To Search, simply enter a word or phrase in the search box and click on the Search button (or hit Enter).
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
Clicking on the thumbnail image opens a larger version of the image (zoomable), with that image being part of a slideshow of all of the images on the page.
The bookmark icon can be selected to flag the image to be included in a "bookmark" list.
The collection name is linked to a search of all of the images in that collection, and if a PDF finding aid for the collection exists, an icon is displayed that links to that file.
In the search results, the search term is highlighted to indicate where the match was made.
To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Clicking on a collection name will display all of the images from that collection. The number of images in the collection is displayed in parentheses. Clicking on the icon will display the finding aid for the collection (if available):
To view a list of collections click on the icon in the top-right of the screen:
You can search for a collection by entering text in the search field, or you can view a list of collections by year by clicking on item in the list:
Images may be bookmarked to simplify finding them at a later time. To bookmark an image, click on the icon located next to the image number:
The bookmark icon will change to black to indicate that the image has been bookmarked, and the bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen will turn white, with the number of bookmarked images indicated to the left:
To view your bookmarked images, click on the white bookmark icon in the top-right of the screen with the number next to it.
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.
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.150.2
(catastrophe)(Easter 1947)(Presbyterian Church Choir Then on NW corner of 5th and Fst.)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: religion
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.151.1
(catastrophe)(KENI Radio)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: entertainment, concert
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B2001.036.758
[print and original negative] Kipnuk, AK, 10-82 [boardwalk with surrounding houses, barrels]
Collection: B2001.036 Martha Quimby
B1989.016.989
M-32. A Matanuska Valley colonists home. Hewitt's Photo Shop [home and barn with mountains in background, Matanuska Colony]
Keywords: houses, residences
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2005.013.362
At fish camp, Klamonik River, late in eve., 8/1951 [large group of Alaska Native women and children posed next to walled tents]
Collection: B2005.013
B2005.013.363
Omukumiut, July ’49 [Alaska Native woman weaving basket, seated outside barabara, two other people at right, Umkumiut?]
Collection: B2005.013
B1989.016.765.3
P-488. Hewitt's (Sewing Exhibit, Matanuska Valley) [crafts and canning display, Palmer fairgrounds?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2000.013A.s12.017
[Newtok; August 1977; From newsletter caption: "Berry picking is an important fall activity for CMC villagers. Here, Nicholas and Agnes Tommy head for the berry bushes west of Newtok. 'Lots of salmon and blue berries,' they reported at the end of August. After berry picking comes agootuk!"; man and woman holding pails pose on muddy track; tundra in background]
Collection: B2000.013A
B1989.016.893
P-119. Hewitt's [Palmer School under construction]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2005.013.361
Eskimo on “Health,” “Explorer” in background, 7/1951 [view from ship deck of group of Alaska Native women and one man in small boat tied to ship]
Collection: B2005.013
B1989.016.894
P-118. Hewitt's [View of Palmer, Alaska, with mountains behind]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2017.007.084b
[pile of debris from demolished building, single story building at right]
Collection: B2017.007
B1989.016.892
P-132. Hewitt's [Palmer School under construction]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.001.144
Letter to E&S Diversified Services from Department of Defense Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, signed by Donald J. Maloney, Jr., USAF Commander, October 12, 1993
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, Department of Defense, USAF, Pacific Air Forces, Donald J. Maloney, Donald Maloney
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.145
Letter and enclosure to E&S Diversified Services from State of Alaska Department of Labor, Administrative Services Division, signed by Holly Stinson, Labor Economist, April 21, 1993
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, Enclosure, E&S Diversified Services, State of Alaska, SOA< Department of Labor, DOL, Administrative Services Division, Holly Stinson
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B1991.011.463a
Kasigluk, 1949, Nochols family: rear: Marie K., Ella, Joe, and Evan. Front: Grace and Olive [men, women, children pose outside wood structure; kuspuk, mukluks, fur parkas, wooden barrels, wind]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1989.016.2141.9
D-9 (Native fur trader) [man holding rifle and wearing fur parka, standing next to building with hanging wolf pelts]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2267.5a
(Johnson Pass, winter 1956) [scenic with trees and mountains]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2267.5b
(Johnson Pass, winter 1956) [scenic with trees and mountains]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2267.6a
(Johnson Pass, winter 1956) [scenic with trees and mountains]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2267.6b
(Johnson Pass, winter 1956) [scenic with trees and mountains]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1995.014.55.19
[man in dog yard with log kennels on hillside, log cabin in trees above yard, unidentified location]
Keywords: residences, animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.55.2
[exterior of Air Base Chapel, Jeep parked at left]
Keywords: military, religion
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.56.9
[close-up of porcupine held in person's hand]
Keywords: animals
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.57.1
[portrait of soldier holding rifle, seated in field, Eugene Tetinek?]
Keywords: military, arms
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.59.2
Axel Johnson on trail to McNeil Creek, 1937 [man with three dogs pulling sled loaded with supplies on winter trail]
Keywords: animals, transportation, roads
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.59.3
Mrs. Joe Jean, Mountain Village, 1935 [Native woman in fancy fur parka standing outside building]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.82.6
[two soldiers roped up for traverse, McKinley rescue squad operation]
Keywords: mountaineering, military
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.89.10
[three surveyors at work, Jeep parked at right, mountain in background, Adak]
Keywords: military, transportation
Collection: B1995.014
B2014.012.42
U.S.S. "Rush", Nushagak, Alaska, July 1910 [ship in bay, probably U.S. Revenue Cutter Rush (1885), topsail schooner decommissioned in 1913]
Keywords: boats, transportation
Collection: B2014.012
B2014.012.5
Launch Nuten, Nushagak, Alaska [man standing on deck of boat resting on mud flats at low tide. The 22-ton wooden gas screw Nuten was destroyed by fire at Nushagak at 6 a.m. July 3, 1927. The vessel was moored in front of the Libby, McNeill & Libby Cannery with three crewmen aboard when the disaster occurred.]
Keywords: boats, fishing
Collection: B2014.012
B2016.004.598
St. Paul, Pribilofs, AK [young boy preparing to fly kite; print date Jul 84]
Keywords: recreation
Collection: B2016.004