Amazing Video of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake

Videos of the aftermath of the great 1964 earthquake and the preceding Fur Rondy

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By Courtesy Richard Zeigler, ziggyvisions.com

Story Created: Mar 27, 2012 at 1:27 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Mar 27, 2012 at 1:37 PM AKDT

ANCHORAGE - Videos below used with permission of Richard Zeigler, who acquired and digitized these films of the aftermath of the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, and the 1964 Fur Rondy, which was just weeks earlier. Zeigler's videos can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/ziggyvision, and his website is www.ziggyvisions.com.

 

 

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Huppert said on Tuesday, Mar 27 at 5:43 PM

Dave, Is there any footage of old news stories from the quake?

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RD said on Tuesday, Mar 27 at 4:50 PM

My father was down in Anchorage when it happened. He never thought he would make it out of there alive. He said it felt like an eternity when it started and finally ended.

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dk said on Tuesday, Mar 27 at 2:53 PM

it's been a long time but it sure brought back a lot of memorys I'm sure it has caused some painful ones that is some thing I sure wish we never see again

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