ALASKA HIGHWAY (1949 Documentary)
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ARC Identifier 23437 / Local Identifier 111-ADC-9672. Part 1, 1940 - 1949. Summary: AVs, snowcapped mountain peaks and hazardous terrain in Alaska. CUs, animated map of route along highway from Canada to Alaska. CUs, US troops disembarking. Street scenes in Alaskan towns. Seq: Mass of bulldozers at work in snow, rain, and in marshes; building roads and bridges. MSs, MCUs, truck convoy crossing wooden bridges, snow-covered roads, and entering Fairbanks. CUs, sign, "bad ice"; various scenes, trucks skidding on icy roads. Part 2. ARC Identifier 23438 / Local Identifier 111-ADC-9673. Summary: LS, railroad station at Skagway. Camera follows train through mountains showing hazards of ice and snow through which it must pass. VS, Whitehorse, Canada; stores, streets, and people of area. Short scene, US Army engineers attend ceremony at which one enlisted man is presented a medal for heroism in connection with construction of Alaskan highway. Pan, line of persons outside US Government liquor store in Whitehorse. VS, construction crews at work on highway during summer season. Animated map, Whitehorse, Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska showing the Haines cut-off. VS, US Army Engineer Corps at work on construction of cut-off. VS, along river's edge. FS through wooded area to Indian vi1lage. Civilian contractors clear timber, grade and surface roads. All types of construction equipment in operation. AVs, temporary flight strips under construction along highway. VS, Army engineers constructing strips. Ground views, construction of hangars, new runways, and aprons to improve airfields. Planes landing. LS, US Lend Lease planes marked with red star on field. VS, bridges nearing completion. Peace River Bridge which is 2275' long is officially opened in August 1943. Numerous scenes of dedication ceremonies commemorating the opening. Head-on shot, first official cargo to cross the peace River Bridge. VS, vehicles on highway leading from Dawson Creek, Canada to Whitehorse. VS, construction of relay stations along route to service and refuel trucks. AV, Canol Project area which was built as refueling system for vehicles passing over Alaskan highway. US Army engineers spreading dirt over that portion of highway which remains permanently frozen throughout the entire year.
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Видео ALASKA HIGHWAY (1949 Documentary) канала Alaska Extreme
• The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway: A History of Four U.S. Army Regiments in the North, 1942-1943 http://amzn.to/2EHmQJ9
• Guide to the Alaska Highway: Your Complete Driving Guide http://amzn.to/2F4MQMw
• RVing North to Alaska: Guide for RV Travel on the Alcan HIghway http://amzn.to/2EuLFJ9
• Guide to the Alaska Highway: Your Complete Driving Guide http://amzn.to/2C1VfRS
ARC Identifier 23437 / Local Identifier 111-ADC-9672. Part 1, 1940 - 1949. Summary: AVs, snowcapped mountain peaks and hazardous terrain in Alaska. CUs, animated map of route along highway from Canada to Alaska. CUs, US troops disembarking. Street scenes in Alaskan towns. Seq: Mass of bulldozers at work in snow, rain, and in marshes; building roads and bridges. MSs, MCUs, truck convoy crossing wooden bridges, snow-covered roads, and entering Fairbanks. CUs, sign, "bad ice"; various scenes, trucks skidding on icy roads. Part 2. ARC Identifier 23438 / Local Identifier 111-ADC-9673. Summary: LS, railroad station at Skagway. Camera follows train through mountains showing hazards of ice and snow through which it must pass. VS, Whitehorse, Canada; stores, streets, and people of area. Short scene, US Army engineers attend ceremony at which one enlisted man is presented a medal for heroism in connection with construction of Alaskan highway. Pan, line of persons outside US Government liquor store in Whitehorse. VS, construction crews at work on highway during summer season. Animated map, Whitehorse, Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska showing the Haines cut-off. VS, US Army Engineer Corps at work on construction of cut-off. VS, along river's edge. FS through wooded area to Indian vi1lage. Civilian contractors clear timber, grade and surface roads. All types of construction equipment in operation. AVs, temporary flight strips under construction along highway. VS, Army engineers constructing strips. Ground views, construction of hangars, new runways, and aprons to improve airfields. Planes landing. LS, US Lend Lease planes marked with red star on field. VS, bridges nearing completion. Peace River Bridge which is 2275' long is officially opened in August 1943. Numerous scenes of dedication ceremonies commemorating the opening. Head-on shot, first official cargo to cross the peace River Bridge. VS, vehicles on highway leading from Dawson Creek, Canada to Whitehorse. VS, construction of relay stations along route to service and refuel trucks. AV, Canol Project area which was built as refueling system for vehicles passing over Alaskan highway. US Army engineers spreading dirt over that portion of highway which remains permanently frozen throughout the entire year.
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