Handing over the first money the 13th received.
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Title taken from verso. United States Bureau of Indian Affairs official with Bert Bauer (center) and Billy Blackjack Johnson (right) holding first check received by 13th Regional Corporation. Also from verso: "Check was over 7 million dollars. We could have bought all of Alaska from the Russians with this check - 100 years to[o] late. [Left to right: unidentified Bureau of Indian Affairs official], Bert Bauer, 13th treasure[r], Billy B. Johnson, Chairman of the 13th Land Committee." 1970's? Original photograph size: 5" x 7". University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections.
