Alaska Film Archives

[1967 Fairbanks flood]
[1967 Fairbanks flood]
This film features what are likely relief efforts during the 1967 Fairbanks flood. A handwritten label on the film box says "Dan[?] airport, Kul[?], Church of God, Westgate, A67, Mom[?], Henry and High school, [?] Day, [?], Flood."
[1969 North American Sled Dog Championship Race - Fairbanks, Alaska]
[1969 North American Sled Dog Championship Race - Fairbanks, Alaska]
These scenes from the 1969 North American Championship Sled Dog Races in Fairbanks, Alaska, filmed by Fairbanks photographer Richard L. Hansen, include: an Alaska Dog Mushers Association sign; a Sled Dog Races Sweepstakes sign; dogs in dog boxes on a truck; a truck with Malamak logos; a man removing dogs from dog boxes and placing dogs in harness; a race board with names including Lombard, Attla, Redington, Shepard, Taylor, Nayokpuk, McDougall, Lake, and Folger; a race announcer; a drum filled with slips of paper for a drawing; spectators watching as the race starts under snowy conditions; a variety of dogs in harnesses; spectators buying and eating cotton candy; close-up views of dogs; a close-up view of a Fairbanks Dog Mushers Association patch on a man’s coat; many people in colorful parkas and boots; dogs rolling in snow; a sign for George Attla sponsored by J.C. Penney Co.; mushers; a truck for Wright's Aurora Huskies; and dogs peeking out of dog boxes on a truck.
[1971 Fairbanks news stories]
[1971 Fairbanks news stories]
This film contains news stories from 1971. Footage and stories include Larry Holmstrom interviewing tourists in a motorhome caravan and at Norlite Campground. Larry Carpenter presents a story on Manley Hot Springs that aired in July 1971. Footage includes the springs, the town, and several residents. Residents identified include Gus Benson, Bob Lee, and Bob "Whitey" Yule. Additional footage includes a report on a water project in Hamilton Acres in Fairbanks, a story about life in Mekoryuk village on Nunivak Island, and adult bicycle riding in Fairbanks in September 1971. People identified in the bicycle story include C.B. Bettisworth, Carol Bettisworth, Alexander Bettisworth, Amy Bettisworth, Andy Kleinfleld, Dr. William James, Geraldine James, Adam James, John James, and Mrs. James.
[1971 KTVF news stories]
[1971 KTVF news stories]
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. Footage includes a man speaking to a large gathering of people (undated) (silent), a student named Michael being interviewed about being expelled from school because of his refusal to cut his hair (story titled "Breeze") (1971) (sound), a man working with a radio antenna, men looking at an Alaska map, a man describing the Geophysical Institute's Biomedical Program and explaining how medical aid stations in Alaska villages can get medical information over the radio network (December 6, 1971) (sound), a story about Eneput Children's Center, women cooking, children playing (December 4, 1971) (sound), a man being interviewed about construction delays at the new Yak Estates Apartments in Fairbanks (December 7, 1971) (sound), students standing outside on a cold day, Nanooks basketball game scenes (1971) (silent), a man being interviewed about an Alaska Supreme Court Case involving charges of incompetence and immorality against a school principal (undated) (sound), children posing in a Nativity scene at First Baptist Church (1971) (sound), a story about a new training program for carpenters and journeymen (undated) (sound), men in a meeting (undated) (silent), statuettes of a gold panner being handed out at a ceremony, a story about an Alaskaland celebration (undated) (sound), children lining up to see Santa at Alaskaland Civic Center (undated) (sound), a man being interviewed about a court case involving charges against a school principal (undated) (sound), men being interviewed about police training, Lathrop High School students being interviewed about a student trooper program (1971) (sound), people in a meeting (1971) (silent), a man being interviewed about MUS Power Plant operations as men work at a coal chute and control panel (undated) (sound), people decorating a Christmas tree, men working on the pipeline, the BP building, and a cook making a meal menu (story titled "Arctic Christmas") (undated) (silent).
[1975 Fairbanks winter scenes]
[1975 Fairbanks winter scenes]
Footage features small houses in Fairbanks during winter, cars idling along streets in ice fog, a man pointing out exhaust system modifications designed to decrease emissions, downtown Fairbanks with ice fog during a dark afternoon, and a model and artist's concept of the Noel Wien library.
[Adler-Tollefson Family films - 1]
[Adler-Tollefson Family films - 1]
This film features Joanie Adler’s birthday with eight candles on the cake, Joe Crosson Jr. or Don Crosson at the party, Joanie Adler playing croquet with parents, Joanie Adler skiing with her parents and other children, Chena River break-up near the Cushman Street Bridge in Fairbanks, Chena River break-up with cars and trucks on streets (including Illinois Street), an overview of flooding as seen from a rooftop, coal bunkers in the background, Fairbanks Winter Carnival queen contestants, and an ice throne. Notes on the original film say “Terry Gordon, Baby ‘36, Xmas, Snow, Cabin, Flood, Carnival, Break-up ‘36, and Carnival ‘36.”
[Adler-Tollefson Family films - 2]
[Adler-Tollefson Family films - 2]
This is the 1936 Winter Carnival in Fairbanks.
[Adler-Tollefson Family films - 3]
[Adler-Tollefson Family films - 3]
This film contains footage of Joanie Adler with adults, Joanie riding a pony, Joanie at the zoo, Joanie riding a bike, an unidentified couple at a mining operation, Joanie Adler swimming, Joanie with her parents at a cabin, Joanie playing with Christmas toys, children in a parade in Fairbanks near the Cushman Street Bridge, aerial shots of mountains, break-up, a family camping and sawing wood, and more aerial shots of mountains.
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Ted Stevens]
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Ted Stevens]
In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews senator Ted Stevens about upcoming national and state issues. The program was recorded on December 19, 1996. Boucher and Stevens discuss Fairbanks Daily News Miner editor Bill Snedden, subsistence issues, wetlands development in Alaska, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oilfield development in northern Alaska, the National Petroleum Reserve, the Fort Knox Gold Mine in Fairbanks and other new mines in the state, subsistence and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Senate Appropriations Committee, telecommunications legislation, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, fisheries, the 100th anniversary of the Alaska gold rush, and Alaska stewardship of the land.
[Annabeth Hanlon collection 2]
[Annabeth Hanlon collection 2]
Footage includes people panning for gold, a B-17 flying overhead, men cutting firewood with a truck-mounted saw in downtown Fairbanks, downtown buildings, Wien Alaska Airlines operations at Weeks Field, an airplane taking off, Jim Dodson's airplane, hangars on the field, fire, children ice skating, dog sled races on the Chena Rive, men launching a small barge, travel in an outboard motor-powered riverboat, the tug M.S. Otter of Fairbanks pushing a barge, a grouse on the road, men working on a cabin, a small boat being launched in a lake, men cutting ice for drinking water with a hand saw, a car pulling a sled with blocks of ice, a fire in a Fairbanks Laundry building, and a formation of military airplanes. Notes accompanying the film say: view of McKinley, Deadwood and Dr. Schiable, around Fairbanks, sawing wood, around 2nd Ave., Wien Airways & Jim in planes, old Pan Am, Dorothy's house, skating in Main School yard, my 8th, dog team races at end of 2nd, K9 team won, youngster falling down, Albas trip, grouse, McKinley, ducks, Hanlon, building at lake, kids, lake boat, Albert Martin, Bob Harwood, geese, cutting ice, Bud Shaw, (?), fire at laundry, Russian DC-3, P-63 to Russia led by B-25.
[Arnie M. Lee and Family collection - 8]
[Arnie M. Lee and Family collection - 8]
Notes with this film say “1949 Charlotte Ames and Bob, Don, Mrs. Wiener, and Lee Family at Airport, Pan Am DC4; 1949 Norman and Ingrid at Badger Road cabin, 1962 Boat Races, Chena River in Fairbanks, Christmas 1961 Arne Jergen; 1962 Boat Races in Chena Rover; 1962 Norman’s second car 1956 Pontiac; 1962 Hydraulic mining Ester Alaska; 1962 Cleanup at Hassel’s Mine; 1962 Golden Days Fairbanks and Ingrid home in 1972; 1962 Arne and Arnold Nordale, Ferry at Nenana.” The film contains footage of a Pan American World Airways airplane, children playing, children hoisting one another with a rope and pulley system, children skiing, a Christmas tree in a home, a family meal in a home, the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, power boats on the river, crowds gathered along the riverbank to watch boats, a Fairbanks home, hydraulic giants and a mining operation, men cleaning up a sluice box, dancing in downtown Fairbanks, Monty’s Department Store and Lacey Street Theater signs, views from aboard the Sternwheeler Yutana, the Nenana bridge, a fishwheel, highway travel, and Fielding Lake.
[Bill Stroecker interview May 3, 2007]
[Bill Stroecker interview May 3, 2007]
Bank president and community leader William G. Stroecker (1920-2010) of Fairbanks, Alaska, speaks to students at Monroe High School in Fairbanks on May 3, 2007, after first being introduced by instructor Pat Doogan (James P. Doogan, Jr.). Stroecker talks about his family's background in Alaska going back to the days of the gold rush, being born in St. Joseph's Hospital in Fairbanks in 1920, graduating from Main School in Fairbanks in 1938, attending military school in New Mexico, graduating from the University of Alaska, U.S. Army service during World War II, and joining the First National Bank of Alaska in 1947. He discusses the importance of basketball in his life. He mentions Charles Creamer, Dyea and the Chilkoot Trail, Noyes Slough, Loomis Security, gold exploration in the Fairbanks area, the Spanish Flu, Creamer's Dairy, Richard "Dick" Wood, E.T. Barnette, Ben Eielson, W.F. Thompson, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, the Fairbanks Airplane Company, Noel Wien, and Joe Crosson. He talks about being a bank president until 1978, Alaska Pacific Bank, Key Bank, and knowing prospectors as he was growing up. He tells students about the importance of getting outdoors and exercising, and lists the locations of his cabins scattered throughout the state. He says that music is a big part of his life, and talks about playing trumpet, and about the swing era of music. A student asks him about Roswell, New Mexico, and UFOs. He talks about the North Slope being a godforsaken place and about the importance of the oil industry to the state. He talks about Atlantic Richfield and Exxon. He shares his philosophy that tomorrow is gone forever and so today is a good day. He talks about his house at Fifth and Noble Streets in Fairbanks and periodic flooding of town. He talks about Piledriver Slough, the Chena River, ice from the Tanana River flowing through town, and Moose Creek Dam. He says that he loves everything about living in Alaska and doesn't mind the cold. He talks about hiking on snowshoes. He talks about mosquitoes on the North Slope. He talks about boating and camping, and hunting for moose, sheep and deer. He talks about duck hunting with his black Labrador Retrievers at Healy Lake. He talks about marrying in 1957. He mentions Ted Stevens. He discusses his love for birch trees and talks about trimming birch trees near his home to a height of 14 feet so that they look like large shrubs. He talks about Main School, how everyone walked everywhere in Fairbanks because there weren't many cars, basketball, and dog mushing. He goes into detail about his first job as a teenager getting paid 60 to 90 cents per hour at Independent Lumber Company, and about wood products being locally milled after being floated down the Chena River. He discussed getting hazed as a new cadet at military school, and at being good at wrestling due to the strength he gained from working the lumber mill job. He talks about the importance of getting involved in activities in school, and says he is a strong proponent of sport, including sports for women, because it teaches people to get along.
[Eyth Family collection films 4]
[Eyth Family collection films 4]
This film contains scenes from the 1967 flood in Fairbanks including flooded streets and homes, a bridge, cars under water, people in a yard, a military truck driving through water with a truckload of people evacuating the flood, people on top of George’s Supermarket sign, and people on the roof of Traveler’s Inn.
[Fairbanks 1960s]
[Fairbanks 1960s]
This film contains views of Fairbanks in the early 1960s, including cars driving through thick ice fog downtown, muddy neighborhood roads during spring break-up, the sternwheeler “Nenana” parked along the Chena River prior to its restoration and move to Alaskaland, and a bulldozer clearing snowy land.
[Fairbanks, family scenes]
[Fairbanks, family scenes]
This film contains footage of men fishing in a river, a large garden in summer, cabins in the snow, trucks driving on a snowy road, Chena River during breakup with large ice flows, a gravel pit with dragline pulling up gravel and depositing to dump truck (dredging river?), farmland with cows, a snowy road, Fairbanks homes and a flower garden, Creamers Dairy and fields, traffic driving on 2nd Avenue in downtown Fairbanks, a woman opening gifts at what appears to be a baby shower, a newborn baby, various scenes of a very young baby in a crib, a baby getting a bath, a man holding baby in a baptismal gown, additional scenes of a baby getting older, laying on floor, rolling over, sitting up, playing with toys, scenes of Christmas, a Christmas tree, a baby in a baby seat next to a Christmas tree, and a group of people celebrating Christmas.
Fairbanks Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Fairbanks Yesterday Today Tomorrow
This program presents the history of Fairbanks from its geological formation through 1974. Credits are as follows: host, Dave Geesin; pre-history, Florence Weber; miner, Tim Ames; mining discussion, Dr. Earl Beistline and Bruce Thomas; readings, Mark Bergeson, Pamela Buckway and Tom Duncan; narration, Charles Creamer, Tom Duncan, Don Hering, Clara Rust and Marion Wood; director, Frank Herriott; Hering segment director, Myron Tisdel; producer, Patrick Moore; production assistant, Frank Henry; research, Kit Jensen; cinematography, Mark Badger; graphics, Nancy Van Veenen; audio, Tom Saxton; video, Dave Walstad and John Reisinger; production, Carolyn Dowling, Pat Fitzgerald, John Ryan, Jim Schneider and Pat Thrasher; photos provided by Mrs. V.K. Brickley, CamerAlaska, Fabian Carey, William Cashen, Florence Collins, Roger Cotting, Mary Hansen, Nelson’s Studio, University of Alaska, and United States Air Force; furnishings provided by Nerlands; parka provided by Martin Victor Furs; produced through the facilities of KUAC-TV and the Division of Media Services at University of Alaska.
[Fall, winter and summer of 1958 and 1959]
[Fall, winter and summer of 1958 and 1959]
Footage includes Jan Koslosky with a large polar bear hide, Fred and Sara Machetanz with dogs and cutting firewood, downhill skiers, a snowplow, a plane on skis at High Ridge Lake, Ernest Gruening on an Anchorage street, High Ridge, an Eskimo woman dancing, Fur Rendezvous dog races, a merry-go-round, and dog weight pull. Additional images include reindeer on rope, Dr. Vic Hessler, a weaver at the loom, a moose in High Ridge Lake, Chilkat dancers at Haines, Sara eating strawberries, Sara and children feeding a moose calf, ski planes on High Ridge Lake, a party at Atwood home in Anchorage, airliners at Anchorage International Airport, a choral group, a moose on the road and High Ridge Lake, aerial view of High Ridge Lake, Alaska Railroad tracks and trains during winter, a snowplow, Healy coal mine, Mount McKinley, Alcan Highway, sign forest on Alcan Highway, Miles Canyon, highway scenery, oil drill rig, water well drill rig, George Sundborg at teletype, statehood celebration in Fairbanks, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner presses, Riverboat Discovery operation, logs on conveyor at mill, fish camp and birch bark basket construction, Fred and Sara at fish camp, gold dredge and loggers.
[Football games, basketball games]
[Football games, basketball games]
This footage shows a night time football game being played outdoors and under lights on a baseball field that was converted into a football field [possibly Griffin Park in Fairbanks?], a football game being played on a snowy field in Fairbanks, and women's basketball games being played in a gymnasium. [Teams in both the football and basketball games wear red and gold uniforms, so they might be from West Valley High School in Fairbanks].
[Geophysical Institute]
[Geophysical Institute]
This footage includes scenes from a youth sports competition, an airplane landing and taking off at the Fairbanks airport, stock car race footage, a man who was injured at the racetrack being taken away in an ambulance (story titled "Stock Car Spots") (September 1974) (silent), the Chapman building at University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Elvey building, a man being interviewed about changes at the Geophysical Institute over the past 25 years, a man demonstrating lab equipment, and a man being interviewed about radio transmission equipment being used to transmit medical information to remote villages in Alaska (October 28, 1974) (silent and sound).
[Geophysical Institute at UAF]
[Geophysical Institute at UAF]
Footage includes an unidentified speaker explaining the method for dating rocks used at the institute and how this information is used by geologists. An unidentified man also explains seismic recording equipment.
[Haul Road, Fairbanks, Sam and Judy Little, John and Joan Wild]
[Haul Road, Fairbanks, Sam and Judy Little, John and Joan Wild]
This footage features scenes of people dancing at a bar as a band is playing, Haul Road scenes, a crane removing pipeline sections from a semi trailer, black smoke from a fire, a trucker (named "Billy Goat" according to notes accompanying the film) in the cab of a truck, men working on a truck and changing a tire, pipeline construction scenes, trucking and truckers, downtown Fairbanks, Haul Road views, a record cover for singer Sam Little, Sam playing guitar, Sam and his family (the woman is identified as Judy in notes accompanying the film), the family's trailer home, the family going car shopping at Aurora Motors in Fairbanks, a woman (identified as Joan in notes accompanying the film) being interviewed, a woman and child, Sam and Judy being interviewed, views of their home's interior, kids playing, a woman and man (identified in notes as John and Joan Wild) being interviewed and working at a cabin, man in a canoe, and a woman at a cabin.
[Home Owner's Insurance interviews]
[Home Owner's Insurance interviews]
Footage features homeowners and officials, interviews with people about problems with home owner's insurance in Fairbanks, and many documents dated 1977 (title of segment is "Home Owner's Insurance 1976?") (sound).
[KTVF commercial out-takes]
[KTVF commercial out-takes]
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. Footage includes several segments of commercials for Tesco Lighting Center (one film segment was labeled "Alaska Press Club Category 37: Tesco Lighting Center: Entrant Gary B. Miller, Chief Photographer KTVF"), a sign for the Bentley Mall, several scenes used in commercials for The Book Bin, commercial out-takes for a pocket pager system (one is labeled "Randy - car"), a segment labeled "Austin Ward, Graphics" containing drawings of the pipeline terminal in Valdez, scenes used in commercials for Mt. McKinley Mutual Savings Bank, Ford dealer Ralph Seekins introducing a new car dealership in Fairbanks and explaining that it is not cheaper to buy a new automobile in Seattle or San Francisco, scenes used in commercials for Jackovich Tractor Equipment Company, Fairbanks Security Service, and Compeau's, scenes of people demonstrating snow blowers, security alarms, snowmachines, and a Bushman tracked vehicle, out-takes from a Mt. McKinley Mutual Savings Bank commercial, a man being interviewed about fire protection and insurance (identified in notes accompanying film as "Insurance Specialist Charlie Parr"), mechanics working on cars (scenes for "Pioneer Chevron" commercial), Ford dealer Ralph Seekins talking about the Ford Pinto Pony for the Jim Thompson Ford dealership, scenes used in commercials for Kobuk Tesoro stations, First Federal Savings and Loan, a radio station, and Sig Wold Storage and Transfer, Inc.
[KTVF miscellaneous short clips, commercial out-takes]
[KTVF miscellaneous short clips, commercial out-takes]
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. Footage includes women and a scuba diver in a hot tub for commercial (silent and sound) (segment titled "Scandia") (undated), a man talking about Steve Cowper for a political commercial, a "Steve Cowper State House" bumper sticker (silent and sound) (undated), interior views of a grocery store (silent) (segment titled North Pole Market Basket) (undated), a reporter asking interview questions to a legislator (sound) (undated), interior views of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library including a short clip of artist Bill Berry painting the children's mural (silent) (undated), a man in a hotel room ordering room service (silent) (segment titled "Gary Russell") (undated), views of a raft race on the Tanana River (silent) (undated), Equinox Marathon participants running and walking up a hillside at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a reporter talking about a course record set by Chris Haines (sound) (1970), crazy shoppers at the Pantry Market for a commercial, views of downtown Fairbanks (silent) (segment titled "Pantry Market") (undated), interior and exterior views of Mt. McKinley Mutual Savings Bank (silent) (undated), grocery store scenes (silent) (January 31, 1976), a man talking about RCA developments that improve the broadcast quality of film (sound) (undated), exterior and interior views of the FMUS Chena Power Plant (silent) (undated), men and women speaking on behalf of Steve Cowper (silent and sound) (undated), Jay Hammond being interviewed about gas line issues, D-2 lands, Bowhead whale hunting, and other topics (sound) (undated), dog mushers racing on trails (silent) (undated), women in a hot tub for a Scandia commercial (silent) (undated), 1972 Midnight Sun 600 snowmachine race racers arriving in Nenana on January 26, 1972 (silent) (undated), snowy Fairbanks streets, people shoveling snow (silent) (undated), and snowy scenes (silent) (January 24, 1971).
[KTVF miscellaneous short clips, mental health stories, etc.]
[KTVF miscellaneous short clips, mental health stories, etc.]
Some segments of film contain audio, others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. Footage includes a man talking about community mental health services in Alaska (sound) (segment titled "Jack McCone") (undated), a woman talking on a phone (silent) (segment titled "Mental Health - Audrey Erkenlens") (undated), children working on craft projects, classroom views (sound) (segment titled "Wendy cutaways") (undated), a counselor talking to a client (silent) (segment titled "Counselor/ Client cutaway") (undated), a man and woman talking on the phone for a modular home commercial (silent) (segment titled "Columbia") (undated), Karen Algarin and others working at desks, typing, and talking on phones (silent) (segment titled "Mental Health cutaways") (undated), people in an office talking (silent) (segment titled "Dr. Doolittle - Audrey phone/secretary") (undated), men in Golden Days costumes, a fashion show in a banquet hall (sound) (segment titled "Golden Days Fashion Show - Traveler's Inn 1977"), a woman being interviewed about the Hope Center, men and women working with disabled clients (sound) (segment titled "Lynn Horning") (undated), a man feeding a penned moose, a man speaking from riverboat at Alaskaland while filming a political commercial (silent and sound) (segment titled "Frank Gold") (undated), a man walking into Dr. Gold's office (silent) (undated), and children playing with toys (silent) (undated).
[KTVF news stories, commercial outtakes, hang-gliding]
[KTVF news stories, commercial outtakes, hang-gliding]
Some segments of film contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on original film are given here in parentheses. This film contains outtake scenes from local Fairbanks commercials (title of segment is "Bloopers") (undated) (sound), views of a Winnebago vehicle equipped with broadcast gear and advertisements for Jim Thompson Ford driving around Fairbanks (segment is titled "Mini Winnie") (undated) (sound), time-lapse views of KTVF staff at work (segment is titled "Our Staff") (undated) (silent), a bride and groom, humorous scenes of a man on skis, an interview with a man at a softball game (untitled and undated segment) (silent and sound), and hang-gliders attempting to get airborne (August 27, 1975) (sound).
[KTVF news stories, construction, crime, Lathrop band]
[KTVF news stories, construction, crime, Lathrop band]
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 road and dike construction (1976) (silent), aerial views of landscapes (1976) (silent), aerial views of the pipeline (1976) (silent), aerial views of pipeline construction (1976) (silent), outtakes from a western show (title of segment is "old movies") (undated) (sound), a KTVF news director speaking about the news department in a promotional spot, various reporters speaking from various locations (undated) (sound), a man cleaning up trash and driving a boat (title of segment is "Marlin Hewlit 1976 Primary Spots") (silent and sound), shots for a political ad (title of segment is "Jim O'Sullivan 1976 Primary") (silent), a story about water usage in a small community, Edith Tegoseak in her home kitchen, a man repairing plumbing, the president of the Association of Interior Eskimos speaking (title of segment is "Eskimo Village") (January 11, 1974) (sound), a newly constructed apartment building on Turner Street in Fairbanks (title of segment is "Wise Apartments") (January 14, 1974) (silent), views of damage to a small concrete block building, an ambulance at the scene (title of segment is "Explosion") (January 16, 1974) (silent), views of an ATCO trailer in a pipeyard (January 17, 1974) (silent), Joe Josephson of the Joint Federal State Land Use Planning Commission speaking at a banquet about the Native Claims Settlement Act (January 22, 1974) (sound), exterior and interior views of the new Goldstream Theater in Fairbanks, men installing seats in the theater (1974) (silent), a police captain being interviewed about organized crime in Fairbanks (January 23, 1974) (sound), a police chief being interviewed about the expected increase in Fairbanks's crime rates because of factors associated with pipeline construction (January 23, 1974) (sound), views of the Alaska National Bank of the North, reception at the bank, Frank Murkowski sitting at a desk, views of an office (1974) (silent), people at a meeting (title of segment is "Y.P.A.") (1974) (silent), scenes from a Lathrop High School band practice, the director of the Malemute Band being interviewed, and student and oboe player Carol being interviewed about a band trip (January 28, 1974) (sound and silent).
[KTVF news stories, construction, Special Olympics]
[KTVF news stories, construction, Special Olympics]
Some segments of film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information is given here in parentheses. The footage features people performing a play (March 1977) (silent), views of a bank and a drive-thru window (story titled "Interior City Bank") (March 1977) (silent), cross country ski race scenes (story titled "Junior Nationals Cross Country Skiing") (March 1977) (silent), file cabinets and stacks of papers (story titled "Assessments") (March 3, 1977) (silent), aerial views of a valley, a cabin in the mountains, a man measuring a tree and walking through snow (March 1977) (silent), a bank thermometer reading 38 degrees, views of people walking downtown (story titled "Winter Wane") (March 1977) (silent), views of the Bentley Mall under construction (story titled "Bentley Mall") (March 1977) (silent), King Hotel, Lamonts building along Airport Way in Fairbanks (story titled "Lamonts") (March 1977) (silent), Arctic First Federal Savings building (story titled "robbery") (March 9, 1977) (silent), bridge construction (story titled "Preserve Pleaze" (March 3, 1977) (silent), artwork on display (March 11, 1977) (silent), a blanket toss on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus (March 1977) (silent), bridge construction scenes (story titled "Chena Bridge Work") (March 11, 1977) (silent), men and an airplane, a lake in summer, frozen cabins and vehicles [in overflow ice?] (segment titled "Wild Lake") (March 1, 1977) (silent), a display of arctic survival gear (March 1977) (silent), roadside trash (April 1977) (silent), views from the UAF campus, the University of Alaska Fire Department, a cabin on fire (April 1977) (silent), a man being interviewed about fire and homeowners insurance (April 1977) (sound), undeveloped lots, traffic in the Fairbanks area (story titled "Council Chatter - Executive Park") (April 11, 1977) (silent), people voting, polling station scenes, a sample ballot (story titled "College Service Area Vote") (April 19, 1977) (silent), the construction of the Fairbanks Northstar Borough Library (April 1977) (silent), traffic on Parks Highway, Goldhill Campground (April 1977) (silent), Federal Building construction scenes (April 1977) (silent), a Rotary Club meeting, men signing a document (April 1977) (silent), structure fires (undated) (silent), poles and traffic lights being installed at an intersection (story is titled "Lights at Aurora and College Road") (April 20, 1977) (silent), a demonstration of Frisbee-throwing techniques in a school gymnasium (April 8, 1977) (silent), the aftermath of an apartment fire (April 7, 1977) (silent), downtown Fairbanks scenes during breakup (April 4, 1977) (silent), Special Olympics games being held on the UAF campus (story titled "Special Olympics") (May 2, 1977) (silent), trash and debris at a rifle range (May 10, 1977) (silent), a roadside vendor peddling from a van (story titled "College Road Vendor") (May 1977) (silent), and military groups marching in formation in a field (story titled "Marching") (May 20, 1977) (silent).
[KTVF news stories, construction, Yak Estates, traffic]
[KTVF news stories, construction, Yak Estates, traffic]
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 State of Alaska Supervisors on strike, people picketing in front of the Department of Fish and Game building and other Fairbanks buildings (April 1976) (silent), people working in an office, senate bill files, maps on a wall (segment is titled "Legislative Information Office") (April 1976) (silent), a wrecked automobile near railroad tracks, a tow truck arriving (April 1976) (silent), a Yak Estates sign and buildings (April 1976) (silent), two men demonstrating theater makeup and costumes to a class (April 1976) (silent), a man speaking to a panel (Segment is titled "Handsome Sam") (April 14, 1976) (silent), a car lot, North Star Motors VW Repair and Parts shop, a sign indicating the shop was closed by order of the Attorney General's office (April 16, 1976) (silent), the opening ceremonies at the Market Basket store in North Pole, a man and women being interviewed (April 16, 1976) (sound), a story about Vietnamese refugees in America, Eglin Air Force Base (April 29, 1976) (silent and sound), the construction of a building (segment is titled "Old Folks Home") (May 4, 1976) (silent), carvings and baskets and other artifacts in drawers and on shelves in a museum, Col. Ben Eielson's generator in storage (May 1976) (silent), men working at a power plant, boilers (May 1976) (sound and silent), President Harding's railroad car on display at Alaskaland, interior and exterior views of the railroad car (May 1976) (silent), Golden Fleece Second Hand Store in Fairbanks (May 13, 1976) (silent), children watching the musical "The Sound of Music" being performed onstage (May 1976) (silent and sound), children and adults picking up roadside trash (May 1976) (silent), antique cars on display (May 1976) (silent), buildings and traffic, Big Bear Liquor Mart and other stores along the road (May 1976) (silent), army personnel picking up roadside trash (May 1976) (silent), traffic and roads, downtown Fairbanks, Airport Way in Fairbanks (May 1976) (silent), construction on a new school building (University Park Elementary School?) (May 1976) (silent), roads, aerial view of an industrial area in Fairbanks (May 1976) (silent), and people in lines at a government office (May 1976) (silent).