the final draft is nearly complete… in case anyone out there is wondering all rights to the photos have been obtained years ago thru the Alaska State Library and the Denver Public Library-- costing us a sum and half but the volume discounts helped ease the cost…. public domain images are great-- to a point; what you really need to make the whole thing visually interesting are the high quality .tif images… we've also added a hilarious cartoon short that focuses on some of the problems and hardships we endured bringing this little DVD to you….

SOAPY SMITH: GOODFELLA OF THE GOLD RUSH

THE FACTS AND THE LEGENDS AS TOLD BY FIRSTHAND WITNESSES -- made in alaska!

A MOVIE BY GERALD CLOUGH

FEATURING DAVID NOON, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA

THANKS TO: SANDRA ROBINSON, ALASKA STATE LIBRARY & THE DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS and the various rights issues.

THANKS TO the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Archives and ROY BIRD, JOHN MURRAY, MARK BOX and ERIC HEYNE-- my professors at UAF

THANK YOU DAVID NOON

soundtrack by Gerald Clough using Apple Soundtrack Pro

all software used in this production is fully licensed