Alaska Film Archives

[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).