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Natives of Point Hope perform dances in honor of the crew of whaler Herman.

Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. The crew is welcomed at Point Hope. The natives seated during the welcome ceremony. The men's dance. Men perform a dance while others play instruments. Women dance. Susie the champion dancer gives a solo performance. Native children and families. Native man with hair dressed for mourning.

Date: 1915
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020850
Old Chief of a village at Point Barrow invites the crew of whaler Herman to a native eskimo dance.

Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. Old Chief of a village at Point Barrow invites the crew to a native dance. Esquimau men dance and play an instrument. The village people and crew watch. Esquimau women dance. A blond Esquimau similar to those discovered by explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Esquimaux eating whale skin. Dog nearby. Trading on the ship deck.

Date: 1915
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020854
U.S. Forces move towards the Aleutian Islands, unload supplies and fire at the Japanese Forces during World War II.

Allied Forces fight the Axis Powers during World War II. An amphibious landing by the U.S. Forces in the Aleutian Islands. A ship in water. Explosion in the ship. U.S. battleships move towards Attu. Troops on the ship. Soldiers in barges move towards the island. Soldiers unload supplies. A wrecked Japanese plane. U.S. soldiers load and fire the artillery.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033498
Scenes of U.S. Army Air forces operations on Adak Island during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II

As film begins, organ music is heard. Camera pans across tops of tents showing sky above. Scene shifts to a Chaplain conducting Sunday services in the open. A soldier plays a field organ as soldiers and airmen participate in the service. Closeup of the Chaplain kneeling before a makeshift altar where objects are placed to facilitate communion in a mass or service. Complete change of scene shows airmen arranging bombs for loading aboard an open truck that then backs up to an airplane, into which they are loaded. Narrator notes that these are all purpose bombs weighing 250, 500, and 1000 lbs, respectively. Closeup of a 1000 lb bomb in foreground marked "GP 1000 lb AN-M44." Airmen arnorers install fins and fuses before loading the bombs aboard the aircraft. An airman loads belts of machine gun ammunition at a gun turret of the airplane. others load guns elsewhere on the aircraft. Closeup of pilots being given final briefing about the mission, before departure. Narrator notes that the mission will involve two flights of B-24s and one of B-17s. Planned altitudes and routes of the bombers are drawn on a map in colors. They are to attack a Japanese installation on Kiska Island. Fighter support is described. A Flight crew assembles near their B-24 Liberator bomber. Closeups of individual crew members waiting on the airfield ramp. Scene shifts to fighter pilots who will be accompanying the bombers. They converse in front of a row of fighter aircraft. They are wearing flotation gear over their flight suits. The area is paved with Marsden matting (pierced steel planking). Closeups of men in the group, including: Lieutenant George I. Rudell, Lieutenant Holy P. Mail, Lieutenant Lial A. Bean, Major Willson Aston, Lieutenant Henry J. Strencops and Colonel Jackson.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057602
American Navy men and soldiers in Aleutian Island, United States

Supplies and equipment on a beach in Aleutian Island, United States. Two American Navy men use field phone in a dugout emplacement on the beach. Navy men and soldiers roast hot dogs over fire on the beach. Soldiers unload supplies from Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel onto tractor trailer and it moves inland. Navy men and soldiers unload supplies and pile them up. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November
Duration: 4 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058377
American soldiers move supplies from landing barges to shore in Aleutian Island, United States

United States Navy transport off coast in Aleutian Island. American soldiers move supplies and equipment from beached landing barges to the shore (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058378