“GIANT OF THE NORTH” 1950s ALASKA TERRITORY TRAVELOGUE FILM ANCHORAGE U.S. AIR FORCE XD45454

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This early 1950’s color travelogue showcasing the then Territory of Alaska is also an advertisement for Old Gold cigarettes. We’re dropped in media res into the natural wonders of the soon-to-be state, and afterwards the film transitions into how the residents of Alaska live. We’re shown both newer homesteaders and the burgeoning cities of the North, and the film even focuses on the rituals of some indigenous peoples of the region. The final quarter follows a United States Air Force unit as they take off to patrol against Soviet incursion. An Alan Shilin Production. 00:06 TITLE CARD 00:10 Deer, elk in winter forest 00:25 Mountain goats, owl, ducks 00:49 Salmon leap up a cascading river 01:00 Black bear catch salmon 02:20 Black bears fight 02:17 Athabascan fish wheel in action 03:18 Prospector pans for gold 03:54 F.E. Company Gold Dredge No. 10 “The Queen” in action