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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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