(2:08 min.) (04 of 12) Benefits of Statehood Territorial days -- governed by the Department of the Interior; policies constantly changed; no money -- exploration and development; no set regulations or policies --prevented business growth;...
(2:12 min.) (12 of 12) Final comments for the record -- proud of Alaska; working within the government; obtained Statehood -- without revolution; Alaska -- finest state in the Union; delegates -- thinking of the future; resources -- Natives;...
(2:20 min.) (02 of 12) Toast Mistress Club and the Statehood Issue debating committee; debate -- Statehood issue; rules; politics, religion; appoint a committee to study issue of Statehood; too political -- couldn't study Statehood; Dr. Moberg...
(2:37 min.) (01 of 12) Ada's Background and Statehood Nome -- born; education -- Nome; Boston Tea Party -- learned in fourth grade; "taxation without representation"; Statehood; married -- aviation in Alaska; three children -- raised;...
(2:39 min.) (06 of 12) Types of development in Alaska after Statehood and the Resource Article development -- resources; 33 -- strategic minerals; undeveloped minerals -- Alaska; oil on Arctic Coast; 1920 -- husband forced down; Prudhoe Bay --...
(2:53 min.) (09 of 12) People's lack on interest in Statehood and politics; airplane business; dedicated mother; Toast Mistress Club; education; Alaskans -- not interested in regulations or laws; citizens -- some felt effects; Lathrop, Cap --...
(3:01 min.) (03 of 12) Ada studying Statehood Packets Hawaii -- Statehood for Constitutional Convention; State Constitutions -- compared all articles; Treaty -- Russia and the US; purchase of Alaska -- 1867; Article 3 -- Alaskans could choose...
(3:05 min.) (10 of 12) Ideas discussed at the Convention; common wealth; discussions -- Convention; counties versus boroughs; counties -- corrupt form of government; double taxation; Local Government Article -- last article; members attitudes;...
(3:05 min.) (11 of 12) Working behind the scenes -- behind the Convention and the effects of the Constitution on Alaska inexperience -- parliamentary law; rules; behind the scenes; 6 men -- spoke at length; time to think; delegates -- speaking...
(3:11 min.) (08 of 12) Pork-Barrel appointment to judgeships and reactions to Ada being a part of the Constitutional Convention Fairbanks -- before Statehood; territorial form of government -- people had no voice; Washington DC -- grant favors;...
(3:21 min.) (12 of 27) Road to Livengood Road to Livengood followed miners. Livengood to Eureka began with pressure from the miners as well as a dream to get the road to Nome or Kotzebue.
(3:27 min) (12 of 19) Early Fairbanks agriculture Fixed thresher and then traveled to where the machine was needed. Description of the Rickert homestead -- 320 acres in Fairbanks.
(3:50 min.) (07 of 12) Appropriate balance between outside experts and long time Alaskans good balance; 11 attorneys; Judicial Article -- aware of attorneys; Alaskans wanted to prevent lawyers from being a judge; had to be a long time Alaskan; ...
(3:53 min.) (05 of 12) Experiences working towards Statehood; Senate of the United States; arguments for and against Statehood; Statehood Bill passed -- June 30th, 8 pm 1958; American -- Alaskan; worked towards Statehood -- no blood shed;...
(3:59 min.) (10 of 12) Clean-up and next day Remaining Japanese ran into a draw--Engineer company sent in to kill the 26 or so--next day same thing happened again with--same results--only 30-40 left after that--Capt. Siddens charge--Two men...
(4:40 min) (12 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt.1
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
(4:40 min.) (12 of 12) Occupation Shemya runway washed away--Took a few days to get back to Anchorage--wrote history of Alaska construction--lots of people wrote it Bush edited--Left over the Alaska Highway--short time in states--then to south...
(4:48 min.) (09 of 24) 09 Food and health on-board the ship Beef served frequently and caused complaints. Sometimes it was the waiter's fault, sometimes it was the traveler's fault, and sometimes it was the sea. The nurse had to help lots...
(4:59 min.) (03 of 12) Down the chain Marsden matting--harbor installation--dock washed away--Amchitka--Atka-- Attu and Kiska--Discrepancies with Lael Morgan--Garfield, (author)
(5:12 min.) (05 of 08) Repairs on the Alaska Run for the Alaska Steam Ship Captain Brastad; lost propeller at sea; Stitt, James -- chief engineer; secure the propeller; steam ship -- towed ship back to Seattle; repair -- cylinder head; stop the...