Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Compilation of 1940s Yukon River breakup footage showing springtime ice jams and flooding impacts, including scenes at Fort Yukon, Alaska.
Source & Format
Color, silent, 16mm film
Jess and Cathryne Knight Collection (AAF-7619)
Alaska Film Archives
Repository
The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Compilation of 1940s Yukon River breakup footage showing springtime ice jams and flooding impacts, including scenes at Fort Yukon, Alaska.
Source & Format
Color, silent, 16mm film
Jess and Cathryne Knight Collection (AAF-7619)
Alaska Film Archives
Repository
The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Contact
If you have additional information or can help further identify what’s seen here, we welcome your insights. Please contact us using the information in the “About” section.
Support the Alaska Film Archives
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Donations of any amount help us preserve and share Alaska’s audiovisual history. Visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help. Thank you!
