Visiting Alaska's Eagle Summit circa 1937

Scenes show a family visit to Eagle Summit, along the Steese Highway about 100 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1937. The Steese Highway, which runs about 175 miles from Fairbanks to the Yukon River town of Circle, had been completed only about 10 years earlier. According to Wikipedia, Eagle Summit is a 3,652-foot (1,113 m) gap through the White Mountains, and was named by area prospectors after the nearby Eagle River. Source & Format B&W/Silent/16mm film Russ & Thelma Huber Film Collection (AAF-7637) Alaska Film Archives Repository The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Contact If you have additional information or can help further identify what’s seen here, we welcome your insights. Please contact us using the information in the “About” section. Support the Alaska Film Archives The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Donations of any amount help us preserve and share Alaska’s audiovisual history. Visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help. Thank you!