The Temporary Louvre (in background) was located on the north side of Front Street across from the burned building. There was a dispute over whether the new building would be allowed to protrude into the street.
Title from verso. Verso: In the Fall of 1970, then Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel met with Prominent figures in the Alaska Land Claims dispute in his Washington office. Clockwise from far left: Wally Hickel; Tim Wallis, President...
There was a dispute over whether the new building would be allowed to protrude into the street; ca. 1908. Sign reads "Meals at all Hours Restaurant All White Help".
Sec. of Interior Walter Hickel, far left, meeting with people involved in Alaska land claims dispute. From left to right: Tim Wallis, President Fairbanks Native Association; Charles Edwardsen, Executive Director Arctic Slope Native Association;...