Ephemera: CJ bookmark, circa 1900

[Dave Robertson]

By the way: I recently treated myself to this item.  It's now in my 
collection.  --  Dave R.




On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 13:42:43 -0500, David D. Robertson <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU> 
wrote:

>http://froogle.google.com/froogle_url?q=http://cgi.tias.com/cgi-
>bin/google.cgi/itemKey%3D1325679
>
>This would be quite a nice souvenir, if you had $30 to spend!
>
>"circa 1900 Silk Ribbon Bookmark, cream colored with green printing on 
both
>sides. First side has oval vignette of George Washington and the
>phrase, 'Washington Quanisum pechugh illahee, tenas alta, delate hyas
>kloshe, alki. Kloshe nanittch.' written in Chinook Jargon. The reverse 
side
>has the English translation, 'Washington, the Evergreen State, is small
>now, but will be great bye-and-bye. Watch us.' Washington became a state 
in
>1889 and adopted the Evergreen State nickname in 1893, as suggested by C T
>Conover. SIZE: 1 7/8 x 6 1/2; COND: no tears or separations; print shows
>faintly from other side (not as noticible as scan); lightly soiled. It is
>possible this was for the 1909 AYPE World's Fair in Seattle."
>
>Item Number: ep492
>Price: $ 30.00
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