Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.35.013
Accession#:
2013.35
Credit Line:
Donated by Juneau's 50th Anniversary Statehood Celebration Committee.
Object Name:
Certificate, Commemorative
Title:
Juneau Festival Association Certificate of Appreciation
Creator:
Juneau's 50th Anniversary of Statehood Committee
Date:
2009
Scope & Content:
Text on the certificate is in gold, blue and black. Text reads: Juneau Festival Association \ 2009 \ Present this certificate of appreciation to \ CAPITAL CITY CELEBRATIONS \ EIGHT STARS OF GOLD \ in recognition of your participation and support toward the \ 2009, City and Borough of Juneau, 4th of July festivities \ and the 50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood as \ sponsored by this association. \ Jean Sztuk Bruce Botehlo / Parade Director Mayor of Juneau".
In the upper proper right there is a blue circle with red, white, and gold text reading: "EIGHT STARS OF GOLD \ 50 Years of \ Statehood \ July 4, 2009 \ JUNEAU, ALASKA \ 1959 \ 2009".
In the lower proper left corner is an illustration of a mountainous landscape with a log cabin on the bank of a waterway. The mountains have snow on their peaks. In the foreground is a flag on a pole. The flag is the Alaskan state flag. It is blue with gold stars (the big dipper and north star) and gold fringe. Typed text to the proper right of the pole's base reads "B. McAlister". Text filling the space below the flag in the lower proper left corner reads: "ALASKA'S FLAG \ Eight stars of gold on a field of blue \ Alaska's flag. May it mean to you \ The blue of the sea, the evening sky, \ The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby, \ The gold of the early sourdough's dream, \ The precious gold of the hills and the streams, \ The brilliant stars in the northern sky, \ The Bear — the Dipper — and shining high \ The great North Star with its steady light, \ Over land and sea a beacon bright \ Alaska's flag to Alaskans dear, \ The simple flag of a last frontier. \ — Marie Drake". In the upper proper left corner of the illustration is a logo with a blue background, yellow border and yellow text. At the top of the logo is an image of the big dipper and the North Star in yellow. Beneath the graphic is the following: "CELEBRATING / STATEHOOD / 1959 — 2009 / ALASKA / 50 ". The "50" is the largest of the text.
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In the upper proper right there is a blue circle with red, white, and gold text reading: "EIGHT STARS OF GOLD \ 50 Years of \ Statehood \ July 4, 2009 \ JUNEAU, ALASKA \ 1959 \ 2009".
In the lower proper left corner is an illustration of a mountainous landscape with a log cabin on the bank of a waterway. The mountains have snow on their peaks. In the foreground is a flag on a pole. The flag is the Alaskan state flag. It is blue with gold stars (the big dipper and north star) and gold fringe. Typed text to the proper right of the pole's base reads "B. McAlister". Text filling the space below the flag in the lower proper left corner reads: "ALASKA'S FLAG \ Eight stars of gold on a field of blue \ Alaska's flag. May it mean to you \ The blue of the sea, the evening sky, \ The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby, \ The gold of the early sourdough's dream, \ The precious gold of the hills and the streams, \ The brilliant stars in the northern sky, \ The Bear — the Dipper — and shining high \ The great North Star with its steady light, \ Over land and sea a beacon bright \ Alaska's flag to Alaskans dear, \ The simple flag of a last frontier. \ — Marie Drake". In the upper proper left corner of the illustration is a logo with a blue background, yellow border and yellow text. At the top of the logo is an image of the big dipper and the North Star in yellow. Beneath the graphic is the following: "CELEBRATING / STATEHOOD / 1959 — 2009 / ALASKA / 50 ". The "50" is the largest of the text.
Verso is blank.
Dates of Creation:
2009
Dates of Accumulation:
2009
People:
Botelho, Bruce
Sztuk, Jean
Sztuk, Jean
Search Terms:
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Statehood
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