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Gov. Egan and Sen. Bob Bartlett display the first 49-star flag
1959 Alaska is admitted to the Union as the 49th state and William A. Egan become Alaska’s first governor. "Gov. Egan and Sen. Bob Bartlett display the first 49-star flag to fly over the capitol in Wash., D. C." UAF-1985-120-128

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