Benny's flag : production material.

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Benny's flag : production material.

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Two pieces from dust jacket. The story of Benny Benson, a young Indian boy, whose design for the territorial flag of Alaska was chosen in the Alaska flag contest of 1926, and whose design still graces the Alaskan state flag.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7852802

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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