A man swimming in a swimming pool in Alaska. He catches ball, throws it, and swims out. Two men swimming and come out of pool. Water Skier skiing in a lake.
Some scenes of Fairbanks Alaska and environs filmed by cameraman accompanying the U.S. Army Air Corps' 1934 Alaska Flight. A very tall pole with radio antenna, surrounded by smaller poles holding antenna wires for radio reception. A road through pine forest leading to the Fairbanks summer resort at Lake Harding. View from motor vehicle traveling along the road. It passes around another vehicle stopped in the roadway. View of the lake, with a floatplane resting in the water. Youngsters in bathing attire playing in the lake waters. A small tree house near a large log home in woods near the lake.
Aerial view of Alaskan terrain near Barter Island in Alaska. Rivers flow through rolling tundra and kettle lakes.
A 1953 Cadillac sedan, covered with dust, drives along a road, passing homes in Bootlegger Cove residential neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska. Next sequence shows Fourth Avenue south of C street, with vehicles moving along the street and several pedestrians on the sidewalk . A hotel is identified by its sign. Street level closeup of the pink-colored MacKay building, at 337 E 4th St, at corner of E 4th and Denali Street. ( It opened in 1951 as Mount McKinley Apartments, was renamed the MacKay building, and decades later, renovated and called the McKinley Tower.)
United States Women's Open Golf Championship at Forest Lake Country Club, Michigan. Golf players hit ball with golf club on a golf course. Players include Jackie Punk and Louise Suggs. Spectators watch the game. Mickey Wright, an American professional golfer, hits ball. Mickey Wright wins the United States Women's Open Golf Championship. She smiles.
The U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) Alaska Flight of 1934 departing Fairbanks Alaska on flight back to Washington, DC. Their YB-10 aircraft are seen in a line on the airfield. Spectators are at the edge of the field to see them off. Next, the aircraft are seen taxiing out for takeoff, with their Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Arnold, piloting the lead aircraft, the "City of Fairbanks." Other aircraft follow in succession. Colonel Arnold's airplane takes off and proceeds in a shallow climb. Slate tells first leg is 640 miles to Juneau in 3 hours and 55 minutes. Map shows North America with outbound course to Alaska from Washington, DC, traversing the Great Lakes, Edmonton, Prince George, and White Horse, to Fairbanks. But a moving arrow shows return route via Juneau. Snow-covered mountains seen from a YB-10 on this return leg. Aerial shots of several YB-10s in formation. Slate announces next leg as 940 miles and 5 hours and 40 minutes to Seattle, Washington State. Aircraft and crews of the returning Alaska Flight, seen on a grass field in Seattle. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Arnold, expedition commander, leads his fliers across the field. Slate states remaining distance to Washington, DC, as 2700 miles and 14 hours. More shots of YB-10s in formation aloft. Shot of a YB-10 with farmland below. Ten YB-10s seen in formation, and the animated map completes the journey to Washington, DC. Aerial view from above of several YB-10s below, flying over the Potomac River, in Washington, DC, with the Lincoln Memorial, and Arlington Memorial bridge visible below. The formation of 10 planes barely visible above the Capitol building. The YB-10 named Juneau, taxiing across Bolling Field, after landing. (This segment of film is reversed, so the name and Alaska Flight logo are mirror-reversed.) The last of the 10 aircraft pulls into position on the flightline. Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold stands in front of his fliers who hold a large totem pole souvenir. Secretary of War, George H. Dern, greets the returning aviators and poses next to Colonel Arnold.
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