Elmer E. Rasmuson
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Elmer Edwin Rasmuson was an American banker, philanthropist and politician in the territory and state of Alaska. He led the family business, National Bank of Alaska, for many decades as president and
Official portrait of Rasmuson in 1968
Rasmuson as a young adult, c. 1930
Bob Atwood
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Robert Bruce Atwood was an American journalist who served as the long-time editor and publisher of the Anchorage Times. He was also an early advocate of Alaska statehood.
Elmer E. Rasmuson
…the bank's headquarters were moved to Anchorage. Edward Anton Rasmuson died in 1949, leaving the bank to his son. In 1954, together with brother-in-law Robert Atwood (who had married Evangeline in 1932), Elmer invested in Richfield Oil's exploration of the Kenai Peninsula. The investment yielded great profits after…
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Bob Atwood (top) unfurls the 49-star U.S. flag following President Dwight D. Eisenhower's signing of Alaska's statehood proclamation, January 3, 1959