“ ALASKA: A MODERN FRONTIER “ 1948 ALASKA TERRITORY EDUCATIONAL FILM FAIRBANKS NOME 45444

Made roughly a decade before statehood, this educational film is about the importance of Alaska, primarily by showcasing its many valuable resources. Copyright 1948. Opening titles: A Coronet Instructional Film - Alaska: A Modern Frontier (Revised) (:06-:26). Horses help plow a field. Dirt roads and houses, including a Quonset hut (:44). Raging water. Globe of the world, airline routes from the United States to Alaska (:27-1:13). Alaska compared to the rest of the United States in terms of size. Aerial Alaskan sites: mountains, forests. Alaska on a map. North of the Arctic Circle, Alaska is seen as we know it, barren and windswept. Cool summers. Central Alaska, the heat is the same as New York City during the summer. A woman works in a garden. KSL Co. yard (2:12) Fields near a farm (1:14-2:42). Canadian border: “Entering Alaska, Leaving Yukon Territory“ sign. Car drives down a road. Alaska, Dawson Creek, Canada and the United States on a map. Alaskan Highway. Dirt road stretches across rugged country. Fair