Alaska Film Archives
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- [Art class]
- Film contains scenes of a classroom full of artists sketching and painting as a male model sits in a chair at the front of the classroom. Fred Machetanz sketches and paints, and he instructs other artists at their easels or as they look over his shoulder. Fred Machetanz looks at and talks about a display of sketches, swatches and paintings with labels such as “1935 Alaska Unalakleet” and “Materials, Pigments, Glazing,” etc.
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- Children of Eek and their art
- Teacher Paul Forer introduces the school children in Eek to different techniques in drawing pictures.
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- Films North
- Film contains scenes of artist Fred Machetanz beginning work on a painting in his studio, outside in winter stacking firewood, and in his studio finishing a painting of polar bears.
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- [Finish glaze work]
- Film contains close-up scenes of a 1976 Machetanz painting.
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- [Fred and Sara Machetanz]
- Film contains scenes of Fred Machetanz working on a 1975 painting and signing his name in the corner, driving on a snowy road, and painting in his studio. This is followed by scenes of Sara Machetanz skiing with a white dog and snow-covered mountains near Palmer.
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- [Fred Machetanz]
- Film contains scenes of artist Fred Machetanz at work in his studio, sign for “Hilscher Highway – Private Road,” scenes of driving along a snowy road as seen from inside a car, and signs pointing toward Machetanz property.
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- [Fred Machetanz outdoors and indoors]
- Film contains scenes of Fred Machetanz and another man using a chain saw and ax to fell and cut up trees for firewood, men driving along a snowy road, and Fred Machetanz stacking firewood then painting in his studio
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- [Fred Machetanz painting]
- Film contains scenes of Fred Machetanz’s studio and the artist at work inside his studio. He uses his fingers to blend color on a painting, draws with charcoal, and applies color to another painting.
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- [KTVF news stories, interviews, meetings]
- Some segments of this 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 interior views of a conference room; a story about new chairs for council members (December 4, 1972) (sound); military personnel at a public hearing (segment is titled "Blair Lakes") (December 5, 1972) (silent); a public meeting with Mike Gravel, Ted Stevens, Harold Gillam, and others in attendance; exterior views of Moore Hall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (segment is titled "Building") (December 8, 1972) (silent); a public hearing about budget issues; Fairbanks Mayor Harold Gillam and others being interviewed about Alaskaland budgeting (December 12, 1972) (silent and sound); a military general being interviewed about his experiences in Alaska and his upcoming assignment in Germany (segment is titled "Hall") (December 20, 1972) (sound); members of the Joint Federal Land Use Planning Commission, including Joe Josephson, Chuck Herbert, and Harry Carter, meeting with an audience at a public hearing (December 14, 1972) (silent); a story about a Christmas cabin decorating contest at Alaskaland sponsored by the Fairbanks Lions Club (1972) (sound); views of the Tanana Chiefs Fairbanks Native Community Center building; women, including Poldine Carlo, Hannah Solomon, and Etta Lord, making and selling artwork and crafts (December 16, 1972) (sound); a story about an African-American Santa Claus in Fairbanks (December 16, 1972) (sound); managers of RCA Alaska Communications being interviewed about their plans to handle the high number of Christmas Day phone calls (December 17, 1972) (sound); author William Cashen mingling with people at a reception; views of his book, "Farthest North College President;" a photo of Charles Bunnell (December 20, 1972) (silent), Judge Van Hoomissen being interviewed about his ruling on juvenile cases and the press (December 21, 1972) (sound); airport crowds in Fairbanks; a story about students leaving Fairbanks for the holiday break; scenes at other local schools (December 22, 1972) (sound); a man being interviewed about exhaust pipe conversions on school buses (December 22, 1972) (sound); a Christmas feast being prepared and served to inmates at a state jail (December 25, 1972) (sound); a story about carbon monoxide levels in the Fairbanks are; views of car and power plant exhaust; men examining monitor printouts (1972) (sound); howitzers being fired at Fort Wainwright as a 21-gun salute to deceased President Harry Truman (1972) (sound); and a reporter interviewing passers-by at Gavora Mall about their plans for the New Year (December 30, 1972) (sound).
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- [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).
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- [Machetanz original]
- Footage features close-up images of animals and human subjects in Machetanz paintings.
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- [Wrangell scenes]
- The filmmaker's original labeling scheme has AAF-20063 numbered as Bacon 13-02 and titled “Wrangell, Petroglyphs, Lumber Mill, Chief Shakes House.” Reed Bovee interviewed filmmaker Bill Bacon in 2010, and the following information about the group of films that includes this film is based on Bovee's notes from that interview: “Bight Saxman Museum and Nathan Jackson family - He is one of the greatest Tlingit artists - He is a carver - Film of him carving on a totem.” Notes on the film box are as follows: “Ketchikan, totem poles, Saxman, Nathan Jackson family - Wrangell, petroglyphs, Chief Shake’s house, town shots” and “Reel 2: Original, ECN, Wrangell, overall shots of town, petroglyphs, Cha Johnson, street scene in rain, lumber mill, and Chief Shake’s house.”