Photo Catalog Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Dancing in the street, June 30, 1958 |
Image # |
2003.2.63.1315 |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Date |
1958, June 30 |
Photographer |
Saari, Paulu T. |
Location |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Description |
Dancing in the street, June 30, 1958 Alaskans danced in the streets until midnight when the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska Statehood Bill. The center of the Ketchikan festivities was the intersection of Front and Mission Streets. June 30, 1958 the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska Statehood bill by a vote of 64-20 and sent it to President Dwight Eisenhower. Ketchikan Daily News photo caption, 7/1/1958 (photo 2003.2.63.1315) "Ketchikan celebrators danced until midnight on a downtown street following a parade and speeches marking the passage of the Statehood Bill." |
Provenance |
Donated to the Museum by the Photographer |
Film Size |
5" x 4" |
People |
Saari, Paulu Toivo |
Search Terms |
Ketchikan Business Mission Street Statehood Celebration Front Street Alaska Communication System |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.1315 |