visual archives

Evidence of global glacier recession: repeat photographs and satellite imagery

Globally, glaciers are receding, one of the most visual and striking pieces of evidence of the way in…

Historic Glacial Images of Alaska and Greenland

Cornell University Digital collections (1947 items)

Alaska glacier photos

The Alaska glacier photos are from various regions of Alaska, but primarily in Prince William Sound. All images…

Repeat Photos of Sperry Glacier

In 1988 Lisa McKeon crunched out onto Grinnell Glacier with her parents. Other hikers were also scattered about,…

Aerial Glacier Photographs

A collection of 100,000 striking high-resolution aerial photos of glaciers, photographed over 40 years with a 63-pound WW…

50,000 old photos in Golden are helping scientists answer new questions about climate change

American Alpine Club library’s archive of images by early mountaineers holds clues for researchers documenting the retreat of…