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Return to: The Road to Statehood - Alaska's governor, Mike Stepovich, and congressional advocates for statehood for the northern territory were jubilant after Senate passage of the Alaskan statehood bill.

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Alaska statehood celebration, June 30, 1958

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View of crowds in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, celebrating statehood, with fire truck and spectators watching from windows. From verso: "June 30, 1958. Fire truck in front of Federal Bldg. as part of Statehood celebration, Anchorage, Alaska." June 30, 1958. Original photograph size: 5" x 3 1/2".

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