Collection Name	Ernest H. Gruening Papers, 1914-[1959-1969] 1974
Identifier	UAF-1976-21-1301
Title	Political cartoon advocating statehood for Alaska and Hawaii
Description	1957 Political cartoon of the head of a person who appears to be Adlai Stevenson fishing to make Alaska and Hawaii the 49th and 50th states. The U.S. Capitol Building is in the background with a fisherman holding a fishing rod with the state of Alaska hooked in the Fairbanks region and a net with the 49th and 50th stars in it, and a Hawaii fly hooked on the fisherman's hat. (The face was originally, and incorrectly, identified as that of Senator Ernest Gruening.)
Creator	Fischer, Helen
Subject.TGM	Cartoons (Commentary) Political cartoons Statehood
Time Period	1939 to 1959
Date	1957
Type	Political cartoons
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Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Political cartoon advocating statehood for Alaska and Hawaii

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