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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.
B1984.077.1.019
[river bed, cutbank, railroad trestle in left background. neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.7.008
Tourist & Transportation Company [tourist bus, passengers, trees in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.7.011
[path? rocks, trees, mountain in background. Neg. is deteriorating,]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.1.011
[Log cabin, smaller cabin, trees, mountains in backgroud. Road in foreground. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.7.006
[Trestle bridge in foreground, mountains in background. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.7.009
Mr. McKinley Tourist & Transportation Company [bus parked on gravel road, tourists outside bus, small building and trees in background]
Collection: B1984.077
B1995.014.52.5
[man walking along plank to debark from riverboat tied to shore, ice chunks floating in water, Yukon River]
Keywords: transportation, boats
Collection: B1995.014
B2015.008.751
334.4. Janney’s Roadhouse, on Nizina River, Alaska. 8.25.16 [log cabin or walled tent,
showing interior with fireplace and bed frames, canvas almost completely torn off roof. Proof
print]
Keywords: camp, cabin
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.753
335.8. Barrett’s Jack, Dan Creek [man standing in river valley, holding meat up for dog.
Proof print]
Keywords: dog, man, treat
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.754
336.1. Spruce killed by snow slide, on Chitistone, Alaska. 9.2.16 [pine trees along scree
slope. Proof print]
Keywords: Chitistone Valley
Collection: B2015.008
B1984.077.7.012
[Riverbed? Trees and mountains in background. Neg is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2015.008.742
332.4. White River from Russell Glacier, Alaska. Scolai Pass. 8.22.16 [view down glacial
moraine through Skolai Pass, river in distance. Proof print]
Keywords: Russell Glacier, Skolai Pass, White River
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.011.17
Alaska ’48 – Brooks, Len Hall ready to go [man posed holding fishing rod, standing in front of tail of airplane]
Collection: B2017.011
B1979.002.Album1.125
8C. Looking south A.N.R. track Mile 54 1/2. C. R. Breck [view down railroad tracks over gravelly river near Spencer Glacier, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.129
R24-5. Abercrombie Rapids, Copper River [view down rocky riverbed, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1994.003.19
Strikers waiting for non-union man. The S. L. Co. Gov't Hill north
Keywords: Anchorage, Ship Creek, labor, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1994.003
B2015.008.744
332.8. Russell Glacier, Alaska. 8.22.16 [view up glacial moraine, men with pack horses in
foreground. Proof print]
Keywords: pack horse, glacier, Russell Glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.861
[climbers resting on glacier, with pack dogs, supplies on ice, Dora seated on ice at right.
Original image blurry]
Keywords: dog team, climbing, mountains, mountaineering, glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.011.169
Alaska ’48 – Glen Highway, Palmer bridge over Knik River [distant view of Knik River bridge on old Glenn Highway]
Keywords: Glenn Highway, Glenn HWY, Glenn Hwy, Highway, Palmer, Bridge, Knik River, River, View, Scenic, Mountain, Range
Collection: B2017.011
B2015.008.748
333.12. A Nizina River channel when [warm?] [man with horses in small creek in broad
riverbed in valley. Proof print]
Keywords: Nizina River, pack horse
Collection: B2015.008
AEC.G1831
A.E.C. G1831 Lake at Mile 297 Gov't R. Road HGK
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / AEC
B1979.002.Album1.306
Mouth, Indian River. D. L. Reaburn [at Susitna River, Talkeetna Mountains, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.1249
Argentine boundary of the Andes, where Roosevelt has been. The pass is only 4400 ft. above sea level, used for bringing Argentine cattle to Chilean ports [bird’s eye view of men leading pack train across wooden bridge]
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.804
81. Copper R., 1910 [bird’s eye view of Copper River valley, glacial moraine in
foreground, mountains in distance]
Keywords: Copper River
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.807
Nateshead, 1910 [snow-covered peak in mountain range, Mount Natazhat?]
Keywords: mountains
Collection: B2015.008
B2017.011.109
Alaska ’48 – Pilgrim River, Grant leaving river at Iron Creek [man walking along river]
Collection: B2017.011
B1979.002.Album1.43
M-9. Camp No. 1 Lake Lucille. W. F. Milliken [white tents in wooded area, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: residences, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.736
327.1. Bonanza, Alaska. 8.12.16 [bird’s eye view of town with log buildings and tents, creek at left. Proof print]
Keywords: cabin, tent, gold mining, prospector, Bonanza
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.186
60. Keystone Canyon. Thomas Riggs Jr. [river through canyon, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.755
336.4. Toby Creek, Chitistone tributary, Alaska. 9.2.16 [scenic of gravel riverbed. Proof
print]
Keywords: Chitistone Valley
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.17
M-52. Party No. 5. W. F. Milliken [group of men posed outside log building, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.67
S. N. Cappers out of Kearn Creek Road House taking photo outfit up Turnagain Arm to gasoline speeder. P. S. Hunt J1849 [man in canoe on Turnagain Arm near Kern Creek, circa 1915-1918]
Keywords: photography, transportation
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.127
2D. Turnagain Arm. C. R. Breck [view down Turnagain Arm from Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.113
5B. South Portal A. N. Tunnel No. 6. C. R. Breck [railroad tracks leading into tunnel entrance, Alaska Northern Railway Route, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B1979.002.Album1.72
Pile trestle, A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view across mud flats to long wooden trestle, Alaska Northern Railway buildings at left, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1
B2015.008.743
332.7. White River from Russell Glacier, Alaska. 8.22. 16 [man with pack horses on
glacial moraine in foreground, river in distance. Proof print]
Keywords: pack horse, Russell Glacier
Collection: B2015.008
B2015.008.737
329.12. Chisana jail, Alaska. 8.13.16 [two log cabins in wooded area with tree stumps. Proof print]
Keywords: cabin, jail
Collection: B2015.008
B1979.002.Album1.55
Pile trestle, A.N. Ry. Eugene Underwood [view of long wooden trestle, Alaska Northern Railway at end of line, mountains in distance, railroad exploration, circa 1914]
Keywords: transportation, Alaska Railroad
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC / Album 1