Souvenir "Lucky Penny," Seattle, Washington, 1925-1930

Some tourist attractions created "lucky pennies" for visitors as a reminder of their travels. This souvenir from Seattle, Washington, depicts a Native American on the front and local attractions on the back. One attraction is the Memorial Pole in Pioneer Park. Seattle businessmen took the pole from a Tlingit village in Alaska in 1899 and were later fined for theft. Though controversial, it became a city landmark.