Hard Aground: A Visual History of Alaska's Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (ASL_AV25_20)
A pictorial overview of the myriad of responses to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill; government, civilian and tribal responses are highlighted. Video produced by Steve Nelson and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Color/Sound.
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Fire and flooding in Valdez following the 1964 earthquake
Clip of buildings burning in Valdez after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and the flooding caused by the subsequent tsunami.
(Color/Silent/8mm film)
This sequence is an excerpt of AAF-7128 from the Valdez Museum collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Compilation Tape (ASL-AV25-59)
A compilation of 14 videos that originally aired as news stories on the Alaska Television Network and other state networks:
Double Hull Tankers
The Cleanup
We're Leaking Some Oil
Oil Spill Stress
Struggling Wildlife
Homer Area Recovery Coalition (HARC)
Bioremediation
Corexit
Subsistence
Tanker Confrontation
How Clean is Clean?
Oil Burning
1990 Oil Spill Cleanup
Cleanup Progress
(Sound/Color)
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Legacy of an Oil Spill: Tens Years After Exxon Valdez (ASL-AV25-70)
This film examines the affects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 10 years after the event. A majority of the film explores the recovery of the areas diverse wildlife species, but also examines the ongoing affects of the spill on the human populations as well.
Produced by The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and KTOO-TV, Juneau.
Steve Nelson Video Collection
(Color/Sound.)
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Alaska's State Capital: A Video Tour (asl_0277 video)
A 25 minute tour of t he Alaska State Capital Building highlighting the history of the building, including the art and personalities that have worked in and built this landmark in downtown Juneau.
Legislative Affairs Agency
Color/Sound
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 25 years later
Alaska's master storyteller/entertainer ... Dusty Sourdough
Alaskan icon, Dusty Sourdough has the longest running show in Alaska. He has been on the same stage at the Tent City Theater in Anchorage Alaska for 18 years entertaining visitors with adventures stories of Alaska and singing songs to touch the heart and bring back some great memories. His patrotic and gospel will fill your souls and bring tears to your eyes.
Once you have attended his show you'll never forget him ... Dusty Sourdough, He's the real deal! For booking info: dustysourdough@gci.net
Steamship Chena Award Ceremony (PCA044 Skinner Foundation Photograph Collection-asl_p44_16mm_film_6)
The steamship CHENA of the Alaska Steamship Company fleet in shipboard ceremonies May 6, 1965, received the highest honor given to U. S. flag vessels for performance demonstrating safety training and discipline -- the ship safety achievement award. This annual award is sponsored jointly by the Marine Section of the National Safety Council and the American Merchant Marine Institute.
Rear Admiral R. [Richard] D. Schmidtman, USCG, Commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, made the presentation, which included a Green Cross of Safety pennant, to be flown by the ship for one year, and individual certificates for each member of the crew serving aboard at the time.
D. E. Skinner, president of the Alaska Steamship, accepted the certificate on behalf of Captain Merrill D. Stewart, who was master of the CHENA when the action which led to the award took place. He is now commander of the Alaska Line motorship TANANA.
Captain Erling P. Brastad, present master of the CHENA, received the award for his ship. The basis of the presentation was the outstanding feat of ship-saving and life-saving performed by the master and the crew of the CHENA when she was caught at Valdez on March 27, 1964, near the epicenter of the most devastating earthquake-seismic wave action in the history of the United States.
The Chena was lifted 30 to 50 feet in the air, then dropped, rolled on the bottom, where a moment before the dock had been, was lifted and dropped again and again as the water rose and fell. She was spun around and carried broadside into the beach -- totally helpless -- and that's where she would be today, a monument to nature's destructive force, had it not been for the immediate, effective and outstanding response of her personnel, who not only saved the ship and her crew from destruction but aided the Town of Valdez in providing the only communication service available until Army forces arrived and other channels were opened.
In attendance at the ceremony were high-ranking officers of the 13th Coast Guard District and representatives of the Maritime Administration.
Information about the Chena Award compiled from Marine Exchange of Alaska website
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Ford & Kissenger touring pipeline
Clips of President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger touring the Trans-Alaska pipeline construction in November of 1975.
(Color/Silent/16mm film)
This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-6061 from the KTVF collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
ANCSA: Caught in the Act
Program 2: Losing Ground
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Alaska State Museum in Juneau Alaska
If you are ever in the area this is a must see. I tried to capture some of the interesting stuff in a few short clips here....these guys have done a wonderful job of putting together some breath taking exhibits that detail the states history, beginning with the transition from Russian rule, to US territory, up through the Valdez debacle and so much more. I learned more about Alaska and it rich history and culture in the 2 hours we spent there, than I had heard, or was ever taught, in my entire life.
Alaska Earthquake - 1964 | Today In History | 27 Mar 17
On March 27, 1964, Alaska was hit by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake (the strongest on record in North America) and tsunamis that together claimed about 130 lives.
Film shows Anchorage, the largest town in Alaska, and the scene of some of the worst devastation. After being torn by one of the most serious earthquakes in history, Alaska then had to suffer the additional ordeal of over 40 earth tremors. Property damage alone may approach two hundred million pounds throughout the State.
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Though the Earth be Moved-The United States Office of Civil Defense and the 1964 Alaska Earthquake
A documentary chronicling the first 72 hours after the 1964 Alaska Earthquake and the response to the disaster by the United States Office of Civil Defense, U.S. Military, and local, state, and federal officials, both civilian and military. Includes extensive archival footage of the earthquake and aftermath. (ASL-0052-Film_16mm)
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ANCSA: Caught in the Act
Program 3: The Struggle
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Alaskan Earthquake (1964)
Full title reads: Alaskan Earthquake.
Alaska, United States of America (USA). An earthquake devastates the Alaskan City of Anchorage.
GV Pan main street of Anchorage with houses wrecked on either side and sections of the road at various levels. LV Shops and other buildings at crazy angles. GV Pan ditto. LV People salvaging belongings from shops which have sunk below road level. GV The main street. Pan to wrecked buildings. GV Very big buildings which has collapsed at one end. LV Car with wreckage from collapsed building laying on it. Pan to wrecked building. LV Office block with a section from the middle collapsed onto a car in the road. GV Building which has collapsed completely. LV ditto. GV Open ground outside Anchorage with great fissures which have opened up. LV ditto. GV House leaning at crazy angle. GV The Alaska State Bank part of which has collapsed. LV Sign 'Alaska State Bank'. GV Pan. Men at work making the buildings safe. GV Pan. The main street of Anchorage.
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FILM ID:1751.21
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Trans Alaska Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Project, 1973-1977
In 1968, the largest oil reserve in North America was discovered at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska. This was one of the most inaccessible and inclement places on earth. It is 800 miles to an ice free harbor in Prince William Sound. The problem: Prudhoe Bay wasn't completely ice free more than 3-4 months out of the year. The impetus: In 1973, OPEC launched the first oil embargo which quadrupled oil prices. This spurred President Nixon to sign the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law.
The pipeline crosses three mountain ranges, 800 streams, and 13 rivers, and traverses permafrost. While the original plans had been to bury the entire line, it was discovered that the warm oil would melt the frozen soil causing structural instability. This is the reason for the pipeline being elevated on 78,000 vertical support members. There are also over 124,000 heat pipes along the pipeline. These pipes transfer ground heat into the air to ensure the soil around buried portions remains stable and able to support the pipeline. Other challenges were ensuring that minimal disruption was caused in the migration of wildlife in the area. This was accomplished by creating over 600 crossings for them.
In 1970, proposed costs were estimated at 900 million dollars, but total costs were tallied at 8 billion dollars when completed in 1977. It should be remembered that the pipeline had a human price tag. Thirty-two workers died during the construction project.
So far over 17 billion barrels of oil have been transported. The maximum flow occurred in 1988 at 2.1 million barrels a day, but has declined by 5-6 % per year. Today, 457,000 barrels still flow through the pipe every day. This oil substantially improves the American trade balance and significantly lessens our dependence upon foreign supplies. Unfortunately, transporting oil is not without its risks.
One of the greatest ecological disasters is related to the pipeline. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef and leaked nearly a million barrels of oil into Prince William Sound. This destroyed fisheries, devastated wildlife, and cost millions in litigation and cleanup efforts.
The Alaskan economy has been dramatically impacted by the pipeline; taxation on oil production has contributed over 382 million dollars in property taxes to local government, and has generated 50 billion dollars for the state, which has accounted for over 80% of Alaska's revenue for the last 25 years.
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Court Trial Footage of Exxon Valdez Tanker Captain Joe Hazelwood Part 1 (ASL-AV25-33-1)
Steve Nelson Video Collection/Office of the Governor-Oil Spill Documentation Team court trial footage of Exxon Valdez Captain Joe Hazelwood, February 2-12, 1990. Testifying in Court, by order of appearance: Gordon Taylor-Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Controller, Bruce Blauford-Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Controller.
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The Spill: Personal Stories of the Exxon Valdez Disaster - John Devens, Jr
Interview date: 2007
Interviewer: Sharon Bushell
John's full story will be archived within Project Jukebox, the Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. Visit: jukebox.uaf.edu
Archiving this and other oral histories of the Exxon Valdez oil spill is a partnership between the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Alaska Resources Library and Information Services.
Funding provided by the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Klondike Alaska: A Rail History
For most people, railroads in Alaska and the Yukon are synonymous with the Alaska Railroad and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad whose passenger cars provide tourists with vistas of awe-inspiring terrain. That same terrain provided enormous challenges for early settlers of both territories. Railroads were an integral part of overcoming those challenges. Dozens of other railroads also laid track in Alaska, the Yukon, and northwest British Columbia and provided the means to transport supplies to settlements and to transport the region’s raw materials to outside markets. Klondike Alaska charts the history of many of those railroads. ©KUAC 2005
DVD's of this program are available for purchase at kuac.org.
Fred Machetanz: An Alaskan Master (1978)
Excerpt from Alaska Review 14. In this segment, Alaska Review interviews Fred Machetanz about his life, artwork, and his philosophies about Alaska. (Sound/Color/U-matic videotape).
Airing from 1976 to 1987, Alaska Review was the first statewide public affairs television program in Alaska. The show was designed to explore public policy issues confronting Alaska, and to assist citizens in making decisions about the future of their land. Produced by Independent Public Television, Inc., (IPTV), the series eventually consisted of 16 one-hour shows, 46 half-hour shows, and one three-hour special broadcast. Funded through the Alaska Humanities Forum and State of Alaska, the series won multiple awards for public service and educational programming. IPTV dissolved in 1988. Videotapes for all finished productions and raw footage were later moved to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), where they became housed with the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Rasmuson Library at UAF, shortly after the unit was founded in 1993. The Alaska Film Archives is currently seeking funding to preserve and digitize all of the original full interviews gathered in the making of the Alaska Review series. Copies of finished productions are also held by Alaska State Library Historical Collections in Juneau. For more information, please contact the Alaska Film Archives at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-4959 from the Alaska Review collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives is supported by the Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.