Life in early Anchorage, Alaska

"Educational Films Corporation America Presents Alaska Wonders In Motion No. 3 Produced by Al.I.Smith." Scenes include early Anchorage streets and log structures, the Alaska Labor Union building, a laundry tent, Fourth of July celebrations featuring an eating contest, a baseball game, and Anchorage area bungalows. Likely filmed in about 1916 (B&W/Silent/16mm film). This clip is from AAF-63 of the UAF 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 appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.