Title:
[1971 Midnight Sun 600]
Identifier:
AAF-6103
Related Item:
KTVF collection
Abstract:
Footage includes mechanics (likely in Fairbanks) preparing snowmachines for Midnight Sun 600 racing, Brian Willner cleaning a snowmachine, motorhomes and support vehicles with snowmachine trailers (likely leaving Fairbanks for Anchorage), the distribution of race bibs in an auditorium in Anchorage, racers at the start line in Anchorage, Bob Hamme in a red helmet, crews picking up broken-down machines along the highway, a wrecked truck in a ditch, mechanics welding skis and rebuilding snowmachines in a shop (and possibly doing overnight repairs in Glennallen or Tok), snowmachines and racers at the start line for second-day start (possibly in Glennallen or Tok), individual racers heading out, racers on the highway, and racers returning to the finish area.
Type of Resource:
moving image
Genre:
Actuality (B-roll)
Date Created:
1971
Publisher Country:
United States
Publisher Place:
Alaska
Extent:
16mm film; color; silent
Form:
film
Subject:
Mechanics (Persons)
Subject:
Snowmobiles
Decade(s) Covered:
1970-1979
Continent:
North America
Country:
United States
State or Province:
Alaska
Region:
Alaska
Region:
Interior Alaska
Physical Location:
Alaska Film Archives, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Copyright:
Under copyright
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