Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, - That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the...
2 min, 54 sec film clip, color/sound. Title frame identifies clip as color/silent. Senator Ted Stevens discusses an amendment proposed by Sen. Paul Tsongas to the Alaska Lands Act, particularly, its effect on mining operations and...
Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....
Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....
10 min, 2 sec film clip, color/sound. Ted Stevens gives an update on current work in the Senate to authorize development on Alaska's coastal plain; thanks long-time staffer Marie [Matsuno] Nash, who recently retired as director of Stevens's...
9 min, 3 sec. film clip, color/sound. Ted Stevens gives an update on current work in the Senate to authorize development on Alaska's coastal plain; thanks Janet Halverson; recognizes deployed U.S. military personnel; comments on regime change...
5 min, 45 sec film clip, color/sound. Senator Ted Stevens, Congressman Don Young, and Governor Jay Hammond discuss a bill passed by the U.S. House, the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, to extend the U.S.'s fisheries zone to 200...
Title taken from verso. "March 21, 1955. Governor B. Heintzleman signing bill authorizing a statehood convention to be held Novemenber [November] 8, 1955 at the University of Alaska, College, Alaska.
View of Alaska Territorial Governor Ernest Gruening (seated at desk) signing the Fish Trap Tax bill. Standing (L-R): Speaker of the House Stanley McCutcheon, Senator Victor C. Rivers, Representative Marcus Jensen.
Title from sleeve. James Nolan of Wrangell, Frank Peratrovich of Klawock, and Ernest Gruening (seated) in Governor's office in Juneau for bill signing. Photographer's number: 19197. 4 X 5 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Governor Ernest Gruening (seated) and Victor Rivers in Gruening's office signing bill on property tax. Photographer's number: 7771. 4 X 5 B&W negative.