President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Federal Highway Act of 1964 with an audience of lawmakers. Senator Gruening visible second from right in the front row.
Caption: Mr. and Mrs. Tony Joule of Kotzebue visit with Senator E. L. Bartlett in the Capitol after Mr. Joule was presented an award marking his 40 years service with the federal government in Alaska. The Joules now live in Anchorage. Mr. Joule...
(4:03 min.) (02 of 08) 2. Statehood convention Issue revolved around who should be in control of Alaska's resources, the territory or the Federal Government. Finds that Alaska Department of Fish & Game manages far better than Federal Fish...
Title by cataloguer. This is a view of the state highway during construction. The sign on the side of the road reads: State - Federal Highway Construction 8851 miles cost $1320.000 State funds 5.11 Federal Aid Funds 9489. State of Alaska...
Color photograph of a flag hanging from the federal building in Anchorage, Alaska. A 49th star has been added by Rita Martin, the Fur Rendezvous Queen.
Title taken from note with photo. "First Federal Savings building on 5th avenue Anchorage, following the Alaska Earthquake 27 March 1964". Three GIs stand on the street in front of the building.
Title from verso. "U.S. Federal school in Barrow (Bureau of Indian Affairs) 1963." The photo is blurry, but the sign at the top of the building appears to read "U.S. Public School".
Title from accompanying notes. A small yellow building sits on an airfield. An airplane is overhead, and a control tower is visible. A mountain range is in the distance.
Title from accompanying notes. Several yellow buildings, three red and white radio communication towers, wires, weather gauge apparatus; several smokestacks, and telephone poles.
Title taken from caption. Group photo of Dr. Holman Wherrit (at left) and federal relief workers in front of quonset hut in King Salmon, Alaska. Women identified in photo UAA-hmc-0455-6308aB03 as Ella Craig and Ann Wenzel. Sign on building reads:...
View of parade (possibly in celebration of July 4th) on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with crowds lining street and watching from rooftops as truck with float goes by. Federal Building stands in background across street from Gitchell...
Looking across the street at the entrance to the federal jail in Anchorage, Alaska. An automobile is parked at left, a motorcycle is parked in center, and a truck is partially visible at right. 1949. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3...
View of curling game in front of Federal Building on 4th Avenue during Fur Rendezvous celebration in Anchorage, Alaska. Spectators are visible in background, cars are parked along street, and flag flies from pole near city hall in far right...
View of coastline and Nome, Alaska as seen from Federal Building. From slide mount: "Looking N[orth]W[est] along coast from Federal B[ui]ld[in]g at Nome Sept 1955." Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of construction of the Federal building in Fairbanks, Alaska. Several hoists are on the roof, some men work on an elevated platform to the right of the photograph. 1932 or 1933.
View of the Alaska Civil Defense building in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Sign on top of building to the right reads State of Alaska Civil Defense.
View of a United States 48 star flag hanging from the Federal Building, Anchorage, Alaska, with a 49th star pinned on to celebrate statehood. From verso: "Federal Bldg. 2:30 p.m. June 30, 1958. Statehood Bill just signed. The 49th star. 4th Ave. F...
View of 49th star pinned on a United States 48 star flag, draped on side of Federal Building, 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. From verso: "Federal Building 2:30 p.m. June 30, 1958. Statehood Bill just signed. Property of Cook Inlet Historical...