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- "Seattle, Washington" Snow Globe, 1970-1980 - Tourist attractions offered souvenir seekers something new beginning in the 1950s: inexpensive plastic snow globes. These evolved from fancier versions through innovations in plastics and manufacturing technology, and they quickly became connected with travel. Snow globes were fun to collect, easy to transport, and served as both proof of the journey and a lasting representation of vacation memories.
- 1970-1980
- Collections - Artifact
"Seattle, Washington" Snow Globe, 1970-1980
Tourist attractions offered souvenir seekers something new beginning in the 1950s: inexpensive plastic snow globes. These evolved from fancier versions through innovations in plastics and manufacturing technology, and they quickly became connected with travel. Snow globes were fun to collect, easy to transport, and served as both proof of the journey and a lasting representation of vacation memories.
- Pennant, "Alaska," 1958-1968 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This small, simple pennant includes images representing Alaska's natural beauty and its Native American heritage.
- 1958-1968
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Alaska," 1958-1968
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This small, simple pennant includes images representing Alaska's natural beauty and its Native American heritage.
- Pennant, "Greetings from Alaska, The Land of the Midnight Sun," 1950-1959 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. Visitors could use this pennant to point out what they saw in the Alaska -- where they saw penguins (native to the Southern Hemisphere) might be a bit harder to explain.
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Greetings from Alaska, The Land of the Midnight Sun," 1950-1959
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. Visitors could use this pennant to point out what they saw in the Alaska -- where they saw penguins (native to the Southern Hemisphere) might be a bit harder to explain.
- Totem Pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, circa 1905 - This memorial pole was erected in Seattle's Pioneer Square in 1899, near the end of the Klondike gold rush, when thousands of hopeful miners departed the city for Northwestern Canada and Alaska. Seattle businessmen had taken the pole from Tongass, a Tlingit village in southeastern Alaska, and were later fined for theft. Though controversial, it became a city landmark.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Totem Pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington, circa 1905
This memorial pole was erected in Seattle's Pioneer Square in 1899, near the end of the Klondike gold rush, when thousands of hopeful miners departed the city for Northwestern Canada and Alaska. Seattle businessmen had taken the pole from Tongass, a Tlingit village in southeastern Alaska, and were later fined for theft. Though controversial, it became a city landmark.
- Pennant, "Alaska, The 49th State," 1958-1968 - Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This pennant shows a number of cities and depicts a variety of wildlife visitors may have seen on their trip to Alaska -- one of the newest states to enter the Union.
- 1958-1968
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Alaska, The 49th State," 1958-1968
Tourists purchase simple, inexpensive souvenirs as proof of their travels. These mementos transport vacationers back to the places they visited and the things they did. In the mid-20th century, felt pennants were trendy. This pennant shows a number of cities and depicts a variety of wildlife visitors may have seen on their trip to Alaska -- one of the newest states to enter the Union.
- 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.
- 1925-1930
- Collections - Artifact
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.