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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, Fairbanks housing and traffic, smokejumpers]
[KTVF news stories, Fairbanks housing and traffic, smokejumpers]
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. The film features men being interviewed about the housing shortage in Fairbanks and borough rezoning efforts that would regulate boarding houses, the borough mayor being interviewed (June 1975) (sound and silent), a reporter touring facilties used by the BLM smokejumpers (June 1975) (poor sound), Fairbanks mobile home park scenes (June 1975) (silent), a machine called the "Kar Killer" being used to crush junk cars (June 1975) (sound), a military representative being interviewed about the Chena Flood Control project (June 24, 1975) (sound), bystanders watching as a body is pulled from the Chena River (June 1975) (silent), the NASA Ames Research Center and high altitude views of a large city (June 1975) (silent), the groundbreaking ceremony for the Fairbanks Federal Building (July 23, 1975) (sound), a man being interviewed about the (Pan-Am) airline service to Fairbanks (July 14, 1975) (sound), banquet scenes (July 14, 1975) (poor sound), animals at the Alaskaland zoo (July 14, 1975) (silent), Fairbanks neighborhood scenes (July 15, 1975) (silent), rainy downtown Fairbanks scenes (July 15, 1975) (silent), the NOAA Gilmore Creek Facility (July 16, 1975) (silent), Disneyland's construction in California (July 17, 1975) (sound), an Air Force C-5 cargo airplane loaded with luggage and equipment (July 19, 1975) (silent), a police officer and "Safety Bear" meeting with children to talk about summer safety (July 19, 1975) (sound), an interview with the city manager of Juneau about the possible impact of moving the capital (July 29, 1975) (sound), men in Revolutionary War and Civil War costumes, a choir singing (July 25, 1975) (sound), athlete Jesse Owens being interviewed by a Fairbanks reporter (July 25, 1975) (sound), aerial views of wildfire (July 1975) (silent), a small airplane overturned near Fort Wainwright (July 1975) (silent), traffic on Lathrop Street (July 1975) (silent), traffic on Cushman Street (July 4, 1975) (silent), and scenes of various old Fairbanks cabins (July 31, 1975) (silent).
[KTVF news stories, interviews, dog mushing, softball, forest fires]
[KTVF news stories, interviews, dog mushing, softball, forest fires]
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 speaking at a banquet about the need for action (title of segment is "University of Alaska President Hiatt") (undated) (sound), Pan Am officials being interviewed at an airport about a New York to Tokyo flight stopping at Fairbanks and tracing the route pioneered by Charles and Anne Lindbergh (title of segment is "Ted Lehme") (undated) (sound), men and women at dinner and at a painting class (titles of segment is "People: North Star Council on Aging") (undated) (silent), a dog musher being interviewed about travel by dogsled along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route (title of segment is "People: Red Ohlsen") (undated) (sound), a man being interviewed about borough and city government structure (title of segment is "People: Wally Droz") (undated) (sound), boat views and a woman being interviewed aboard a boat (segment is titled "Smith") (undated) (silent), men playing pool (segment is titled "Gov. Hammond") (undated) (sound), views of people in downtown Fairbanks, men in scuba gear running through the street and into the Pantry Market, men swimming in the Chena River (segment is titled "Pantry Outs") (undated) (silent), children exploring a library (undated) (silent), views of DJs at work in the booth at the KFRB radio station in Fairbanks (segment is titled "Highways") (1971) (sound and silent), members of the Fairbanks Softball Association presenting a jacket to borough representative J. Carlson who then hits and throws a softball (undated) (sound), and aerial views of a wildfire and smoke (undated) (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).
[KTVF news stories, Valdez oil tankers, forest fires]
[KTVF news stories, Valdez oil tankers, forest fires]
Some segments of film have sound, and others are silent. The footage features Golden Days promotions, gold panning demonstrations in the Penneys parking lot in downtown Fairbanks, newsreporters advertising upcoming coverage of the Golden Days Parade, an Arco oil tanker in Valdez, scenes from a Valdez celebration. (August 3, 1977), Jay Hammond speaking at a Governor's banquet (August, 1977) (silent), a map of bike trails, Fairbanks scenes (silent), trees being cleared from a park area (August 19, 1977) (silent), the Tanana Valley Community College General Store (August, 1977) (silent), trash at a rest area by the Tanana River along Chena Pump Road (silent), firemen collecting money in boots for a fundraiser (silent), farm animals and plants (August 13, 1977) (silent), bridge construction on Chena Hot Springs Road (silent), Tanana Valley Fair scenes (silent), homes in Beaver Subdivision in North Pole, a woman being interviewed (August 12, 1977), a forest fire and a helicopter (August 2, 1977) (silent), the Valdez City Manager (Carpenter?) being interviewed, a village along a river (Shungnak?), crews fighting a forest fire at night (silent), aerial views of a Beaver Creek fire (August 12, 1977) (silent), scenes of Fairbanks in a haze of wildfire smoke (August 11, 1977) (silent), people looking at items at a pipeyard sale (silent), a motorcycle rider (Bob Correl?) performing a stunt, D-2 Lands Hearings, Jay Hammond speaking (August 20, 1977) (silent), kids playing in an indoor swimming pool (silent), a Northwest airplane landing, troops and cargo offloading at Fort Wainwright (October 28, 1977) (silent), firefighters battling a structure fire (December 8, 1977) (silent), and young dogsled mushers being interviewed.
[KTVF television Alaskan news footage from 1976]
[KTVF television Alaskan news footage from 1976]
Footage includes a display of arctic equipment used by the U.S. Army (1/22/76), the exterior and interior of a building under construction during winter (1/22/76), a construction site for Bentley Mall (1/15/76), picketers in front of a BIA office (1/76), ash on snow by the M.U.S. power plant (1/76), crowds on Second Avenue (1976), prostitutes on Second Avenue (1976), soldiers and equipment during a "Jack Frost" military training exercise (1/22/76), a display of arctic equipment used by the U.S. Army, Alaska Native soldiers with snow machines during a "Jack Frost" training exercise, a gift being presented to an unidentified military officer and the officer speaking about the U.S. Army's role in Alaska (1/76), soldiers in the field during a "Jack Frost" exercise (1/76), teamster picketers in front of N.C. Machinery (1/76), a United Way banquet (1/22/76), utility workers working on a power pole, a National Weather Service office (1/76), a Boeing 747 that was damaged during landing at Fairbanks International Airport (2/76), buildings and refinery construction in North Pole (2/76), taxi cabs in downtown Fairbanks during winter (2/10/76), a man pointing out layers of ash in snow near the M.U.S. power plant and views of smoke from the plant (2/6/76), and University of Alaska buildings and students (2/18/76).
[KTVF television news stories from Fairbanks during 1974 and 1975]
[KTVF television news stories from Fairbanks during 1974 and 1975]
Footage includes the construction of the new State Building on Eighth Avenue (9/21/74), a United Way campaign (9/24/74), Hawaiian dancers in a bank lobby (9/24/74), men walking geese down Second Avenue on leashes (9/28/74), a mock fashion show, people on the street are being asked if Alaska should be independent (9/17/74), a small plane crash followed by an ambulance wreck on Airport Road (9/23/74), Paul Harvey speaking at a banquet (9/22/74), people on a street commenting about current election campaigns (11/4/74), Pioneers Home residents Charlie Creamer, Ilene Ferguson, Warren Taylor, Amelia Hero, and Richard Callahan being interviewed about pipeline construction (11/10/74), footage of the Doyon building under construction (11/10/74), a night time baseball game between the Pirates from Hawaii and the Goldpanners, Lathrop High School basketball scrimmage, a women's softball game, horseshoe pitching, the N.C. Machinery Company building (3/8/75), an unidentified Alaska Native man being interviewed about the annual Fairbanks Native Association potlatch, and people being asked if they believe in leprechauns (3/17/75).