Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Scenes from the August 1967 flood in Fairbanks, Alaska, include homes near the downtown area, a swollen Chena River, a helicopter flying overhead, numerous boats in the streets, the municipal power plant, the Polaris Building, Immaculate Conception church, Samson Hardware, George C. Thomas Memorial Library on Cowles Street, the Masonic Temple, and the Riverboat Nenana and buildings at Alaskaland (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.
Scenes from the August 1967 flood in Fairbanks, Alaska, include homes near the downtown area, a swollen Chena River, a helicopter flying overhead, numerous boats in the streets, the municipal power plant, the Polaris Building, Immaculate Conception church, Samson Hardware, George C. Thomas Memorial Library on Cowles Street, the Masonic Temple, and the Riverboat Nenana and buildings at Alaskaland (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.
