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| Public Domain Films And Royalty Free Stock Footage |
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Public Domain Archive Film Stock Footage Library |
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| NTSC Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) |
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| PAL Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) |
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| DVD-R Time-Code Preview Disc (NTSC): (24 hr. turn-around) |
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| keywords: united states, state of alaska, anchorage, eskimo people, dew, distance early warning radar station, air base |
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Synopsis: Documenting the state of Alaska, nick named "The Last Frontier", from its history, people, culture and strategic importance to the U.S. in relation to its vast resources and military bases... (read more) |
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Information: 1959 BW 27 min |
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Shows sea lions, polar bear and herds of reindeer and caribou. Shows Russian orthodox religious services. Panning for gold, farmer settlers.
Japanese Army troops loading into landing craft for invasion of Attu in the Aleutian Island. American battle ship firing, landing craft underway, and unloading troops on beach as American troops retake Attu from the Japanese. Artillery firing, destruction of Japanese facilities.
Street scenes of Anchorage with banner that reads Anchorage All-American City. Anchorage residential neighborhood with homes much like the “lower 48 states”. Shows Indian and Eskimo people, Eskimo dance and song. Young people in vocational schools and University. Eskimo blanket toss, stock car racing, dog sled racing.
Shows fishing and canning operation, farming, mining, drilling for oil, coal mining, and harvesting timber. Shows seaplane taking off and commercial airline plane.
Building of military air base. DEW (Distance Early Warning) Radar station. Pilots scramble to intercept unidentified aircraft. Shows military training operation and maneuvers. Street scenes people, stores, and vehicles.
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