This promotional, color film called North American Van Lines the Great Land Alaska, was probably produced around 1955 as a promotional for its business. North American Van Lines was founded in 1933 by a group of 12 agents and grew into one of the largest U.S. trucking companies. By 1952 it was attempting to expand its business to become international.
Ariel of Alaskan mountains (0:07-0:17), Alaskan forests (0:22), Alaskan rivers (0:23-0:28), the Tundra (0:29-0:31). A Moose eating moss in a river (0:35-0:43), a caribou (0:44-0:48), a grizzly bear with a cub (0:49-0:52), and a herd of mountain sheep (0:53-0:59). A city street in Anchorage with cars of the 1940’s and early 1950’s (1:00-1:13). Map of Alaska showing main city locations (1:29-1:45). North American Van Line on the Alaskan Highway north of Dawson Creek (1:46-2:05). Map of Alaska and northern Canada showing the Alaskan Highway route (2:05-2:28) and the Aleutian Islands chain (2:29-2:54). The Bering Straits, also called the Ice Curtain, with Big Diomede Island and Siberia on the left, and Little Diomede Island on the right, the boarder between Russia and the U.S.(2:55-3:22). The Inupiat village on Little Diomede Island (3:30-3:50). Some of Inupiat’s vegetation (3:51-4:17). Umiak’s, or Skin boats, holding the Inuit’s going walrus hunting. (4:18-4:53). The Eskimos harpoon a seal and eat the raw meat (4:54-5:11). They find hundreds of Walrus. They harpoon 2 walrus (5:18-6:20). Villagers help with the cleaning of the walrus (6:21-6:44). Cleaning the walrus hides for making boats, or Umiak’s (6:45-7:09). An Umiak (7:10-7:15). Walrus Intestine used for jackets (7:16-7:37). Walrus tusk ivory used for jewelry and other tourists items (7:38-7:59). Ariel view of Nome, Alaska (8:01-8:08). Panning gold (8:09-8:24). Using a Geiger counter to find gold (8:40-8:49). Ketchikan (8:51-8:58). Electric plants near Ketchikan and Anchorage (9:12-9:25). A 1955 Ford driving down the Alaskan Highway past a glacier (9:26-9:45). People getting out of a 1943 Chevy coupe and going into a cabin (9:46-10:20). The tundra (10:21-37). McKinley, or Denali, National Park showing hikers hiking through the tundra (10:43-11:28). Mt. McKinley (11:29-11:39). Scenes of the Alaska Highway, constructed during WWII, completed in 1942 (11:50-12:46). North American Van Lines trucks (12:53-13:05). Alaskan views from the highway (13:40-13:59). Views from the Alaska Railroad running from Seward to Fairbanks (14:00-14:24). Consolidated Airlines, Inc. (14:25-14:50). Bush pilot plane (14:51-14:57). Seaplane (14:58-15:05). University of Alaska, Fairbanks (15:36-16:12). Alaska has a mission of National Defense (16:13-16:46). An F-84 (16:47-17:02). Armored troops are ready with their tanks (17:14-17:21). Alaska’s winter roads (17:22-17:33). Anchorage Fur Rendezvous (17:33-17:42). It includes native dances (17:48-18:04), dog sled races, including the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (18:05-18:47), the fur auction (18:49-19:15). Homer’s winter celebration features snowshoe baseball (19:21-19:49), and ice racecar races (19:53-20:13). Fairbanks winter carnival has a parade and dog races (20:17-21:01). Mountain snow skiing (21:05-21:45). Alaskan farmers and farms (21:47-29:59). Farmers showing their goats (23:13-23:18) and horses (23:19-28). North American Van Line truck and a 1955 Chevrolet (23:43-24:02). A 1955 Chevrolet (24:52-25:01).
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