Alaska Arctic treasureland. Sunday News. May 12, 1940. (News map by staff artist Sundberg). (inset) Western portion of Aleutian Is.
Color map promoting the importance of Alaska, centerfold from May 12,1940 issue of Sunday News, pages 8-9. Shows roads, railroads, steamship lines, U.S. military bases, judicial divisions, parks, monuments, international boundaries, cities, mines, etc. Includes legend and text: "Alaska , the la...
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Sunday News
1940
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| Summary: | Color map promoting the importance of Alaska, centerfold from May 12,1940 issue of Sunday News, pages 8-9. Shows roads, railroads, steamship lines, U.S. military bases, judicial divisions, parks, monuments, international boundaries, cities, mines, etc. Includes legend and text: "Alaska , the last frontier of America, a vast storehouse of treasure, scenic as well as mineral . Alaska is a strategic base for defense and offense in the North Pacific . " Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. See note field above. |
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