Alaska ’35
(1935),
footage by glaciologist William Osgood Field documenting fjord research and farmers in the New Deal settlement program at Alaska’s Matanuska Valley
(2016 Federal Grants).
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Alaska 49th State
(1959),
panorama of Alaska's cultures and landscapes created by Fred and Sara Machetanz to celebrate statehood
(2000 Federal Grants).
The Chechahcos
(1924),
Gold Rush melodrama of two good-hearted prospectors who take in a young girl, apparently left motherless after a ship explosion
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
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Clarence McMillin Collection
(1930–48),
home movies of the Pribilof Islands of Alaska, filmed by a U.S. government agent sent to manage its Aleut population
(2020 Federal Grants).
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Harry Leonard’s Wiseman Films
(1930–48),
home movies of the small mining community of Wiseman, Alaska, and its multicultural inhabitants
(2019 Federal Grants).
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Inupiat Dances
(1950s),
color films by Sammy Mogg, thought to be the first native Alaskan filmmaker
(2002 Federal Grants).
Logan Film Collection
(1939),
footage of the motorcycle expedition that blazed the route that later became the Alcan and Cassier Highways
(2004 Partnership Grants).
People of the Tundra
(1941–59),
short by Colonel Marvin "Muktuk" Marston documenting the contribution of indigenous Alaskans to the World War II effort
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Seppala Collection
(1926–46),
footage shot by the sled dog breeder whose heroic delivery of diphtheria serum in 1925 inspired the annual Iditarod race
(2003 Partnership Grants).
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Trip to Cleary Hills Mine
(1935),
overview of mining operations produced for investors in this famous Alaska gold mine
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Uksuum Cauyai: The Drums of Winter
(1977–88),
National Film Registry documentary about the Yup’ik Eskimo of Emmonak, Alaska
(2011 Federal Grants).
We Live in the Arctic
(1947),
lecture film about the Alaskan adventures of Bud and Constance Helmericks
(2015 Federal Grants).
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Will Rogers and Wiley Post
(1935),
last known moving images of Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post before their tragic air crash
(2001 Partnership Grants).