Alaska Film Archives

[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 1]
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 1]
AAF-6026 contains television news stories that were aired on KTVF-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska, during January and February, 1973. Scenes include a Mrs. Matthews being interviewed about developing bike trails in Fairbanks (1/1/73), and local survey results on the subject (1/1/73); people pumping gas into cars and man speaking about unleaded gas (1/4/73); Larry Holmstrom demonstrating exercise equipment at a Fairbanks health spa; fire damage at Lathrop High School (1/3/73); members of the Pioneers of Alaska at a reception (1/6/73); firefighters fighting fire in small building (1/6/73); Main Junior High fire alarm system and upgrades being discussed by Principal Chuck Smith (1/6/73); George Attla hooking up and running his dog team and talking about his sponsor (1/6/73); Hutchison Career Center during construction in Fairbanks (1/9/73); unidentified man being interviewed about the work release program at the correctional center, and jail superintendent Tom Drake being interviewed (1/11/73); Alaska State Senate in session with story by Larry Holmstrom (1/13/73); crowd at Teamsters meeting (1/23/73); BLM offices on Aurora Drive with Smokey-the-Bear (1/26/73); carbon monoxide test equipment being demonstrated (1/27/73); teacher for the hearing-impaired being interviewed about new hearing aid (1/27/73); American Legion Flag story about flying the flag until all POWs are returned from Viet Nam (1/30/73); story about using sodium vapor lights at Fairbanks intersections (2/7/73); Henry's Yarn Shop on College Road (2/10/73); and Libertarian Party candidate Hospers.
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 2]
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 2]
Stories and footage include a story about juvenile probation in Alaska with reporter Larry Carpenter and counselors Stece Clark and Mary Wadeson, a story about emergency medical training in Alaska with reporter Phil Deisher (2/20/73), silent footage of a Fairbanks Memorial Hospital annual meeting, traffic on Cushman street at Airport Road (2/22/73), a story about the Fairbanks USO with administrator Lynn Gregory and reporter Larry Carpenter, an unidentified nurse being interviewed about an abandoned baby found at the hospital (3/10/73), silent footage of Native women preparing potlatch food and arts and crafts (3/14/73), silent footage of the Fairbanks Police Department crime van (3/28/73), a story about the Delta Junction Fire Department getting a new fire truck by saving Betty Crocker coupons with Ted Lehne interviewing Mrs. Dean Goodwin and Mrs. Hanna Heinemann as well as Fire Chief Doug Parsons (3/28/73), a story about special classes in Fairbanks with wood carver Kenneth Foldoe and other instructors, children at Barnette Elementary School with reporter Terry Foster (3/31/73), reporter Tom Jensen with a story about Chuck Clutts, the crowning of Miss Fairbanks 1973 Roxanne Killingsworth and Miss Alaska Universe 1973 Wendy Curwin (3/12/73), reporter Tom Jensen with a story about the first 800 mile snowmachine race from Nenana to Nome (3/12/73), silent footage of a man speaking to a group of retired residents (3/13/73), silent footage of a man being presented a plaque (3/12/73), silent footage of an airport model (3/28/73), and silent footage of vandalized telephone booths.
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 3]
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 3]
Footage and stories include Alaska state legislators in Juneau (4/3/73), reporter Phil Deisher examining problems at North Pole Elementary School (4/6/73), state legislators in Juneau (4/7/73), an Air Vietnam jet landing in Fairbanks with president Thieu (4/10/73), housing on Ft. Wainwright and plans to shut down the North side of post (4/17/73), ducks arriving at Creamer's field (4/21/73), Larry Carpenter reporting on an explosion and a fire at an apartment house in an Aurora subdivision (4/23/73), a fire at Chateau Apartments on Airport Way, Judge Rabinowitz speaking at a Kiwanis meeting about sentence review, Mayor Carlson with high school students (4/16/73), construction at the Alaska Crippled Children and Adults center (4/7/73), airport fire fighting equipment (4/7/73), a school board meeting (4/25/73), a spokesman for pipeline education (4/26/73), a food price meeting at Salvation Army (4/27/73), and a PTA meeting.
[KTVF news stories, GOP convention, Alyeska report]
[KTVF news stories, GOP convention, Alyeska report]
Footage includes the Jim Thompson Ford dealership in Fairbanks (silent) (9/17/73), men speaking at a United Way meeting (silent) (9/25/73), the dedication of the Hutchison Center with aircraft mechanic Jim Hutchison and other dignitaries in attendance (sound) (9/29/73), a bomber aircraft sitting on a ramp at an airport (silent) (9/22/73), Fairbanks Police Department investigating a S&W Insulation truck explosion (sound) (10/5/73), singer Anne Murray being greeted by bagpipers at the Fairbanks airport (sound) (10/6/73), a semi-truck load of pumpkins arriving in Fairbanks (sound) (10/11/73), the swearing in of assembly and school board members (silent) (10/12/73), a woman being interviewed about nutrition and the cost of school lunches (sound) (10/13/73), rooms and beds in the Fairbanks Native Association Sleep-Off Center (sound) (11/20/73), Rickshaw Chinese - American Restaurant (silent) (11/21/73), a story about emmissions from the Fort Wainwright power plant (sound) (11/21/73), airport scenes (silent) (11/22/73), a Thanksgiving meal being served to a large group (silent), Alaska State Senator Keith Miller speaking out against incumbant U.S. Senator Mike Gravel at a local GOP convention (sound) (11/23/73), men working on street lights near Penneys building in Fairbanks (silent), Art Linkletter speaking in support of President Nixon at a local GOP meeting (sound) (11/26/73), Ted Stevens at a meeting (silent) (11/24/73), a story about the communication links between Anchorage and Fairbanks that will provide Fairbanks with live TV (sound) (11/27/73), Nerland Hall and lower campus dorms at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (silent) (12/3/73), the Fairbanks Datsun dealership and cars (silent), a bank's exterior and interior (silent) (12/4/73), the Chena View Hotel construction site (silent) (12/5/73), and Alyeska officials in Anchorage reporting on projected numbers of workers needed to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline so that Alaska communities could plan for the impacts caused by the coming influx of workers and their familes (sound) (12/5/73).
[KTVF television raw footage and news stories from Fairbanks during 1973]
[KTVF television raw footage and news stories from Fairbanks during 1973]
Stories and footage include Boy Scouts participating in Scout-O-Rama at Alaskaland, Judge Rabinowitz speaking at a Kiwanis meeting (4/30/73), a Chamber of Commerce meeting (4/10/73), children playing in water during break-up (4/11/73), people in a church (4/12/73), people riding a horse and buggy (4/14/73), students working at the Career Extension Center and staff members being interviewed (4/14/73), a reporter examining vehicles available for auction at 6-mile surplus (4/14/73), a Chamber of Commerce meeting (4/17/73), school students reviewing pollution monitoring equipment in Fairbanks (4/21/73), Mr. McFarland being interviewed about Dr. Hiatt coming to the University of Alaska (5/19/73), the new McKinley Park Hotel under construction (5/19/73), people at a banquet (5/19/73), Dr. and Mrs. Wood receiving a clock at a luncheon (5/19/73), German travellers in a Volkswagen bus on a 30,000 mile road test (6/1/73), a track meet at Ft. Wainwright, Ted Lehne interviewing Native elder Frank[?] at Evansville near Bettles about life in Old Bettles and Evansville (6/4/73), pedestrian overpass construction over Airport Way at Lathrop High School (6/5/73), an Alaska Railroad depot with a train arriving in Fairbanks (6/5/73), people at a meeting, medical supplies, Dr. Kaufmann of the AMA being interviewed (6/8/73), a log cabin under construction on Noble street (6/9/73), USDA officials at UAF (6/19/73), Chuck Smith's retirement (6/20/73), a fire at the Northward building (6/27/73), fire department equipment, and people enjoying summer weather (6/30/73).
[Lee Salisbury teaches speech for the classroom teacher, tape 4]
[Lee Salisbury teaches speech for the classroom teacher, tape 4]
AAF-13179 is a 1/2-inch open reel videotape labeled "Speech 371 - Speech for the Classroom Teacher Spring 1973 Tape IV - Lee Salisbury" on the front of the case and "Lee Salisbury Speech 371 U of A Tape #4 March 20, 1973" on the reel. It contains scenes of University of Alaska Fairbanks instructor Lee Salisbury lecturing.
[Lee Salisbury teaches speech for the classroom teacher, tape 5]
[Lee Salisbury teaches speech for the classroom teacher, tape 5]
AAF-13180 is a 1/2-inch open reel videotape labeled "Speech 371 - Speech for the Classroom Teacher Spring 1973 Tape V - Lee Salisbury" on the front of the case and "Speech for Classroom Teacher, Sp. 371 Lee Salisbury Tape #5 " on the reel. It contains scenes of University of Alaska Fairbanks instructor Lee Salisbury lecturing.