Summary

B&W newsreel film, 1942. Historical footage of the Alaska Highway that linked Alaska to Canada and the remainder of the US, also known as the ALCAN highway (1942)

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 317960
Story Slug HISTORICAL FILM: ALASKA HIGHWAY (1940’s)
Location ALASKA
Format Vosil
Date 12/1/1942
Archive Time 1:03:18
TRT 1:48
Video Description Black and white film, truck moving on road through wilderness, Start Alaska Highway sign, map, convoy of military trucks on road, wilderness shots, trucks winding through wilderness, relay station, soldiers working on trucks, black bear in the wild, bear crossing road, man wrestling with bear, natives, soldier wearing dust mask, convoy on road, White Horse town, old boat, town shots, oil barrels, convoy on dusty road.
Description B&W newsreel film, 1942. Historical footage of the Alaska Highway that linked Alaska to Canada and the remainder of the US, also known as the ALCAN highway (1942)
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Keywords

Transportation
defense
US-Canada
ALCAN
Alaska
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