(4:06 min) (21 of 27) Haul Road -- Anuktuvuk Pass vs. Detrich Pass
There was some uncertainty as to whether or not trucks could make it over the Detrich Pass. Winter Road only used for two years.
(A) Woman's sewing kit made with a hollowed-out bone and bleached sealskin. At the end is a polar bear head made from mineralized walrus ivory. This secures the bleached sealskin, which is folded lengthwise and slides through the bone. A hole is...
(A) Woman's sewing kit made with a hollowed-out bone and bleached sealskin. At the end is a polar bear head made from mineralized walrus ivory. This secures the bleached sealskin, which is folded lengthwise and slides through the bone. A hole is...
13 sec film clip, color/silent. Clip shows a man driving thaw points and, briefly, a gold dredge. From the video "Alluring Alaska", used for lectures by the Machetanzes when they travelled outside of Alaska.
39 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Smith Collection, 1960s". Film shows light planes at Phillips Field in Fairbanks and the Fairbanks Aircraft Service hangar. Machinery in film, may be used to pre-heat engine, compare...
49 second film clip, black & white/silent, of a film clip organized like a film newsreel. Shown is a railroad contstruction camp, the Alaska Railroad bridge over Eagle River, and a railroad observation car. Captions on the film read: "The...
54 second film clip, black & white/silent, of a miner hauling wood to feed a steam engine. The steam was used to thaw the frozen ground and enable the miners to chip out the rock and earth. A bucket is seen coming out of a mine shaft and...
55 second, color/silent film clip of an ivory carver cutting, shaping, carving and polishing a piece of walrus ivory. Among the tools used are: saws, chisels, files, and a bow drill that he supports against his chin. The result is two small ivory...