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1940s - Alaska - Anchorage
Elevated panning view of the Old Federal Building and 4th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska.
1940s - Alaska - Anchorage
Aerial view of Anchorage.
1940s - Alaska - Street Scene
Directions sign post; prominent sign pointing to "Island Highway". Adult Caucasian men and women crossing street; two women pushing strollers with children in them.
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Lee Evans warming up, stretching out on track; gives himself an introduction and discusses his training strategy in voiceover. Evans doing sit-ups on grass. VS of Evans working with another adult African American man to stretch legs, groin, on grass. Lacey O'Neal stretching on grass.
1950s - Hawaii - Boat, Ocean, Sea
Hawaii, Hawaiian; POV from boat; ocean, sea, blue, water; looking at boat; island in distance; travel; traveling; coast, coastal, shore; mountain; boat docking; dock, pier.
1950s - Hawaii - Man Driving Boat
Hawaii, Hawaii; man piloting, driving boat; at wheel; island in BG; ocean, sea, water; travel, traveling, transportation; bell.
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Adult Caucasian and African American male running around track; Lee Evans, in voiceover, talking about the 400m race and the physical requirements to run that race. African American woman stretching, wearing USA outfit. Low angle view of African American man doing jumping jacks, wearing U.S.A. Track hoodie. Evans settling into starting block and runs down track; Caucasian males and females, adults and children, watching.
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Group of three adult African American males standing together, wearing U.S.A. hoodies; track man in FG wearing U.S.A. tank top as he pulls out his pants and sits down on bench; group of adult Caucasian men standing in BG. Male voiceover states that these men and women are preparing to go to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Gale Fitzgerald talks about the pentathlon. She had just started it, and her coach had known very little about the five events. She had to travel to different parts of the country to practice different events.
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Gale Fitzgerald says it requires a strong will and a goal, then you're wasting your time. She's proud of her accomplishment and hopes her story can relate to someone else. Fitzgerald admits the journey has been hard, but worthwhile, making her stronger for it. Having a strong will and goals will help avoid other vices, such as drug use.
1950s - Hawaii - Boat
Hawaii, Hawaiian; POV, back, stern; boat; ropes, wake, water; blue, ocean, sea; island; green mountain, mountains; landscape, scenic; travel, traveling.
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Chuck Smith, walking with John Smith and another adult African American man, talks about his journey to the Olympics and the hard work he's put in to try and win a gold medal. Smith casually stretching with another man; in voiceover, talking about his desire to get out of the ghetto and how track and field offered him the chance to showcase his abilities. Adult African American and Caucasian man running together.
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Iris Davis, wearing Team USA Olympic shirt, states that she stayed away from drugs because she saw how people acted on it, and it had no appeal to her. Two adult African American women running together; hurdles and adult Caucasian male coaching Lacy O'Neal in BG.
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Vince Matthews, wearing U.S.A. Olympics jacket, says it would have been easier to do drugs than come out onto the track every evening, but he grew with people who did drugs, and they pushed him away from it; Caucasian male children standing and sitting in the stands in BG.
1950s - Hawaii - Coast, Ocean, Sea
Hawaii, Hawaiian; POV boat; ocean, sea, blue water; tropical is land; green; coast, coastal, shore; travel, traveling; landscape, scenic; bay, dock, docks, pier.
1950s - Hawaii - Man Driving Boat
Hawaii, Hawaiian; man driving, piloting boat, at wheel; ocean, sea, blue water; approaching tropical island; shore, green palms, palm trees; bell; travel, traveling; transportation.
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Two pairs of men jogging around track; one Caucasian, three African American. Gerald Tinker talks about the difficulties of growing up around drugs and seeing people he knows do drugs, some of them physically wasting away. Tinker is now afraid to walk the streets of his hometown at night because people on drugs, including friends of his, will do anything to maintain their reliance on drugs.
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Lacey O'Neal, sitting on the ground of track, states that drug use and abuse has no place among young people. She has a brother who is an ex-addict, so she understands its effects. She urges young people to stay away from drugs. Lacey O'Neal doing sit-up on grass; two people stretching in BG. O'Neal kicking her legs in the air, putting her legs over her head, stretching out her back; Gale Fitzgerald credits, in voiceover, competition for keeping her away from the community doing drugs. She doesn't know where she'd be if she wasn't involved in athletics.
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Gale Fitzgerald racing from the starting blocks with another adult African American woman, hurdling. Fitzgerald states that she know a lot people who have great potential that have been destroyed by drug use. Low angle view of Vince Matthews, wearing U.S.A. Olympics jacket, saying that drugs are a crutch, and problems must be worked out.
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John Smith, standing with Chuck Smith and another adult African American man, talks about the feeling of being defeated in a competition, but focusing on yourself in finding the answer to why you've been defeated. Man sitting in grass, stretching out his hips and lower body. John Smith thinks he's going to be alright, but he wants to set an example for others in his neighborhood that there is a path away from drug use.
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Vince Matthews, wearing U.S.A. Olympics jacket, gives advice to parents: encourage your children in any competitive event they play, no matter where they finish. It will help steer children away from drugs.
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Wayne Collett, sitting on a bench, says it is better to get an internal high versus an external high. Focus on exceling at something to achieve that internal high.
1950s - Hawaii - Tourists On Beach
Hawaii, Hawaiian; tourists, men, woman on beach; woman taking pictures with camera; wearing muumuu, dress, sunhat; boat; shore, tide, sand, sea, ocean, island; tourism, tourist, vacation; leisure.
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Two adult Jamaican men playing steel drums. Crowd of adult Caucasian men and women. Panning view of Olympic village; stadium in BG. Men and women walking on terrace at Olympic village. Men playing table tennis, mini-golf (putting). VS of Asian women, wearing traditional costume, performing cultural dance.
1950s - Hawaii - Kaiser Dome
Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii, Hawaiian; Kaiser Done; parking lot, palms, palm trees; tropical; venue, site, attraction; tourist, tourism, vacation; destination; blue sky, clouds.