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Dancing in the Street, June 30, 1958
Paulu T. Saari

Alaskans danced in the streets until midnight when the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska Statehood Bill by a vote of 64-20. The center of the Ketchikan celebration was the intersection of Front and Mission Streets.

Ketchikan Museums, KM 2003.2.63.1315
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