28 second, color/silent, film clip of a woman demonstrating how to get a small child in and out of the carrying position beneath her parka, 1958-1961. Two girls look on as she ties a strap to hold the child in position.
Three minute, color/silent film clip of the 1959 Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage. Images include a fur auction, dog sled weight pull, blanket toss, people posing in wooden cut-out paintings, and a merry-go-round.
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.
35 second, color/silent, film clip showing people catching salmon in a net and processing them, 1958-1961.
A small boat is in the background. The women are using ulus to cut the fish.
23 second, color/silent, film clip of an Eskimo woman talking with young adults and children, 1958-1961. She is showing them her necklace of story beads.
Title taken from caption. View of artist Fred Machetanz wearing fur trimmed coat, probably in Anchorage, Alaska at Fur Rendezvous festival. 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post.
132 second film clip, color/silent. Title frame shows "Machetanz Collection 1952-1958". Film shows cargo being unloaded from trucks into a F-27 Propjet airplane, passengers boarding the plane, and the plane taking off. Under the pilot's...
59-second film clip, black & white/silent. From title frame: "Machetanz Collection , 1951 - 1954". Film clip of a boy retrieving a dog harness from a cache and harnessing a dog. The boy then is seen with several puppies.