Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.21.001
Accession#:
2013.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Estol and Beth Belflower.
Object Name:
Puzzle
Title:
Auk Lake Puzzle
Artist — Creator:
Whitman Publishing Company
Year Range from:
1916
Year Range to:
1975
Description:
Puzzle featuring an image of Auke Lake produced by Whitman Publishing Company.
Puzzle is made of standard brown cardboard. Puzzle is cut into ## pieces (## interior and ## exterior). Puzzle is cut into ## rows/columns. Front size of each piece contains a portion of the overall image. Verso is blank. Image is of a lake in font of a mountainous landscape. Trees and grass are in the foreground. Trees extend upwards along the proper right edge. Sky is blue with yellow, pink and orange shaded clouds, as if close to sun set or sun rise.
Box is two pieces that separate. The bottom section is blank brown cardboard. It has the bottom and four sides. It goes into the top. The top is made of brown cardboard. Exterior sides of top red which extends into the inside. The rest of the inside is blank cardboard. Each of the four sides has text. Top has an image matching that of the puzzle as well as text.
Top text (inside a blue and black outlined shape with a white background. Text is black, red and blue): "Masterpiece \ PICTURE PUZZLE \ OVER 275 PIECES \ MAKING PICTURE 10 1/2 X 15 INCHES \ COVER SHOWS PUZZLE PICTURE MUCH REDUCED \ NO. 3964 MADE IN U.S.A. WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO."
Side 1 & 3 text (yellow and white in color): "Masterpiece \ PICTURE PUZZLE \ OVER 275 PIECES \ INTERLOCKING \ NO. 3964 MADE IN U.S.A. WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO."
Side 2 text (black in color): "SERIES No. 22 \ THE PICTURE IN THIS BOX IS AUK LAKE —— ALASKA \ THERE ARE 8 PUZZLES IN THIS SERIES \ NEW SERIES WITH NEW PICTURES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE".
Side 4 text (black colored text): THE PICTURE IN THIS BOX IS \ AUK LAKE —— ALASKA".
Puzzle is made of standard brown cardboard. Puzzle is cut into ## pieces (## interior and ## exterior). Puzzle is cut into ## rows/columns. Front size of each piece contains a portion of the overall image. Verso is blank. Image is of a lake in font of a mountainous landscape. Trees and grass are in the foreground. Trees extend upwards along the proper right edge. Sky is blue with yellow, pink and orange shaded clouds, as if close to sun set or sun rise.
Box is two pieces that separate. The bottom section is blank brown cardboard. It has the bottom and four sides. It goes into the top. The top is made of brown cardboard. Exterior sides of top red which extends into the inside. The rest of the inside is blank cardboard. Each of the four sides has text. Top has an image matching that of the puzzle as well as text.
Top text (inside a blue and black outlined shape with a white background. Text is black, red and blue): "Masterpiece \ PICTURE PUZZLE \ OVER 275 PIECES \ MAKING PICTURE 10 1/2 X 15 INCHES \ COVER SHOWS PUZZLE PICTURE MUCH REDUCED \ NO. 3964 MADE IN U.S.A. WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO."
Side 1 & 3 text (yellow and white in color): "Masterpiece \ PICTURE PUZZLE \ OVER 275 PIECES \ INTERLOCKING \ NO. 3964 MADE IN U.S.A. WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO."
Side 2 text (black in color): "SERIES No. 22 \ THE PICTURE IN THIS BOX IS AUK LAKE —— ALASKA \ THERE ARE 8 PUZZLES IN THIS SERIES \ NEW SERIES WITH NEW PICTURES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE".
Side 4 text (black colored text): THE PICTURE IN THIS BOX IS \ AUK LAKE —— ALASKA".
Notes:
Puzzle pieces do not interlock tightly. If ever put together for display, puzzle will need to be stabilized in order for it to stay together. There is one extremely small piece that goes in the lower proper left corner.
People:
Belflower, Beth
Belflower, Estol
Belflower, Estol
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