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Walter Hickel and Ermalee Hickel welcome U.S. President Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon to Alaska
U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon arrive at a lodge in Alaska and are welcomed by Former Alaska Governor and former Secretary of the Interior under Nixon, Walter "Wally" Hickel. Walter Hickel is joined by his wife Ermalee Hickel. Walter Hickel shakes hands with the President and his wife and talks to them. Patricia Nixon and Ermalee Hickel talk to each other. The dignitaries pose for a photo. Then they approach a small gathered crowd holding a sign "Welcome Pres Nixon Come Shake Hands." They greet the crowd. This is earlier in the day before Nixon welcomed Emperor Hirohito of Japan in Alaska.
The Army Air Corps Alaska Flight support ship, "El Aquario," at Seward; Expedition train goes from Seward to Fairbanks.
View of Midnight Sun from bow of the U.S. Army Air Corps Alaska Flight support ship, El Aquario, underway in Alaskan waters. Mountains are seen as she proceeds through Resurrection Bay, towards Seward, Alaska. Views of the harbor at Seward, where several ships are seen. The El Aquario, seen at the dock in seward. The camera pans the pier, which contains rails for cargo handling. Another ship is docked behind the El Aquario. Slopes in background are covered in evergreen trees. Railroad station and warehouses are seen. View from atop a railroad train, shows rail lines, bridge, buildings, a ship in the harbor, and mountain in background. Captain George Goddard, supply officer for the expedition, stands with another officer and points to chalk writing on an Alaska Railroad caboose car reading: "Capt. Goddard return back on." He and the other officer are then seen on rear platform of that car on a railroad train. Goddard lights a cigarette. View from that caboose platform as the train pulls out of the Seward train station. View from atop the caboose showing the last six cars, containing expedition supplies, preceded by other cars making up a long train. Views of snowy landscapes beside the tracks as the train proceeds. Picture of the Fairbanks railroad station as the train arrives.
Tourists aboard a steamer look at the Columbia Glacier and snow covered mountains during their voyage in Alaska.
View from deck of the Alaska Steamship line SS Aleutian, cruising in Alaskan waters. A small iceberg to starboard. Landscape of snowy Mountains and islands. Vicinity of the Columbia Glacier, at Valdez in Prince William Sound. Passengers walking along covered deck. The ship making way along the inside passage through protected waters in Alaska. Passengers inside the ship's salon, where they can view scenery through large windows. Most are seated, conversing, smoking, playing cards, and generally relaxing. View of upper deck empty of passengers. Liveboats covered with tarpaulins line edge of deck. Scenery as the cruise continues, includes occasional villages near waters edge, and ubiquitious snowy mountains. Spectators looking up at the ship as it approaches a pier in Cordova, Alaska. On shore, a passenger rail car of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad is seen along with a number of automobiles. Change of scene to upper deck, where camera pans across the deck and along railings, showing passengers strolling, and sunlit scenery.
Jubilation Day as Alaska hails Statehood
Alaska hails approval of its Statehood. Alaska wins approval to become the nation's 49th State. Cars seen on the street in Anchorage. A sign reads 'Anchorage-All-America city'. Newspaper headlines read 'We're in'. Children sit with a banner reading '49th State'. A huge star placed on the U.S. flag by a woman who is helped by a fireman. Young women in a convertible celebrate as they pass by Stolt Electric at 1000 East Forth Avenue as wells as Hub Clothing in Anchorage. A man with a stuffed moose with a sign on it that reads, 'Hey Texas, now I'm the biggest bull.' Crowd gathers to watch a bonfire built by Boy Scouts. Sign reads, 'State of Alaska'
Will Rogers and Wiley Post take off in their floatplane from Fairbanks, Alaska. The plane later crashed, killing both.
Will Rogers and Wiley Post pose for pictures taken just before boarding Post's self-modified float plane that crashed en route to Point Barrow, Alaska, killing both Rogers and Post. The floatplane takes off from water. Map shows route: Juneau to Dawson, Fairbanks, Alaska; to Anchorage, Alaska and then back to Fairbanks. The words, "Point Barrow" animate on map - line running to Point Barrow, where the plane crashed after an engine failure, while taking off from a lagoon just outside of Point Barrow. Aerial views of the Arctic areas.
Making a brief history of Totem Poles of Alaska.
Landscape of Alaska is shown. Trees, glaciers, show covered mountains, dense forests and woods of Alaska, including areas of Tongass National Forest. View of paper mills and pulp mill factories (in other areas) that use tree harvest resources from the area. Forest rangers can be seen in boat reaching Alaska through water ways. Forest rangers walk up to Indian totem poles of native indigenous cultures, now overgrown with vegetation. A simple fishing village with small wooden homes can be seen near the water. A man walks next to a pile of old totem poles on the ground. An Alaskan Native American Indian artist teaching a young man how to carve a totem pole out of tree. Men cutting and carving trees and drawing outlines of figures on wood blocks. A carver sharpens his axe and works on long block of wood. Figures are carved on wood. Then the totem poles are painted with colors. Views of completed totems raised up. Tourists looking at the totem poles.
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