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  Bird: Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, 1955.

  Fish: King Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, 1962.

  Flower: Forget-me-not, 1962.

  Fossil: Woolly mammoth, 1986.

  Gem: Jade, 1968.

  Insect: Four-spot skimmer dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata, 1995.

  Land Mammal: Moose, Alces alces, 1998.

  Marine Mammal: Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, 1983.

  Mineral: Gold, 1968.

Royce Williams, www.akplates.org   Motto: North to the Future, 1967.
Photo courtesy Royce Williams, www.akplates.org

  Sport: Dog mushing, 1972.

  Tree: Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis, 1962.

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