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Residents of Fairbanks celebrate the signing of the Alaska Statehood Act by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958. The legislation paved the way for Alaska's admission as the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959.
Source & Format
Color, silent, 16mm film
Machetanz Collection (AAF-1091)
Alaska Film Archives
Repository
The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Residents of Fairbanks celebrate the signing of the Alaska Statehood Act by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958. The legislation paved the way for Alaska's admission as the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959.
Source & Format
Color, silent, 16mm film
Machetanz Collection (AAF-1091)
Alaska Film Archives
Repository
The Alaska Film Archives is a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Contact
If you have additional information or can help further identify what’s seen here, we welcome your insights. Please contact us using the information in the “About” section.
Support the Alaska Film Archives
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Donations of any amount help us preserve and share Alaska’s audiovisual history. Visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help. Thank you!
