(AK.) THE 49TH STATE u.s. economy A great early promotional map

A great early promotional map for the state capturing both modern and historic points of interest

The fur trader and explorer made the incredible trek from central Canada

to the new "Official Air Lanes" as they stretch from major town to town

Attractive and full of the character of the period

For the pre-Civil War traveller

(AK.) THE 49TH STATE u.s. economy A great early promotional map(AK.) THE 49TH STATE, Magill Newsweek, 1958Here, a massive map to introduce you to the vast (375 million acres) new state of Alaska. While post war strategies made Alaska a new and greater frontier of defense, this map shows the "DEW Line", which as the "Distant Early Warning" system that was aimed at the U. S. S. R., there was so much more that was valuable to the nation. Even this general pictorial map shows native people, panning for gold in nearby