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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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