Formal studio portrait of Arthur Shoup of Sitka, a member of the First and Second Alaska Territorial Legislatures; author of the Woman Suffrage Bill, passed March 21, 1913.
Title from image. Left to right: Arthur Glendinning Shoup, House of Representatives - Sitka. Governor Walter Eli Clark. Conrad Freeding, Senate - Nome. W.W. Shorthill, Sec.
This images shows Article V and VI of the constitution of the state of Alaska which sets the standard with respect to the process of electing government officials. Article VI states that legislative appointments are to be determined by an appointed...
Title from image caption Large group of people, some in costume, pose for photograph in front of bunting and American flag; signs held by people on far right advocate women's rights
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 treaty...