REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH
REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org
Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Archivist
TITLE: Randy Brandon Collection
COLLECTION NUMBER: B2016.019
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Dates: circa 1974-2000
Extent: incoming
Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.
Name of creator(s): William Randy Brandon
Administrative/Biographical History:
Professional photographer William Randy Brandon has operated as Third Eye Photography in
Girdwood since 1974. From 1984-2001, he also worked out of a commercial studio in
Anchorage.
Scope and Content Description:
Stock and commercial photography, including transparencies, negatives, prints and proof
sheets.
Arrangement: Arranged by format, then by donor’s subject categories.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE
Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access: Original items in good condition.
Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the
Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation:
Randy Brandon Collection, Anchorage Museum, B2016.019
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by Randy Brandon starting in July 2016.
Processing Note
Materials removed from original folders and envelopes.
Index cards printed from digital files. CDs with original digital files in accession folder.
Separated Materials
Notes
SUBJECTS
Detailed Description of the Collection
Transparencies
35mm slides
B1: Iditarod, Jr. Iditarod; Anchorage; Captain Cook Hotel; Sheffield Hotel
B2: Hilton Hotel & Fourth Avenue; Sheraton Hotel; Performing Arts Center; Sullivan Arena;
AEDC/Aadland FedEx planes; Anchorage aerials
B3: Anchorage aerials; Sunsets, Lunar Eclipse; Matanuska Valley: Hatcher Pass, Glennallen,
Alaska State Fair
B4: Matanuska Valley: Matanuska Glacier, Knik Glacier, Hurricane Bridge; Churches; Mt.
Redoubt; Trucks; Bore tides
B5: Fall scenics, Mining, Fairbanks, Fall Turnagain Arm, Fall Interior Alaska, Summer
B6: Summer, Winter
B7: Winter, Glaciers, Clouds, Mount Spur Ash (1992)
B8: Flowers & Grasses; Fall Leaves, Grasses, Trees; Cabbage & Farms; Sheep; Eagles; Whales;
Kenai Fjords; Kenai Lake; Barrow; Cordova; Nome; Homer – Jewel Kilcher & Family
B9: Fishing; Greek Dances; Anchorage Zoo; Alaska State Fair; Sheirwin Caldwell; Fall scenics;
Seafood Market; Marine Life
B10: Birds
B11: Birds; Birds – Round Island; Geese; Sand Point; University of Alaska Fairbanks; Summer
scenics; Sunsets
B12: Tourism; Portage Glacier; Dutch Harbor
B13: Katmai; Mining; Flowers & Botanicals; Hiking & Camping; Turnagain Arm; Hope; Seward;
Kachemak Bay; Nenana; Geology; Denali National Park
B14: Denali National Park; Exit Glacier
B15: Sunsets; Portage Glacier; Portage River; Whittier Tunnel; Mountains; Igloo; TAPS [1
errant slide only]; Sundogs [1 slide only]
Medium format slides
Anchorage
Anchorage aerials
Captain Cook Hotel
Hilton Hotel & Fourth Avenue
Sheffield Hotel
Sunsets
Matanuska Valley, Matanuska Glacier
Churches: Ninilchik
Fall scenics
Summer
Fall Leaves, Grasses, Trees
Denali National Park
4x5 and card-mounted transparencies [6 x 4.5, 6 x 7, 6 x 9]
B1
Anchorage
Anchorage aerials
Sunsets
Hilton Hotel & Fourth Avenue
Sheffield Hotel
Sheraton Hotel
Sullivan Arena
Matanuska Valley, Matanuska Glacier
Churches: Eklutna
Trucks
Summer
B2
Summer
Fall scenics
Winter
Glaciers
Fall Leaves, Grasses, Trees
Fishing [1 housed with panoramics]
Eagles
Jade
Flowers & Grasses
B3
Tourism
Denali National Park [3 housed with panoramics]
B4
Denali National Park
Strip transparencies
Anchorage
Anchorage aerials
Captain Cook Hotel
Sheffield Hotel
Matanuska Valley, Matanuska Glacier
Churches: Eklutna
Worthington Glacier
Trucks
Fall scenics
Winter
Fall Leaves, Grasses, Trees
Greek Dances
Denali National Park
Panoramic transparencies
Sunsets
Fall scenics
Winter
Denali National Park
Negatives
Strip negatives
Anchorage
Jr. Iditarod
Trucks
Matanuska Glacier
AEDC/Aadland FedEx planes
Fall Leaves, Grasses, Trees
4x5 negatives
Anchorage
Sheraton Hotel
Trucks
Prints and proof sheets
Anchorage
Sheraton
Jr. Iditarod
Trucks
Matanuska Glacier
AEDC/Aadland FedEx planes
Fall Leaves, Grasses, Trees
Guide written: [date]