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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.
B2017.029.1872
[athlete competing in two-foot high kick in gymnasium; print date Jun 90]
Collection: B2017.029
B1989.016.1073
School bldgs. & athletic field, Palmer. P-267, Hewitt's Photo Shop [includes water tower at left, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.029.1870
[young athlete competing in two-foot high kick in gymnasium, Savoonga Huskies banner on wall in background; print date Jun 90]
Collection: B2017.029
B2022.005.98
[Four Indigenous Alaskan girls posed together, two holding tin cups. The three younger girls are wearing western-style athletic shoes (possibly Converse). Village in background. Possibly Inupiaq territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Girls, Young woman, Child, Children, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Clothing, Outerwear, Western clothing, Footwear, Athletic shoes, Shoes, Sneakers, Converse, Tin cup, Village, Buildings, Houses, Structures, Inupiaq, Inupiat, Territory
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2018.023.016a
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [D.A.A.A. (Dawson Amateur Athletic Association) Theatre, Dawson, Yukon, exterior; man walking along boardwalk; possible fuel tank at right; utility poles; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B2018.023.016b
Curtis & Miller, Commercial Photographers; 625 Colman Block, Seattle [verso of slide: D.A.A.A. (Dawson Amateur Athletic Association) Theatre, Dawson, Yukon, exterior; man walking along boardwalk; possible fuel tank at right; utility poles; hand colored]
Collection: B2018.023
B1998.014.1.1547
S100 Elmendorf Field, 1945 (flag pole 1945 "V") [possible victory ceremony at flag pole near athletic fields, 6x6 transport truck at lower left, two men at cannon at left, military band left of flag, structures, vehicles, mountains in distance]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B2017.007.073b
[view looking east down 4th Avenue, with damage to businesses including Hofbrau, Harold’s Shoes, Anchorage Athletic Club, Shimek’s, Anchorage Hardware & Sporting Goods, Northern Jewelers, D & D Bar & Café, Denali Theater, McKinley Apartments in distance, Army-Navy Store at right]
Collection: B2017.007