The Girl Alaska (1919) Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-06-30 | A young person named Alaska goes on a quest to find a father who went North in search of gold and never returned. Producer: World Pictures. Director Al Ira Smith. Cast: Lottie Kruse, Henry Bolton, and C. Edward Cone (16mm/B&W/Silent).According to research by Alaska historian David Reamer, sequences appearing in the full film were shot at several different locations in Alaska in 1917, including Ketchikan, onboard the steamship "Alaska" between Ketchikan and Juneau, Juneau, Skagway, the Cordova area (Childs Glacier/Miles Glacier/Copper River), and Anchorage. The small film crew made plans to go to Fairbanks, the Aleutians and Kasilof, but it is unknown whether that happened or whether filming ever took place at those locations. Scenes in the film that appear to be in Fairbanks were likely actually shot in Anchorage and Seward. Other scenes were filmed in Pasadena, California and Seattle, Washington. This scan of "The Girl Alaska" was made by the Library of Congress from a 16mm positive film print, the earliest generation material LC holds for this title (LC Number 1763113-7-1 to 7-5; George Kleine Collection). A 16mm duplicate of the Library of Congress film (AAF-339) is also held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. This film scan was obtained by the Alaska Film Archives from the Library of Congress. Conditions for use for film and television credit must state the following screen credit: Archival film materials from the collections of the Library of Congress.
Golden Days in Motion Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-07-11 | Scenes from Golden Days events and parades in Fairbanks, Alaska, 1952-2018. Clips are from the following films and videos in collections held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks:Paolo Muran collection (2018)AAF-1077 Fred & Sara Machetanz collection (1952)AAF-16343 Arnie M. Lee and Family collection (1955)AAF-9698 Merton Attwood collection (1950s)AAF-16333 Arnie M. Lee and Family collection (1962)AAF-7978 Chuck Gray collection (1966)AAF-10072 Bill Larry collection (1970)AAF-10407 Wheelock Family collection (1973)AAF-19174 Comfort Family Films collection (1974)AAF-10407 Wheelock Family collection (1978)AAF-4161 Alaska Review collection (1980)AAF-4162 Alaska Review collection (1980s)AAF-10405 Wheelock Family collection (1983)AAF-10409 Wheelock Family collection (1989)AAF-10571 KTVF Television collection (2000)Some segments are silent, as indicated in title screens. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Calgary Stampede Parade 1960s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-07-07 | The Calgary Stampede in Canada's Alberta Province has been a tradition since 1912. The annual 10-day event features a rodeo, exhibition and festival. A parade kicks off the celebration with colorful floats, marching bands, and displays by First Nations groups, local cultural communities, and entrants from around the world. These scenes were likely filmed in 1968 (Color/Silent/Super 8mm film).This sequence is from AAF-13896 of the Waymon Vest collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Scenes from The Girl Alaska (1919) Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-06-30 | In one of the earliest dramatic films ever made in Alaska, actress Lottie Kruse portrays a girl who dresses as a boy in order to escape the confines of her life and go on a quest to locate her long-lost gold-seeking father. In these scenes aboard a northbound steamship, the adventure-seeking stowaway earns a new name - "Alaska" (B&W/Silent/16mm film). The full film may be viewed on the Alaska Film Archives YouTube channel at: youtu.be/3LqeWRjoHeIAccording to research by Alaska historian David Reamer, sequences appearing in the full film were shot at several different locations in Alaska in 1917, including Ketchikan, onboard the steamship "Alaska" between Ketchikan and Juneau, Juneau, Skagway, the Cordova area (Childs Glacier/Miles Glacier/Copper River), and Anchorage. The small film crew made plans to go to Fairbanks, the Aleutians and Kasilof, but it is unknown whether that happened or whether filming ever took place at those locations. Scenes in the film that appear to be in Fairbanks were likely actually shot in Anchorage and Seward. Other scenes were filmed in Pasadena, California and Seattle, Washington. The Girl Alaska (1919). Producer: World Pictures. Director Al Ira Smith. Cast: Lottie Kruse, Henry Bolton, and C. Edward Cone This scan of "The Girl Alaska" was made by the Library of Congress from a 16mm positive film print, the earliest generation material LC holds for this title (LC Number 1763113-7-1 to 7-5; George Kleine Collection). A 16mm duplicate of the Library of Congress film (AAF-339) is also held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. This film scan was obtained by the Alaska Film Archives from the Library of Congress. Conditions for use for film and television credit must state the following screen credit: Archival film materials from the collections of the Library of Congress.
Seward 4th of July, circa 1944 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-06-23 | Scenes from 4th of July festivities in Seward, Alaska, during the 1940s include a parade, military troops, crowds in front of McMullen's and other buildings, members of the military and United Service Organizations (USO) posing with a microphone, the Alaska Shop, a Girl Scout troop, a child on a tricycle, and runners in the annual Mount Marathon Race (Color/Silent/16mm film).According to Seward historian Doug Capra, this scene was very possibly filmed in 1944. Construction along Washington Street to the left of the Brown and Hawkins store (at about 47 seconds into the clip) is the site of the former Liberty Theatre, which burned down in 1943. As the camera slowly pans south along the east side of Main Street (at about 1:30), it goes by Washington Street and one can clearly see the Arcade Building on the corner; the upper story is gone which shows the result of the Nov. 1941 fire that wiped out some of that east side of Main Street.The winner of the Mount Marathon race in 1944 was Inekente Kalmakoff, who may be the person seen crossing the finish line (at about 2:36 in the clip). Inekente was the brother of Ephriam Kalmakoff, who during his short lifetime was the first to win three consecutive Mount Marathon races from 1928 to 1930.For more about the origins of the annual Mount Marathon race, read Doug Capra's June 29, 2023, article in the Seward Journal: bit.ly/3NLHadQThis clip is from AAF-23398 of the Virginia Phyllis (Burkholder) Bennett Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Anchorage parade, circa 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-06-16 | Scenes of a 1940s parade along 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, feature military troops, a helicopter flying overhead, the Fourth Avenue Theatre alongside the parade route, members of the Shriners organization, people on horseback, women riding in a convertible car, and a float for the local Parent Teacher Association (PTA) (Color/Silent/16mm film).Excerpt from AAF-598 of the Ward Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Gold dredge near Ester, Alaska, 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-06-09 | Members of the military and the United Service Organizations (USO) tour a gold dredge in operation near Ester, Alaska, during the 1940s. In the distance is Ester Camp, which housed workers employed by the Fairbanks Exploration Company (Color/Silent/16mm film). This clip is from AAF-23399 of the Virginia Phyllis (Burkholder) Bennett Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Parachuting into Creamers Dairy, 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-06-02 | During the WWII era, military personnel at Fairbanks, Alaska, parachute into pastures at Creamer's Dairy along College Road as part of training exercises. This film was shot by Virginia Phyllis Burkholder when she served with the United Service Organizations (USO) in Fairbanks (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-23399 of the Virginia Phyllis (Burkholder) Bennett Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Denali Park Road, 1947 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-05-26 | Wildlife and sights along the park road in Alaska's Denali National Park include a red fox, Arctic ground squirrels, and the great mountain Denali itself. Many scenes were filmed in the Polychrome Pass area. In recent years, a portion of Polychrome Pass known as Pretty Rocks has experienced landslides and slumping, preventing traffic from continuing past this point. The park plans to install a bridge over the affected area in 2024. For more information and details, see the National Park Service Polychrome Area Plan (B&W/Silent/Umatic videotape from 35mm film).This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-9387 from the Bradford Washburn collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
1940s panorama of Fairbanks, Alaska Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-05-19 | Views from atop the old Federal Courthouse Building in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1940. Some scenes flash by quickly, so be prepared to pause! (Color/Silent/16mm film).This film clip is from AAF-16327 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Crossing Nichols Glacier, 1930 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-05-12 | During Bradford Washburn's 1930 attempt to climb the West Ridge of Mt. Fairweather, he and his companions crossed Nichols Glacier to camp at 5,000 ft. In these highlights from a longer film, the explorers are seen traversing the glacier, pausing to eat, setting up and breaking down camp, and arriving at or near Cape Fairweather. At 15,325 feet, Mount Fairweather is the highest peak in Canada's British Columbia. It is located in the Saint Elias Mountains overlooking Alaska's Glacier Bay. During the 1930 summit attempt, Washburn and crew were forced to retreat at 6,690 feet due to difficult travel conditions. Washburn appears throughout the film in a light-colored cap (B&W/Silent/35mm film).This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-9317 of the Bradford Washburn collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Pilot Herman Lerdahl and Wien airplane, circa 1940 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-05-05 | Passengers board a Wien Alaska Airlines Fairchild 71 airplane on skis piloted by Herman Lerdahl at Weeks Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1940 (Color/Silent/8mm film).This clip is from AAF-1867 of the James and George Lounsbury collection of Harry Leonard films held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Leonard's film was preserved in 2019 through a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation and with substantial support from the Wien Endowment Fund. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Goodnews Bay and dredge Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-04-28 | Workers remove snow and ice from a dredge pond in preparation for the mining season ahead, circa the 1960s. This dredge and walking dragline, used to mine platinum, were operated by the Goodnews Bay Mining Company. The town of Goodnews Bay -- Mamterat in Central Alaskan Yup'ik -- is located in southwest Alaska about 100 miles south of Bethel (Color/Silent/Super-8mm film).This clip is from AAF-16393 from the Joseph Fisher and Eugene Fisher collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Polaris Building construction, 1952 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-04-21 | These brief scenes show construction of the Polaris Building - a reinforced concrete structure deemed the "city's "tallest skyscraper" - in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1952. The apartment building and business center opened in 1953 and was a going concern through the 1970s era of Trans-Alaska pipeline construction. When the structure no longer served modern housing needs, it became a hotel for a short time. Since about 2000, the unoccupied building has fallen into neglect and decay, and with the aid of Federal grants, is slated for demolition beginning in 2023. In an article published on November 13, 1952, the "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner" stated that the 11-story building would "bring much relief to the local housing shortage." The building would boast 96 efficiency units, 48 one-bedroom apartments, and ground floor office space for seven local firms. Construction was predicted to cost over $1.5 million. In the planning stages, it was known as the "Hill Building"; the Second & Lacey Street Corporation that funded its construction was presided over by Fairbanksans R.P. Hill and his wife Mary. Designed by Seattle Architect Raymond Peck and built by Seattle contractor S. S. Mullins, the two-tone green structure was to include "the most modern and practical features," including metal cabinetry throughout, a modern ventilation system, double-paned windows, first floor laundry facilities, and two fast-moving automatic elevators that would deliver passengers from street level to top floor in less than 25 seconds (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-11341 of the Hill Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Woman and child on footbridge, 1939 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-04-07 | A woman and her daughter cross over the Noyes Slough on a suspension or swinging bridge near downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. According to filmmaker notes, this scene was filmed in 1939. The swinging bridge allowed foot traffic from Graehl, a townsite later annexed by the city of Fairbanks, to traverse the slough and reach the larger Cushman Street Bridge spanning the Chena River. This film sustained some damage to its emulsion prior to donation, but it is currently being stored under optimal temperature and humidity conditions to ensure its long-term preservation (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16345 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Ketchikan scenes, 1957 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-03-31 | Scenes from a drive around Ketchikan, Alaska, in 1957 include Ryus Drug Store, Sourdough Bar, a ship called the Coastal Rambler, the Gilmore Hotel, the Marine Hotel, West Coast Grocery at Heckman Wharf, Gaffney's, boats, and an airplane on floats (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-10087 of the Ed Orbeck collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Snowshoe baseball in Fairbanks, 1956 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-03-24 | Men in Fairbanks, Alaska, play a game of snowshoe baseball as spectators watch, circa March 1956. Signs around the players' necks say "Sno-shoe Champ" (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-10087 of the Ed Orbeck collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Fairbanks Winter Carnival Parade, circa 1942 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-03-17 | Scenes from the Winter Carnival Parade in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1942 (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16347 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
1940 Dog Derby and Winter Carnival Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-03-10 | Scenes from the 1940 Dog Derby and Winter Carnival in Fairbanks, Alaska, include a brief glimpse of famed Alaska dog musher, Leonhard Seppala (Color/Silent/16mm film).This film clip is from AAF-16327 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
The Alaska Railroad, circa 1955 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-03-03 | The Alaska Railroad, owned by the State of Alaska since 1985, is celebrating its 100th year of operation in 2023. In this program, the United States Department of the Interior presents a 14-minute overview of railroad operations in about 1955, when the railroad was still owned and operated by the federal government. Scenes include Seward, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Mount McKinley (Denali) National Park and the Matanuska Valley, as well as Fur Rendezvous events in Anchorage and the Ice Carnival in Fairbanks. The film was produced by Louis R. Huber (Color/Sound/16mm film).This film is AAF-305 of the National Archives Collection and is available through the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Note: This item is a product of its time and may include language, imagery, and attitudes that are now considered derogatory or offensive. The University and Archives do not condone such viewpoints. The film is presented in its entirety, with original soundtrack, for educational purposes. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Northward Building construction Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-02-21 | This clip shows the different stages of the construction of the Northward Building in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1950. It was constructed, and still serves as, an apartment building (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-5778 of the Borkgren Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Northward Building area Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-02-21 | Scenes of ground-clearing for the construction of the Northward Building in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1950 (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-5778 of the Borkgren Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Outdoor ice-skating in Fairbanks, circa 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-02-17 | Children race on ice skates around an outdoor rink in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1940s (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16344 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Platinum, Alaska Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-02-10 | The filmmaker shoots a 360-degree view of Platinum, Alaska, circa the 1960s. Platinum is located on Goodnews Bay in southwest Alaska near the mouth of the Smalls River and southwest of the Kilbuck Mountains. The community was named in the 1930s due to the platinum ore found in the area (Color/Silent/Super-8mm film).This clip is from AAF-16393 from the Joseph Fisher and Eugene Fisher collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Gold mining at Ester, Alaska, circa 1940. Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-02-03 | This circa 1940 home movie was labeled, "hydaulicking, big electric dragline at Ester - one of the biggest at the time." The film shows gold mining activities near Ester and Fairbanks in Interior Alaska, with scenes including men operating hydraulic giants to strip away overburden, a Bucyrus-Monighan walking dragline, and a mile-long conveyor belt to transport paydirt (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16347 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
S.S. Baranof at Seward, circa 1940 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-01-27 | The Alaska Steamship Company's passenger ship S.S. Baranof pulls away from the dock at Seward, Alaska, circa 1940. The ship served the Alaska Steamship Company, running coastal routes from Seattle to Alaska, for nearly 20 years until she was scrapped in 1955 (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16347 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Half million dollar fire in Fairbanks, January 1946 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-01-20 | "HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE, FAIRBANKS" proclaimed the headline of Juneau's Daily Alaska Empire in all-caps on January 7, 1946. The fire that destroyed four wooden business buildings on Second Avenue near Cushman Street in downtown Fairbanks had occurred about 36 hours earlier, on a Saturday night when temps dipped into the double digits below zero. One hardware store, two cocktail bars, a liquor store, a barber shop and a meat market were consumed in the flames. According to the newspaper account, the fire started from an unknown cause between the Mecca Bar and the Patton Hardware Store. Exploding ammunition on the shelves of the hardware store "kept firemen at bay" and shattered windows across the street. The Lavery Building immediately west of the fire was saved. Progression of the fire to the east was blocked by the Empress Theater, one of Fairbanks' earliest concrete structures. The Fairbanks Fire Department and Ladd Field firemen, along with the aid of volunteers, brought the fire under control. According to the newspaper report, "No one was injured in the fierce fire." These scenes show the aftermath on the following day (B&W/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16347 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Learning to ski, 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2023-01-13 | Two couples hone their skiing skills in Interior Alaska near Fairbanks, circa 1940s (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16344 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Six 1972 Fairbanks holiday news stories Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-12-23 | Local TV news stories from Fairbanks, Alaska, cover students on holiday break, Alaska Native artwork, a department store Santa, long-distance phone-calling, Christmas Day meals at the state jail, and New Year's resolutions for 1973. The stories originally aired on KTVF-TV Channel 11 in December, 1972 (Color/Sound/16mm film).The first story covers college and rural high school students leaving Fairbanks for the holiday break, and elementary school children on their last day of school for the year. According to film labels, the story aired on December 22, 1972.The second story opens on the Tanana Chiefs' Fairbanks Native Community Center building on Lacey Street. Artists including Poldine Carlo, Hannah Solomon and Etta Lord, make and sell artwork and crafts. According to film labels, the story aired on December 16, 1972. The third story focuses on Woolworth's Department Store Santa Claus, Paul Gillam. According to film labels, the story aired on December 16, 1972. In the fourth story, managers of RCA Alaska Communications are interviewed about their plans to handle the high number of Christmas Day phone calls. Fairbanks had just adopted direct distance dialing (DDD). According to film labels, the story aired on December 17, 1972. The fifth story shows scenes of the Christmas feast prepared and served to inmates at the state jail. According to film labels, the story aired on December 25, 1972. In the sixth story, reporter Larry Holmstrom interviews passers-by at the Gavora Mall about their plans for the New Year. According to film labels, the story aired on December 30, 1972.Note that names in the closed captioning for this video may not be spelled correctly. Please contact the Alaska Film Archives if you know the correct spellings.These clips are from AAF-6019 of the KTVF Television Film collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Steamship travel from Seattle to Juneau, circa 1940 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-12-16 | Circa 1940 travel from Seattle to Juneau includes scenes of the Alaska Steamship Company dock in Seattle, the Seattle waterfront as seen from aboard ship, the Port of Seattle sign, the SS Yukon, Alaska Pacific Salmon Company buildings possibly near Ketchikan, the Alaska Steamship Company dock in Juneau, and the AJ Mine in Juneau (Color/Silent/16mm film).This film clip is from AAF-16327 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Dogs at work and puppies at play, 1949-1950 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-12-09 | Dogs work and puppies play alongside an unidentified trapper in Southcentral Alaska. The dogs carry packs as the trapper snowshoes, and then pull a sled up a steep incline. Puppies play near a woodpile back at the cabin. Notes accompanying the film reel indicate the film was shot in 1949 to 1950 in the Copper River region (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-16330 of the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Lower Kuskokwim videos, circa 1980s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-11-25 | The Alaska Film Archives at University of Alaska Fairbanks is honored to present this handful of clips selected from 150 recently-digitized historical videotapes. These videos were originally recorded in the Lower Kuskokwim River region of southwest Alaska by community members and by students and faculty of the Lower Kuskokwim School District. Scenes include basket weavers, Yup'ik language instructor Betty Huffman, Yup'ik dancers, and the communities of Eek, Goodnews Bay and Kipnik, Alaska (Color/B&W/Sound/Silent/Umatic videotape).Thanks to funding from the Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment, the Alaska Film Archives was able to digitize, preserve and make accessible almost 75 hours of one-of-a-kind footage from the Lower Kuskokwim School District Collection. Most of the recordings were made during the 1980s, with a few from the 1990s. Videos cover activities throughout southwest Alaska, including Bethel, Kilbuck, Newtok, Kipnuk, Hooper Bay, Goodnews Bay and Mekoryuk, among other communities. These invaluable recordings were made during a time when videotape technology was beginning to come into wide use, and when students and local community members were just beginning to have broad access to technologies allowing them to tell and share their own stories via video. Topics include sled building, Alaska Native dances, Yup'ik songs, story telling, school activities, sports, language instruction and community theater. These videos capture the sights and sounds of the region during a dynamic period of cultural and language revitalization. Original obsolete videotapes were digitized by Scene Savers of Kentucky. Clips in this montage are from AAF-11739, AAF-11668, AAF-11649, AAF-11638, AAF-11644 and AAF-11643. For more information about these and other videos in the collection, please contact the Alaska Film Archives, which is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Airplane takeoff in wintertime, 1935 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-11-18 | A Pacific Alaska Airways (PAA) single-engine Ford airplane on skis is prepped, taxis downfield, and then takes off from Weeks Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1935 (B&W/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-243 of the Robert & Marion Hall Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Training for Northern Operations Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-11-11 | U.S. military personnel navigate a variety of Alaska landscapes in this clip from a 1960s silent film titled "Training for Northern Operations" by Sergeant First Class R.C. Powers. Scenes were filmed at the Black Rapids Training Site south of Delta Junction, Alaska, as part of a program of the U.S. Army Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC). The NWTC has provided cold weather and mountain warfare training since the late 1940s and is currently managed out of Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaska Film Archives thanks and recognizes all members of the U.S. Armed Forces for their service and dedication (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-10306 of the Fort Wainwright Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Historical Alaska radio programs now available online Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-11-04 | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Oral History unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives at University of Alaska Fairbanks has digitized and made accessible 241 historical KUAC radio programs, thanks to a Recordings at Risk grant through the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The programs which are predominantly from the 1980s include Chinook, Homefires, I Didn’t Know That, Conversations with Susan McInnis, and Sundays at Noon. You can now listen to all these fantastic radio programs online through the Historical Audio section of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Digital Repository (https://archives.library.uaf.edu/) or through the library catalog of the UAF Rasmuson & Mather Libraries (https://library.uaf.edu/home). For more information contact Leslie McCartney, Curator of Oral History: lmccartney (at) alaska.edu.This audio sequence is from Oral History Identifier 85-210 PT. 2. To hear the full unedited program, visit https://archives.library.uaf.edu/ and search for "Bill Stevens is interviewed by Karen McPherson in Fairbanks, Alaska - Part 2." This item is held by Oral History, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Tundra Times celebrates 10 years in 1972 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-10-28 | Editor Howard Rock is interviewed about the 10th anniversary of the Tundra Times newspaper in Fairbanks, Alaska, in October 1972. The newspaper, which was published from 1962 to 1997, focused on matters of interest to all Native peoples of Alaska. In addition to being a newspaper editor, Howard Rock, or Uyaġak (previously written as Weiyahok), was a well known Iñupiaq activist and artist (Color/Sound/16mm film).This sequence contains clips from AAF-6017 of the KTVF Television Film Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. This clip has been edited for use on social media; the full story is available at the APRCA Digital Repository site. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Wintry 1940s Alaska Railroad travel Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-10-21 | Early 1940s travel from Seward to Nenana on the Alaska Railroad includes scenes of a dog and man in a small speeder car, the Spencer Glacier south of Anchorage, steam locomotive No. 614, coal seams at Healy, telegraph poles alongside the track, the Nenana Depot, and the Mears Memorial Bridge at Nenana (Color/Silent/16mm film).This film sequence is an excerpt of AAF-16327 from the Arnie M. Lee and Family collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Fairbanks football, 1950 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-10-14 | Scenes from football games at Griffin's Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, were filmed from September 1949 to March 1950. Signs on the edge of the field, now known as Griffin Park, feature ads for Lavery’s grocery store, Livesley’s, Cooper’s, Fairbanks Cold Storage, Pat and Mike’s, Northern Commercial Company, and the Pastime bar (Color/Silent/16mm film).This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-7638 from the Russ & Thelma Huber Film Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Driving from Alaska to Canada, 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-10-07 | 1940s travel from Alaska to Canada's Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, includes scenes of signposts, U.S. Customs at the Alaska-Canada border, the Mackintosh Trading Post, the Alaska Highway (ALCAN highway), sternwheelers on the Yukon River, and the town of Whitehorse. Scenes may be from one or more different road trips (Color/Silent/16mm film).Excerpt from AAF-598 of the Ward Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Metlakatla Alaska, circa 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-09-30 | Scenes at Metlakatla on Annette Island in southeast Alaska include a pilot wearing a Pan American World Airways (PAA) uniform, the PAA terminal building, and passengers boarding a DC-4 aircraft, circa late 1940s (Color/Silent/16mm film).Excerpt from AAF-598 of the Ward Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Nome waterfront, 1940s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-09-23 | Workers and barges at the Lomen Brothers dock at the waterfront in Nome, Alaska, circa 1940s (Color/Silent/16mm film).Excerpt of AAF-441 from the James and George Lounsbury Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Peeling logs for cabin construction Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-09-16 | A man uses a drawknife to peel the bark off of logs and smoothen them in preparation for building a cabin in Interior Alaska, circa 1960s (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-9699 of the Merton Attwood Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Queen Elizabeth visits Whitehorse, 1959 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-09-09 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) visit Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, during a Royal Tour of Canada in 1959. This home movie captured the royal couple riding in a parade car, walking down a crowded street, and waving from aboard a White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad passenger car (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-2246 of the Patty Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Steamship travel 1935 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-09-02 | In this home movie labeled, "Alaska to Seattle 1935," scenes show a family with three children traveling aboard the steamship S.S Yukon. The ship passes waterfronts including Cordova along Alaska's south coast, and Juneau and Ketchikan in southeast Alaska. Shipboard activities include family dining and posing for the camera (Color/Silent/16mm film).This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-7631 from the Russ & Thelma Huber Film Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Celebrate National Dog Day with Gigi! Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-08-26 | Happy National Dog Day! Gigi and her other dog pals traveled and adventured with the Comfort Family throughout Alaska, Canada and the United States during the 1970s. Along the way they visited many sites and landmarks that are familiar to travelers and tourists yet today! Josh, one of the Alaska Film Archives' interns, assisted in digitizing and cataloging the large Comfort Family Films collection, consisting of nearly 200 films showing family activities and travel mainly throughout Alaska. Josh created this compilation in celebration of the much beloved family dog (Color/Silent/Super-8mm film).This sequence contains excerpts from numerous films in the Comfort Family Films collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Savoonga baseball, circa 1950s Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-08-19 | Young people at Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island play baseball, circa 1950s (B&W/Silent/16mm film). This clip is from AAF-591 of the Julius & Opal Fowler Harkey collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
1967 Fairbanks flood recounted Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-08-12 | The August 1967 flood and earlier floods caused by the Chena River at Fairbanks, Alaska, are recounted in scenes from the program "Fairbanks Yesterday Today Tomorrow." This program about Fairbanks' history was produced in 1974 through the facilities of KUAC-TV and the Division of Media Services at University of Alaska. Tom Duncan narrates this segment (Color/Sound/Umatic videotape). This clip is from AAF-2972 of the University of Alaska collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Eskimo Olympics, circa 1968 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-08-05 | Scenes from the opening of the Eskimo Olympics, filmed at Alaskaland's Gold Dome in Fairbanks, Alaska, likely in 1968. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, the 8th Eskimo Olympics opened on August 8, 1968, and began with the lighting of the Olympic seal oil lamp, followed by introduction of Queen contestants and the marching of all contestants. In this clip, closeups show the variety of patterns and designs on parkas and footwear; groups from Barrow (now Utqiaġvik), Kotzebue, Inuvik (Canada), and Minto are featured. Today the event, now known as the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO), is held annually in Fairbanks in July. Sports highlight cultural practices and traditional survival skills of northern Native cultures through competitions such as the ear pull, kneel jump, high kick, knuckle hop and four-man carry. There are also dance competitions and a pageant that focuses on cultural knowledge (B&W, Silent, Super 8mm film).This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-10797 from the George Steck collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Tanana Valley State Fair 1970 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-07-29 | Scenes from the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks, Alaska, including a family riding on the Tilt-A-Whirl and carousel, and Alaska Governor Keith Harvey Miller speaking on stage at the fairgrounds. Founded in 1924, the Tanana Valley State Fair is the oldest fair in Alaska. Miller served only two years as Alaska's governor from 1969 to 1970, but during that time he lobbied extensively for construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and development of Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil fields (Color/Silent/Super-8mm film). This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-19055 and AAF-19056 from the Comfort Family Films collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Fairbanks Golden Days Parade, circa 1960 Alaska Film Archives - UAF 2022-07-22 | One float proclaims Alaska's opportunities to be "construction, fishing and gold digging," in this late 1950s/early 1960s Golden Days Parade along Cushman Street in Fairbanks, Alaska. According to the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Fairbanks began celebrating its 1903 founding in 1952. The July celebration known as Golden Days continues to this day, and includes a parade and other activities commemorating Fairbanks' gold-mining roots (Color/Silent/16mm film).This clip is from AAF-9698 of the Attwood Collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
