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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.
B1990.014.004.18314
Dog teams pull Eskimo umiaks across ice barrier to the village. Photographer's number: 18314
Keywords: transportation, winter
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1990.014.004.03324
Eskimo hunters wait by a lead for whales, seals, or walruses. Point Hope. Photographer's number: 03324. Stamp: 06 20 1968
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B1995.014.75.7
Mrs. Joe Jean, 1935, Mountain Village [Alaska Native woman in fancy fur parka]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.869
Mt. St. Elias, Mt. Huxley, photo from A. Point 1 on this photo is Baldwin’s last camp and
the point where the 141 crossed the ridge. From this point the line goes to the summit of Mt.
St. Elias. The black circle on the small peak on the north side of St. Elias is the peak shown on
the left foreground of Duke de Abruzzi’s panorama to northward from St. Elias. They probably
ascended via the black rocks shown just beyond [aerial view of mountains]
Keywords: mountains, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.219
Herb Davis, crossing a stream. P. S. Hunt J1856 [man walking along fallen tree, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1