Collection Name	William A. Egan papers
Identifier	UAF-1985-120-127
Title	At the presentation of the 4-star flag.
Description	"U.S. Senator from Alaska Bob Bartlett and Governor Wm. Egan pose together on the occasion of Bartlett's formal presentation to the State of the first 49-star flag to fly above the west front of the U. S. Capitol. The Senator holds a certification by George J. Stewart, Capitol Architect, attesting that the flag was flown over the Capitol on July 4, 1959." Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections at the Alaska State Museum, added in an e-mail dated 25 Jan. 2010: The flag in the photo is in the Alaska State Museum collection, catalog number III-O-229. Text of letter in photo reads: "Architect of the Capitol/Washington D.C./Dated: July 4, 1959 [date and all letters written in script]/Honorable E.L. (Bob) Bartlett United States Senate/Honorable Ernest Gruening United States Senate/Honorable Ralph J. Rivers House of Representatives/Gentlemen: Pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 86-18, 86th Congress, approved May 4, 1959, it is my pleasure and privilege, as Architect of the Capitol, to present to you the official flag of the United States bearing forty-nine stars which was first flown over the West Front of the United States Capitol, today, Saturday, July 4, 1959, for presentation by you to the Governor of Alaska./Sincerely Yours, J. George Stewart, Architect of the Capitol."
Subject.TGM	Statehood Legislators Governors Flags Rites & ceremonies
Personal Name	Bartlett, Edward Lewis, 1904-1968 Egan, William A.
Location	Juneau (Alaska)
Region	Southeast Alaska
Time Period	1959 and later
Date	1959
Type	Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
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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At the presentation of the 4-star flag.

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