keywords: united states, state of alaska, anchorage, eskimo people, dew, distance early warning radar station, air base
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)
Shows feet only of Eskimo dancing as a group of Eskimos or Inuit are beating a type of drum and chanting. Shows ice breaking off from iceberg. Shows sea lions, polar bear and herds of reindeer and caribou. Shows Russian orthodox religious or Russian orthodox church services. Gold miner panning for gold in stream.
The WWII Aleutian Islands military Campaign. Shows small force of Japanese soldiers disembarking from a ship into small boats for invasion of Attu. Shows U.S. naval bombardment of Attu and U.S. Forces in landing craft landing on Attu beachhead. Shows U.S. soldiers firing artillery and destruction of Japanese buildings and facilities on Attu during WWII.
Street scenes of Alaskan town. Street scenes of Anchorage Alaska with banner that reads "Anchorage All-American City". Anchorage residential neighborhood. Shows various scenes of totem poles. Shows group of Eskimos chanting and beating a type of drum while several Eskimos dance to the chanting music and beat of the drums. Young people in vocational schools and University. Inupiap people or Eskimo sport of blanket toss. Stock car and go-cart racing. Dog sled racing in Alaska. Alaskan fishing industry, boats and fishermen. Scenes of fish cannery workers in canning plant. Agriculture and farming in Alaska. Scenes of mining and oil drilling in Alaska. Shows coal miners entering underground coal mine on rail car. Shows the harvest of timber and timber industry. Scenes of the Alcan Highway or the Alaska Highway built in 1942. Shows small town airport and small private planes. Shows seaplane taking off. Passengers boarding commercial airline plane in the 1950's.
Building of military air base in Alaska. Shows U.S. soldiers on skis and in white winter uniforms (winter warfare troops) training. Shows ships, submarines, and radar installations of the DEW Line (Distance Early Warning) line. Image and sounding of warning siren. U.S. Air Force pilots scramble to man aircraft. Shows F-84 Thunder Jets taking off to intercept unidentified aircraft.
Shows military training operations and maneuvers. Shows testing of military weapons in Arctic cold weather conditions, firing of rifles and machine guns. Shows Alaskan National Guard units training. Shows U.S. Army paratroopers training in Alaska. Shows tanks and infantry training in the Arctic. Street scenes of people, stores, and vehicles in Alaskan city.
Shot List:
00:00:13;13 Ice breaking off of iceberg
00:03:24;08 Gold miner panning for gold
00:05:12;00 Scenes of totem poles
00:08:24;12 Inupiap Eskimo blanket toss
00:08;29;13 Stock car and go-cart race
00:09:07;00 Dog sled race
00:16:28;05 U.S. soldiers on skis, in white winter uniforms (winter warfare troops) training