Greetings from Alaska

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28 Greetings from CURT TEICH & CO., INC. JAP a VI 2B-H309

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DISTRIBUTED BY NORTHWEST MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTING CO., SEATTLE, WASH. The Territory of Alaska was purchased from Russia by the United States in 1867, for $7,200,000. The area is about 590,884 square miles, almost twice the size of Texas. Juneau is the capital. Alaska is best known as the land of gold, but fabulous fortunes have been made in fish, furs, timber and other precious metals. A-Auk Lake and Mendenhall Glacier L Alaska Steamer at one of the Ports A-Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet S-Eskimo in Skin Omiak K-An Eskimo Glamour Girl A- A Kodiak Bear Alaska Lakes NOME-Alaska has 10,000 rivers and streams and 3 mil- lion lakes of more than 20 acres. 1971 Name Source The word, Alaska, comes from the Aleut term, "Alyes- ka," meaning "The Great Land." C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO alaska formerely was Called Russia America. But renker treaty of March 30 1867 the US, furchased it from Russia for 7,200,000 in gold.