39 second, color/silent film clip of men making babiche (hide rope). First, a man rinses the hide in a barrel, then in a large body of water. Two men then stretch and cut the hide into strips.
(2:30 min.) (03 of 08) 3. Outside [non-Alaskan] control Still thinks at time of interview that becoming a commonwealth would have been better. Sees a major problem with control in Washington instead of in the states, and the same thing for...
34 second, color/silent film clip of ivory carvings made by King Island carvers. The items shown include: small animal and bird figurines, dog teams and sleds, a cribbage board, knives, and hunters in kayaks.
59 second, black & white/silent, film clip of hydraulic gold mining near Esther [Ester], Alaska. The men use large hoses releasing pressurized water to cut into a small hillside.
One minute 42 second, black & white/silent film clip of Charles and Anne Lindberg in Nome, August 11th through the 14th, 1931. The Lindbergs were on a survey flight to the Orient to scout a commercial air route. The plane they flew was a Lockheed...
31 second, color/silent film clip. Title from title frame: "Liquid sunshine gauge at Ketchikan". Shows the "tallest barometer in the world", located in Ketchikan, Alaska. The barometer/billboard reads at the top: "Busted in 1949 202:55 inches"....
One minute, 43 second, color/silent film clip of the city of Ketchikan.
A large sign reads: "Ketchikan all America city, the salmon capital of the world". This view of the city gives a glimpse of the Stedman building, the First National...
70 second, black & white/silent film clip of the 1935-1936 Fairbanks Ice Carnival parade. Floats and their sponsors include: a basketball team in their bus, Waechter Brothers Meat Co., Creamers Dairy, what looks like a horse drawn coach, a dog...
41 second, color/silent film clip. From title frame: "Wolfe Collection, 1940 - 1970". Film shows men loading a tour bus onto a C-82 Flying Boxcar at Fairbanks. Aircraft N-Number appears to be N4752C.
(3:03 min.) (04 of 08) 4. Statehood changes Should be locals in control rather than those in Washington. Clem states we were given control over the natural and biological resources in the state and then the federal government reneged with...
31 second, color/silent film clip of the King Island Dancers performing at Nome. The drummer in the red and black checked shirt is Chief Olanna. He is the father of Agnes Kunnuk, the woman dancer in the fur parka with the light blue head scarf....
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...
48 second, color/silent, film clip of Leonhard and Constance Seppala. They are sitting on the porch in front of a house and playing with some puppies. This was possibly filmed in Chatanika.
62 second, black & white/silent, film clip of passengers lifted onto a barge by a crane and then barged to a passenger ship off Nome, Alaska. A small boat can be seen tied to a pier and the steamship in the distance.