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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.
B1984.077.8.021
[Bears feeding on garbage, trash berrels, view through window, Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.7.034
Alaska Road commission [log cabin, sign, two men at entrance, Lo Pinto?, one rings large dinner bell, triangle]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.023
[A bear feeds on garbage, trash barrels, stove. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.010
[Man walking on road, toward bear on logs, mountains in distance (Lo Pinto?).]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.019
[view out window, bear feeding on garbage, trash barrels, stove? at far left, road, trees in distance. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2022.005.192
[Indigenous Alaskan man scraping frost from truck windshield; puppy in foreground]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Winter, Snow, Frost, Scraping, Scrape, Windshield, Frozen, Truck, Transportation, Puppy, Dog
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1984.077.8.018
[Bears in left mid-ground, trash in foreground, roof and trees in background. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.020
[Bears feeding on garbage, view from window, barrells, stove? Neg is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1990.014.2018.1.195.004
63-1 Feb. 1941 Plus X 40-24 12 min @ 68°; seagulls [Ketchikan]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_2018
B1984.077.8.017
[Bear walks along road, cardboard box in foreground. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2019.007.252
Kokhanok, May 16, 1994 [children: one sitting on BMX bicycle, one sitting on wooden steps with puppy on his lap; bicycle and possibly motorcycle in background; water in distance]
Collection: B2019.007
B1984.077.8.014
[Bear digging in trash barrels, view from inside, mountain in distance.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.022
[Bears feeding on garbage, trash barrels, road, trees. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.011
[Bear on logs, road, mountains in distance. Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B1984.077.8.015
[Bears with trash, viewed through window, mountain in distance. Possible double exposure? Neg. is deteriorating.]
Collection: B1984.077
B2017.024.3388
June 1971 [spring breakup scene; two children and Ski-doo snowmachine on boardwalk; girl holds puppy (?); wood dogsled; structure in background; likely Savoonga
Collection: B2017.024
B2022.005.140
[Pilot standing at front of prop plane with skis; Plane N5165E]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Pilot, Plane, Prop plane, Skis, Winter, Snow, Transportation, N5165E
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2019.007.259
Kokhanok, May 16, 1994 [Two boys with bicycles; structure, logs, and steel drums (containers) in background]
Collection: B2019.007
B1998.014.1.1275
O78 Polet's at Nome, Alaska (Polet Store) [interior view of man wearing visor at sales counter showing beaded fur footwear to serviceman, TechnicianThird Grade insignia; sign of wall for "Eben the crane" book by Alma Savage, published in 1944; sign: "Alaskan Husky Barometer; copy neg]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1990.014.5.Scn.1.180
Scn, Vert [verticle]; Photo fans & tourists at Portage Glacier; 25 June 1961 [people near lakeshore, man using tripod, woman watching him, woman with camera walking; icebergs, mountains]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Scn
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.19.5
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.2.28.4
(Catastrophe: Accidents, Disasters, Faulty Construction){building construction details}
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat