Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This short clip shows the bridge over the Noyes Slough and the intersection of Illinois Street and College Road in Fairbanks during the mid 1940s. The camera then pans to show the Fairbanks Exploration Company Manager's House, resided in around this time by James and Alta Crawford. Several short brown military buildings are then shown, located in the area where Monroe Catholic High School stands today. The Bentley dairy farm and the Slaterville area are visible in the background, as is Birch Hill (Color/Silent/16mm film).
Noyes Slough is a secondary channel of the Chena River. It is named after Fred Noyes, who ran a sawmill on the slough during the early 1900s. According to Wikipedia, the Lower Tanana name for the slough is Trothttheetkhun'a.
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.
This short clip shows the bridge over the Noyes Slough and the intersection of Illinois Street and College Road in Fairbanks during the mid 1940s. The camera then pans to show the Fairbanks Exploration Company Manager's House, resided in around this time by James and Alta Crawford. Several short brown military buildings are then shown, located in the area where Monroe Catholic High School stands today. The Bentley dairy farm and the Slaterville area are visible in the background, as is Birch Hill (Color/Silent/16mm film).
Noyes Slough is a secondary channel of the Chena River. It is named after Fred Noyes, who ran a sawmill on the slough during the early 1900s. According to Wikipedia, the Lower Tanana name for the slough is Trothttheetkhun'a.
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.
