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Rebuilding After Alaska Quake

Several shots of Civil Defense workers wearing armbands, men in hardhats and civilians clearing out stores and homes destroyed by Alaskan earthquake. Many shots of sunken water levels on lake shores and an island. Panning shot of a dried harbor. Several shots of army engineers surveying damage near construction cranes. Man drops sounding equipment into water from back of boat labeled U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Men study topographical map. A woman draws on map, followed by closeup of epicenter info written on map. Two men in hardhats study map. Military officials and townspeople survey damage to coastal town. Followed by several shots of devastation to small village, people sifting through the ruins. Closeup of a sad-faced man.



IdentifierCLIP-12204
Duration3 min, 18 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1964
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