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President Dwight D. Eisenhower (C) signing the proclimation to admit Alaska to the US with Vice-President Richard M. Nixon (L seated) and US official Sam Rayburn (R, seated) watching. (Background, L-C) Alaskan politicos Ralph Rivers, E. L. Bartlett,Alaskan Governor Ernest Gruening, and US Secretary of Interior Fred A. Seaton also watching.
Details
- Date: 1959
- Location: Washington, DC, US
- Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
- Subject Keywords: Us, Presidency, Ralph J. Rivers, Government, Samuel Rayburn, Alaska, Dwight D. Eisenhower, States, Proclamations, Fred A. Seaton, E. L. Bartlett, Richard M. Nixon, Ernest Gruening, 1950s
- Publisher: TimeLife
- Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
- Provider: LIFE
- Photographer: Edward Clark
- Original ID: TimeLife_image_914245
- Credits: LIFE
- Copyright: © Time Inc.
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