1940s - Color, American Indian Activity In the Pacific Northwest Pt. 1 of 2
Gravel out of dredge. Car along gravel road thru cut-over land. Large gold dredge working in flooded pit; turning. Conveyor out of water into dredge as it turns. Tailings falling out rear conveyor filling in gravel behind it.
08:24:37 Two women walk along edge of pond w/ tailings visible behind.
08:24:50 Float plane taxiing. Aerial over forested area; small dock; clouds hanging low over hillside. View of plane taxiing to shore, fishing boat docked nearby. LS Plane onto dock, pilot out.
08:25:42 LS harbor w/ fishing boat across & snow capped mountains beyond; other boats docked. High angle over bay w/ boats moving.
08:26:04 Town from hillside, church steeple & wooden buildings. View of canyon from town. Harbor & boats.
08:26:43 Looking down into fishing boat & raising large crates of fish to dock; onto ??. Holding large salmon. Scales & weighing fish. Fish moved, sorted & some selected for weighing.
08:27:30 Boats on water. Unloading catch from hold w/ net & crane; dropping on dock. Men gaffing & cutting off heads & tails. Three men move cart of fish. Loading pressed (frozen?) blocks of fish onto boat (for bait?). Boat leaving dock. Float biplane on water.
08:29:29 Narrow street of house fonts. LS of barren mountain w/ snow fields or glaciers above harbor.
08:30:15 Flowering plants & shrubs in town garden. School (?) w/ people walking past on sidewalk. Large government building or ??. Totem pole.
08:30:58 Street w/ church at end cafe sign; man past on bicycle. Domed Russian Orthodox church steeple behind Christian church bell tower. CU of bell. CU of onion dome on Russian church. Views from behind. Woman walks along sidewalk beside house w/ blooming rhododendrons & other plants. Other houses. Woman w/ camera past; flowers. Raspberry as hat on finger w/ face drawn. CU wooden mask or top of totem pole beside sign: Sitka ??? w/ other totem poles & posts.
Mining; Environmental Destruction; American Indians; Native Americans; Pacific Northwest Daily Life; 1950s; Tourists; Fishing Industry; Travel Film; Ethnic Culture;
NOTE: soft focus throughout.
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1940s - Color, American Indian Activity In the Pacific Northwest Pt. 1 of 2 Gravel out of dredge. Car along gravel road thru cut-over land. Large gold dredge working in flooded pit; turning. Conveyor out of water into dredge as it turns. Tailings falling out rear conveyor filling in gravel behind it. 08:24:37 Two women walk along edge of pond w/ tailings visible behind. 08:24:50 Float plane taxiing. Aerial over forested area; small dock; clouds hanging low over hillside. View of plane taxiing to shore, fishing boat docked nearby. LS Plane onto dock, pilot out. 08:25:42 LS harbor w/ fishing boat across & snow capped mountains beyond; other boats docked. High angle over bay w/ boats moving. 08:26:04 Town from hillside, church steeple & wooden buildings. View of canyon from town. Harbor & boats. 08:26:43 Looking down into fishing boat & raising large crates of fish to dock; onto ??. Holding large salmon. Scales & weighing fish. Fish moved, sorted & some selected for weighing. 08:27:30 Boats on water. Unloading catch from hold w/ net & crane; dropping on dock. Men gaffing & cutting off heads & tails. Three men move cart of fish. Loading pressed (frozen?) blocks of fish onto boat (for bait?). Boat leaving dock. Float biplane on water. 08:29:29 Narrow street of house fonts. LS of barren mountain w/ snow fields or glaciers above harbor. 08:30:15 Flowering plants & shrubs in town garden. School (?) w/ people walking past on sidewalk. Large government building or ??. Totem pole. 08:30:58 Street w/ church at end cafe sign; man past on bicycle. Domed Russian Orthodox church steeple behind Christian church bell tower. CU of bell. CU of onion dome on Russian church. Views from behind. Woman walks along sidewalk beside house w/ blooming rhododendrons & other plants. Other houses. Woman w/ camera past; flowers. Raspberry as hat on finger w/ face drawn. CU wooden mask or top of totem pole beside sign: Sitka ??? w/ other totem poles & posts. Mining; Environmental Destruction; American Indians; Native Americans; Pacific Northwest Daily Life; 1950s; Tourists; Fishing Industry; Travel Film; Ethnic Culture; NOTE: soft focus throughout.