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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.
B1993.020.1183
(foot passengers coming off Columbia ferry)(Haines)
Keywords: ferry, transportation
Collection: B1993.020 Rhodes
B1984.077.12.035
[Roland] Mousseau & [Ferdinand] Lo Pinto [Deck view, water, mountain in distance.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.454
Remains of West Hartford bridge, endangering R.R. bridge at White River Jcn 7 m. away [debris piled up against trestle of railroad bridge over river]
Collection: B2015.008
B2006.023.6919.jpg
Pana-Vue S0304. Eskimos of Alaska. Carving ivory.
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B2015.008.453
Nov. 3, ’27. Flood covering meadow of Roy Darling and A.L. Dow [view down swollen river]
Collection: B2015.008
B1991.046.23
Hooper Bay, 8/51 [Alaska Native men, women, and children standing on low bluff above beach, Yupik kayak in foreground]
Collection: B1991.046
B1971.014.06
East Cape Eskimo, in Oomiak arriving in Nome, Alaska
Collection: B1971.014 CIHS Grube Collection
B1997.003.146
[woman stands next to automobile with one foot on running board, leaning against window of open door where a rifle is mounted, possibly looking through a scope; wears pants that button up the back, short sleeved jacket; bottom third of image is double exposed - see image .145]
Collection: B1997.003
B1995.010.4409
[Clarissa and dog posed with cedar canoe under construction, canoe commissioned in the late 1960s by the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, and carved by George Benson, Herman Kitka and Andrew Hope? print date Jul 67]
Collection: B1995.010
B1997.003.147
[woman from image .146 stands looking over her shoulder while next to automobile with gun mounted in window of passenger door]
Collection: B1997.003
B2019.007.093
New Stuyahok, May 20, 1993 [village scene; portrait of child wearing winter jacket]
Collection: B2019.007
B2015.008.452
Why cellars were mud filled. Water was where woman is standing when I first saw it. Bridge end [group of people gathered on riverbank near damaged building and bridge ruins]
Collection: B2015.008
B2014.002.738
[Tlingit female dancers, singer and drummer in background, Romig Junior High gymnasium; print date Nov 70]
Collection: B2014.002
B2019.007.048
March 12, 1996 [village scene, 1996; child sitting on steps next to man with clipboard, paper, pen. At AFN 2022, youth sitting on the stairs identified as Jeffrey “Smurf” George]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Manokotak
Collection: B2019.007
B2014.002.749
[Tlingit female dancer standing next to student encouraging participation, Romig Junior High gymnasium; print date Nov 70]
Keywords: education, dancing
Collection: B2014.002
B2016.006.2850
Juneau-DNC-Wrangell-[Chuck?]-KTN-Annette-PSBG, Aug. 11-15, 1961 [aerial of town on coastline]
Collection: B2016.006
B2019.006.584
Cabin and flowers, Fairbanks, Alaska [watering can filled with nasturtiums on wood bench next to log cabin; no date]
Collection: B2019.006
B1995.010.439
628 E 9th, Anch [Clarissa wearing fur coat and carrying package standing in front of house, other houses and Chugach Mountains in background]
Collection: B1995.010
B2014.001.919
{aerial view of small mining operation near river}
Keywords: mining
Collection: B2014.001
B1995.010.5343
[men scraping seal skinsinside seal processing plant, Pribilof Islands; print date Jul 74]
Collection: B1995.010
B2016.004.229
Eskimo blanket toss, Fur Rondy, 1983, Reggie Joule? [man wearing parka, mukluks, and fur hat, with ribbons on his chest, preparing to be tossed; print date Feb 83]
Keywords: sports
Collection: B2016.004
B1993.020.1180
(dog team in Anchorage off Tudor Road)
Keywords: dog racing, mushing, winter, dog team, Chugach Mountains
Collection: B1993.020 Rhodes
B1993.020.2561
(Dempster Hwy Arctic Red River crossing Mackenzie River)
Collection: B1993.020 Rhodes
B1962.x.015.001
Cutting highway path – A wide path is cut through a grove of trees for the Alcan Highway
during the early construction days in 1942. Photo courtesy Canadian Army [same as .24]
Keywords: Alaska Highway, Canadian Army, United States Army
Collection: B1962.x_015 CIHS US Army Engineer District