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.)
People go inside a house in Anchorage, Alaska. Children swing on playground. Woman tends to flowers in the background. Mixed personnel seated on benches. Woman walks with children. A boy receives instructions on how to shoot a bow and arrow. Circle target, arrows pierce the target.
Children ice skate at Government hill in Anchorage, Alaska. A child wears ice skates.
Heavy damages rendered to infrastructure as the greatest earthquake ever on North American continent shakes Alaska, United States. Houses damaged and roads completely destroyed by the earthquake. Lighting poles fallen on ground and cars damaged by tremors during the earthquake. Views of destruction of roads and buildings along Fourth Avenue in Anchorage Alaska.
Japanese Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun meet U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, United States. The dignitaries walk towards a platform near the terminal building and address the press and gathered audience. Nixon speaks at the platform. Pat Nixon and Emperor Showa stand by him. President Nixon invites Emperor Showa who takes a paper out and addresses the press. The dignitaries step down from the platform.
Engine failure forces a YB-10, of the 1934 U.S. Army Alaska Flight,to make a forced landing in Cook Inlet, two miles from Anchorage. View of the B-10 partly submerged in the water as men approach it in a small boat. The number 145 seen on the tail sticking out of the water. Boats moving near the stricken airplane and men wading in the water to assess ways of salvaging it. The aircraft on the beach after being pulled from the water. Men gathered around it starting repairs. A crane lifts a damaged propeller from the plane. Next, the crane lifts the right engine from the plane. View of the large crane with the engine suspended. A crewman walking under the nose of the repaired airplane. Another tapping a repair with a hammer.
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