(Three films) Reel History: City of Gold & Drifting Towards Winter & Gold

(Three films) City of Gold (1957) Directed by Wolf Koenig and Colin Low. This film presents a nostalgic recollection of the Klondike Gold Rush with commentary by Dawson City native Pierre Berton based largely on stories told to him by his father who spent forty years in the Klondike. (22 minutes) Drifting Towards Winter (2000) Personal views of a small family-run gold mining operation in the Brooks Range. Gold was discovered at Linda Creek during the early 1900s. Early miners followed the elusive paystreak underground into the drift mine run by John and Ethel Hall with their Eskimo partner, Mamie. (22 minutes) Gold (1920's era) This is a 1930?s silent film documenting gold mining during that era. Demonstrates the process where gold bearing ore is taken from the mine, processed and goes to finished industrial products. (12 minutes) Call 474-7021 for more information.