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Alaska Film Archives

About the Collection

Over the past half century, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has built the largest collection of archival films in and about Alaska. The collection combines hundreds of donations of film and videos to UAF by individuals, organizations and institutions. Materials range from professional productions to amateur home-movies, made in and about Alaska from the earliest days of filmmaking through today. Since 1993 these materials have been held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Films and videos selected for this portal project are a sampling of the thousands available for checkout on DVD through the Rasmuson Library. Unless otherwise noted, items are presented here in their entirety, unedited and uncut. Short, popular clips from the collection can be viewed on our YouTube channel. Read more about the Alaska Film Archives.

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[KTVF news stories, gasline, pipeline, Alaskaland]
[KTVF news stories, gasline, pipeline, Alaskaland]
Some segments of film contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. This film features people in an auditorium commenting on a proposed Alaska gas pipeline (title of segment is "Gasline Public Hearing") (September 1975) (sound), scenes at a laboratory with blood and lung testing equipment, scenes of a baby nursery (title of segment is "Lung and Blood Tests") (September 1975) (silent), men welding sections of pipe (September 1975) (silent), boats and barges on the Arctic Ocean, a bulldozer pushing gravel, an interview about the race to unload barges at Prudhoe Bay as an early winter approaches, scenes with more barges (September 1975) (sound), people working on vehicles at various auto shops, the 76 station in Fairbanks (title of segment is "Auto-winterizing") (September 1975) (silent), shots of a campground about to be closed (title of segment is "Campgrounds Close") (September 1975) (silent), students on campus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Wood Center, Gruening Building, and Moore-Bartlett-Skarland dorm buildings (title of segment is "U of A Back to Classes") (September 1975) (silent), men looking at printouts of seismic activity (segment is titled "Earthquake Studies at U of A") (September 1975) (silent), men operating a drill-rig, the interior of a mine, a cart leaving the mine (title of segment is "Coal Mining") (September 1975) (silent), crowds shopping in downtown Fairbanks (title of segment is "Labor Day Shopping") (September 1975) (sound), exterior shots of a power plant, a Golden Valley sign (title of segment is "MUS Power Plant") (July 1975) (silent), runners crossing a finish line (title of segment is "Equinox Run") (September 1975) (silent), a mobile home trailer park, a gully full of water (title of segment is "Lake View Trailers/sewage") (September 1975) (silent), workers on a school bus, teams welding pipe sections, workers on a break (title of segment is "Pipe Welding") (September 1975) (sound), waterfowl and peacocks in pens at Alaskaland in Fairbanks (September 22, 1975) (silent), kids play on a playground near ATCO trailer units, interior views of trailer classrooms (no date) (silent), oil and mining equipment on display at Alaskaland (title of segment is "Oil and Mineral Show") (October 2, 1975) (silent), wolves in pens at Alaskaland (October 2, 1975) (silent), voting activities at various precincts in Fairbanks (title of segment is "Election 1975") (October 7, 1975) (silent), old Air Force scenes with various aircraft and scenes from World War II (title of segment is "Air Force Gooney Bird") (October 7, 1975) (sound), an overturned truck and smashed car in downtown Fairbanks, crowds watching as firefighters and rescue crews work at the scene (title of segment is "Car Crash") (October 15, 1975) (silent), views of trees (title of segment is "Herbicides Folio") (October 15, 1975) (silent), views of lights and light poles at outdoor hockey rinks, kids playing dodgeball (title of segment is "Hockey Lights") (October 15, 1975) (silent), a man installing pipes in a trench (title of segment is "Water Project Fairwest") (October 14, 1975) (silent), views of a construction site near downtown Fairbanks (October 14, 1975) (sound), a view of a "Keep Out" sign on a walkway over a street (title of segment is "Old Folks Home") (October 14, 1975) (silent), accommodations and facilities at Salvation Army and Fairbanks Rescue Mission (title of segment is "Charity Services") (October 17, 1975) (silent), a person feeding a bear through a chain link fence and attempting to coax the bear onto a ramp (title of segment is "Alaskaland Bear") (October 17, 1975) (silent), and construction of the Tanana Valley Clinic in Fairbanks (segment is titled "Clinic Addition") (October 21, 1975) (silent).
[KTVF news stories, UAF construction, high school graduations, raft race]
[KTVF news stories, UAF construction, high school graduations, raft race]
Some segments of film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. The footage includes a man talking about stamps commemorating the U.S. Postal Service, scenes of workers sorting mail, a Fairbanks post office building (1973) (sound), a panel of people discussing economic development in Fairbanks (segment titled "Development Hearing" (May 3, 1973) (sound), a child's hearing being tested at the Fairbanks Public Health Clinic (May 5, 1973) (sound), artwork being displayed, a banquet, Dr. William Wood and others speaking (segment titled "University") (May 5, 1973) (silent), a warning sign about poison used at a dump (segment titled "Rat Poison") (May 7, 1973) (silent), a display about library service cuts at the Fairbanks library (May 8, 1973) (silent), women looking at and talking about Alaskan artwork (May 8, 1973) (sound), men speaking about founding a group to promote the development of Alaska's natural resources (May 10, 1973) (sound), police and spectators looking at the aftermath of a car and motorcycle collision in downtown Fairbanks (May 10, 1973) (silent), the construction of a bridge over railroad tracks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (May 12, 1973) (silent), people picking up trash along a roadside (May 12, 1973) (silent), banquet scenes (segment is titled "Host") (May 18, 1973) (silent), people walking along a roadside, road signs for Hillcrest and Yankovich and Lawlor Roads (segment titled "Hope Walk") (May 26, 1973) (silent), a graduation ceremony (segment titled "Monroe Grads") (1973) (silent), soldiers firing howitzers during a Fort Wainwright ceremony (segment titled "Memorial Day") (1973) (silent), race boats going under a Chena River bridge (segment titled "Fairbanks to Nenana Outboard Race") (1973) (silent), a drawing of the Medical and Dental Arts Facility, views of 19th Avenue and the Lathrop Street area (May 29, 1973) (silent), an awards ceremony and banquet (segment titled "Career Ext. Center") (May 3, 1973) (silent), a graduation ceremony (segment titled "Eielson Grad") (May 21, 1973) (silent), a lengthy report about the 1970 raft race from Fairbanks to Nenana on the Tanana River, a reporter interviewing raft crews, and scenes of many colorful and wildly-decorated rafts on the river (1970) (sound).