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Jumping For Joy

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Collection Name Ernest H. Gruening Papers, 1914-[1959-1969] 1974
Identifier UAF-1976-21-55334
Title Jumping For Joy
Description Title from verso.
Verso: Jumping For Joy-When the news of statehood reached the arctic village of Kotzebue, the town started jumping. Here pretty Laura Mae Beltz goes aloft, via walrus hide blanket toss, carrying a flag that will soon have a star for her native land.

Further information was supplied by Wilfrid Lane of Pt. Hop during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005.
The drummers are [left to right]:
Chester Sevick;
Fred Kowanna;
William Rexford [?];
Charlie Jensen.

Further information was supplied by Carolyn Smith during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005.
Charlie Jenson is on the right;
Morris Wilson Sr. is on the left;
Chester Seveck is in the middle.

Further information was supplied by Jimmie Evak of Kotzebue, Alaska, in an e-mail on December 16, 2005.
left to right - 1, 2, 3, 4
1. Levi Rexford;
2. Walter Kowunna;
3. Chester Sevek;
4. Charlie Jensen.
Creator Whaley, Frank
Contributors Wien Alaska Airlines
Subject.TGM Celebrations
Statehood
Drums
Women
Men
Indigenous peoples
Subject.Local Alaska Natives--Northern Alaska
Blanket toss
Personal Name Beltz, Laura Mae
Location Kotzebue (Alaska)
Region Northern Alaska
Time Period 1959 and later
Type Collection
Image (Photographs)
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Holding Institution Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:fyapr@uaf.edu --(907) 474-6594--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.


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