[Aerial views of Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s]

Title

[Aerial views of Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s]

Description

Film footage depicting aerial views of the Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of a harbor, then transitions to aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing mountains, tundra, buildings, and clouds, presumably in Alaska. A wing is visible in some of these scenes, which displays Northwest Airlines markings. At 00:07:30, there is a brief scene filmed from inside the aircraft as it takes off from an unidentified airport. No exterior shots of the aircraft are present in the footage.

The footage is in color and is silent. Some of the scenes are underexposed.

Label on film container: "Alaska."

Date

1930s-1940s circa

Coverage

Extent

1 film reel (9 min., 39 sec.) : silent, color ; 8 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The Robert L. Simons Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1998-05-05-B_AV_013_01