Summary

B&W newsreel film, 1943. Building of the ALCAN Highway, connecting Alaska with Canada and the lower US. Prompted by defense and also commerce. Precise date of filming unknown

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 317964
Story Slug HISTORICAL FILM-:ALASKAN HIGHWAY (1940’s)
Location ALASKA/ CANADA
Format Vo
Date 1/1/1943
Archive Time 2:43:20
TRT 1:52
Video Description (NO rights to any narration or music) black and white news film, various shots of military trucks driving on ice covered roads. WS of tents erected to house the American army as they working with the Canadian military to build the Alaskan Highway. CU of military truck speeding out of control.
Description B&W newsreel film, 1943. Building of the ALCAN Highway, connecting Alaska with Canada and the lower US. Prompted by defense and also commerce. Precise date of filming unknown
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Keywords

Transportation
defense
US-Canada
ALCAN
Alaska
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