Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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.
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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.










