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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.
B1996.011.375.neg
[two men, woman, and child in canoe, dog on shore at left, unidentified location]
Collection: B1996.011 Dr_ Edward A_ Dunlap
B1990.014.5.EQ.09.1
Port of Anchorage after the earth quake.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_9
B2015.025.007
Arrival of Daphne on her maiden voyage to Anchorage, June 27, 1962, at Port of Anchorage [five images of barge Daphne approaching dock]
Collection: B2015.025
B2015.025.009
Arrival of Daphne on her maiden voyage to Anchorage, June 27, 1962, at Port of Anchorage [five images of barge Daphne approaching dock]
Collection: B2015.025
B1970.019.587
"Doc" Huffman at Whitney, 3/28/26 [man aiming bow and arrow]
Keywords: sports, hunting
Collection: B1970.019 J_J_ Delaney Collection
B1990.014.5.EQ.09.13
Ken Hinchey Dock
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_9
B1990.014.5.EQ.09.3
Anchorage, Oil pipes and earthquake damage dock behind.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_9
B1990.014.5.EQ.09.5
Military dock after earthquake 27 March 64, totally wrecked.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990.014.5.EQ / EQ_9
B1995.014.101.6
[seagulls flying in boat wake, coastline in background, Adak]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1999.014.1289
Freight yard, Dyea. 18074. J.M.B.
Keywords: mining, transportation
Collection: B1999.014 Hilscher
B2015.025.030
Constructing Alagco dock and berth for “Limestone” [eight images of dock pilings in water near Miller-Dalton Co. docks]
Collection: B2015.025
B2015.025.033
[eight images of dock pilings in water near Miller-Dalton Co. docks, McKinley Apartments visible in background]
Collection: B2015.025
B2018.006.6
[White Pass & Yukon Route locomotive and car on track in yard, possibly locomotive#7]
Collection: B2018.006
B2018.007.1
[Alaska Railroad train at Nenana depot, passenger car 1332 at left, men on platform at right]
Collection: B2018.007
B1998.014.1.1720
T68 Orca Bay, Cordova, Alaska (Cordova from back of town) [scenic view looking over rooftops of structures toward water]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1989.016.1601.9
171. A Valley home, Palmer, Alaska. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage [two children sit on stoop outside wood frame house under construction, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1998.014.1.432
"B133 Catholic Church, Anchorage" [Holy Family Cathedral, traffic signal, automobiles, station wagon, pickup truck]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1973.079.128
[stern wheeler on dry dock with motor launch in water at St. Michael's several buildings on shore][negative in poor condition]
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.42
[Fort Davis near Nome 1906 as seen from a vessel in Norton Sound]
Keywords: fort
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1973.079.86
[dog team mushing in white out conditions]
Keywords: dogs, winter, mushing, musher
Collection: B1973.079 Cron Collection
B1984.077.11.023
[Men unloading fish from net, loading dock, "Co-op Packing Room"]
Collection: B1984.077