A port in Alaska. Several boats anchored to the shore. The boats in still water. Numerous buildings on the shore.
View from aloft, aboard Coast Guard Cutter breaking through ice in Alaskan waters. View at bow, as icebreaker moves ahead and then backs up again. View of park benches and a baseball field on shore. An industrial complex on hill in distance is topped by large oil tank with "Sinclair" painted across it. Crew members lean over railing at bow to watch the ice being broken. View from aloft of the stern, as the Cutter moves into open waters. American flag seen briefly, aloft. A tug boat is seen making its way through ice in harbor. Heavy wake from the cutter is seen. The tug boat moves into channel created by the Cutter, very close to shore.
The USS Seawolf (SSN-575)submarine cruises underwater for a record 60 days. It emerges from water near Connecticut carrying 100 men after a record 60 days submerged. Another ship seen in the background. A dirigible is also seen above the USS Seawolf.
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.
Nighttime views, in darkness, of destroyed Landing Ship Tank (LST) and other boats burning at U.S. Naval Station in Pearl Harbor during World War 2. Burning oil on water surface.
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.
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