Title taken from attached note. "This is a valuable picture. It shows the College basketball team in 1927 or 1928 (I am not sure) on their trip to Southern Alaska. It looks like Ketchikan. Reading from left to right: Pres. Charles E. Bunnell...
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 legislation. Aside from the purchase,...