Alaska Film Archives - UAF | Six 1972 Fairbanks holiday news stories @alaskafilmarchives | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
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.
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.
