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HI,tote-onng•e-.rtJioniy■y-kaft*onh-thofa*teisthieesIs,ofDocumentary Films by Don Horter Tell Alaska StorytMany facets of the Alaska story ;have been ably and j;rtisticallyber, R, L. LeTourneau, Mack! dog Convoy to the Arctic for Trucks and others have used and i Mack Trucks, filmed under extreme Arctic conditions, has represented in the documentary industrial and theatrical :;lm works: done by Don. Horter «i Seattle,1 Wash. iOver a period of 12 years Harter has produced marc- than 20 sound-color films on Alaska, several of which have wap. national awards.In addition he has produced a series of theatrical shoijt subjects :or Universal, International ana RKO-Pathe. fSuch well-known nrms as Standard Oil of California, Alaska Steamship Co., Alaska Freight Lines, Hash Motor C:x Corp., Pan American World Airways System, Firestone Tire and Rub-distributed Horter’s work all over the world.More recently Horter’s “Bull-ANS WEEING LETTERSAll agencies in Alaska receive letters they do not like such as the one that starts out, “Dear Sirs: I am writing a book (article, essay, etc.) on Alaska. Please send me all your information, etc. One official answered such a letter tersely with, “If I had time to answer your letter, I would write the book rr.yself! Fortunately, the Extension Service has an easy way out. It sendslists of available bulletins and old copies of Alaska newspapers.ceivea several awards from such recognized national associations! as the Audio-Visual Association of America, public Relations Association, and the National Film Producers of America.Travel FilmThe PAA production, “Alaska —•Our Heritage,” has been widely-shown throughout the world and recently received the National Educator’s award for 195(5. This work has been credited with stimulating much visitor travel to I Alaska.Several of Harter's Alaskan!works are now used for reference Iin numerous college and univer-i * ^ — . ..-sity film libraries and many are listed in the Library af Congress j in Washington, D. C. r
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Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Wed, Nov 20, 1957
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