STK-ID 16688

Highway north: shot of men planning Alaska Highway in an office. Animation map of the highway. Cut to sequence on surveyors at work in the bush, on bulldozer clearing right of way, levelling roadway. HAS of part of completed dirt road. Shots of bridge building and montage of various kinds of transportation. Sequence on a black bear walking across the road, GI playing with one. Sequence on US army trucks on the Alaska Highway, on Peace River bridge.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
NFB Footage (Canada-US Relations)
Location
Peace River (city), Canadian Arctic, Peace River, Alaska
Year
1940
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm, Video HI 8
Shooting format
16mm fine grain b&w, 16mm original ektachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3