, one looks over shoulder to look at camera, doilie table cover]
Collection: B2017.023
B2017.023.239
[group shot of men and women, reflection, man holding lamp in back]
Collection: B2017.023
B2022.005.261
[one Indigenous woman with three children sitting on rocks]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, woman, children, Alaska
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2015.014.138
[two Alaska Native men standing on barge docked at gravel beach, pelts or sacks on barge, tug on far side of barge, fishing boat or riverboat in background, low hills in distance. Paper with Velox stamp]
Keywords: transportation
Collection: B2015.014