Alaska Film Archives

[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.
[KTVF news stories, Prudhoe-Valdez dog team, gas stations, Vietnam commentary]
[KTVF news stories, Prudhoe-Valdez dog team, gas stations, Vietnam commentary]
Some segments of film are sound, and others are silent. This film features a woman being interviewed (March 18, 1975), a man being interviewed about Alaska's alternative energy sources (March 20, 1975), women preparing traditional Native Alaskan foods for a potlatch (March 22, 1975), a boy undergoing speech therapy, a woman being interviewed (March 26, 1975), kids on an Easter egg hunt at a grocery store (March 29, 1975) (silent), Red Olsen being interviewed (March, 1975), men and women being interviewed about the Equal Rights Amendment (March 31, 1975), a Women's North American sled dog race (March, 1975) (silent), the ceremonial barrel of oil on a Prudhoe - Valdez dogsled, dogs on an airplane (silent), aerial views of trucks on a road (silent), kids fly kites on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus (March, 1975) (silent), Union, Texaco, and Chevron gas stations closed in protest of FEA regulations Tesoro staying open for business (March, 1975) (silent), man-on-the-street interviews in Fairbanks about the end of the Vietnam War (April 30, 1975), and potholes on a street (Aurora Drive?) (silent).
[KTVF news stories, fires, proposed gas pipeline, Fairbanks growth]
[KTVF news stories, fires, proposed gas pipeline, Fairbanks growth]
Some segments contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. The film includes construction workers tearing apart the old St. Joseph's Hospital, interior and exterior views of the hospital (April 1975) (silent), poll workers, voters, voting booths (April 1975) (silent), roadside litter in Fairbanks (May 13, 1975) (silent), views of the Chena River from downtown Fairbanks as the river nears floodstage (May 13, 1975) (silent), a fire destroying Chatanika Lodge (May 15, 1975) (silent), crews putting out fires on an electric line (May 12, 1975) (silent), the tripod on the Tanana River in Nenana, water flowing, an "Ice Pool" hut (May 10, 1975) (silent), firefighters battling a blaze on top of the Northward Building in Fairbanks (May 31, 1975) (silent), U.S. Senator Mike Gravel being interviewed about the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline, D2 land withdrawals, Alaska's growing population (May 29, 1975) (sound), kids registering bicycles, the bikes being inspected, kids participating in a bike safety course (May 30, 1975) (silent), a group of men listening to people speak (May 27, 1975) (silent), crowded campground scenes, men being interviewed, a discussion about pipeline workers who live in campgrounds (May 24, 1975) (sound), airport scenes, a man being greeted (May 1975) (silent), a nighttime fire at Van Horn Lodge, firefighters battling a large blaze (May 1975) (silent), the teamsters building, traffic on a street (May 1975) (silent), aerial views of the Chena River (and overflow near Moss Creek Dam), water pouring over a road (silent), people standing in a line being interviewed (sound), Prudhoe Bay area scenes, caribou, waterfowl, research area signs, aerial views of mountains, arctic gas pipeline maps (May 8, 1975) (silent), borough landfill scenes, a man being interviewed about the future of the landfill (June 9, 1975) (sound), a building fire at Miller Machinery, people carrying out belongings, firefighters and a bulldozer (June 6, 1975) (sound), post office scenes, a story about a shortage of post office boxes and postal workers (June 6, 1975) (sound), and construction projects in the Fairbanks area (June 3, 1975) (sound).