Handkerchief Designer Tammis Keefe created souvenir handkerchiefs for cities and tourist stops across America. Collecting handkerchiefs and other souvenirs from places one visited was a craze in the mid-twentieth century. These types of handkerchiefs are easily found.
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| John Wanamaker Department Store, Philadelphia by Tammis Keefe |
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| Independence Hall, Philadelphia by Tammis Keefe |
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| Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia by Tammis Keefe |
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| New York City Bronx Zoo by Tammis Keefe |
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| Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI by Tammis Keefe |
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| Greenfield Village, Dearborn MI by Tammis Keefe |
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| Chicago, by Tammis Keefe |
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| Williamsburg by Emily Whaley |
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| Wilmington, Delaware by Tammis Keefe |
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| The Great Lakes |
With the automobile people began to travel across the United States on vacation.
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| The Pennsylvania Turnpike, rayon |
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| New York City, 1930s? |
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| Milwaukee |
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Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, silk
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| Hawaii |
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And with the airplane and jet liner vacationers could travel across continents.
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| France |
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| Bern, Swizterland |
Souvenir handkerchiefs were pretty, and useful, reminders of one's visit. Plus, they took up very little room in one's luggage!
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| Switzerland |
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| Australia |
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| New Zealand |
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| The Taj Mahal, India |
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| Bath, England Museum of Costume |
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| The British Isles |
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| Ireland |
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| Spanish bullfighter |
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| China? |
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| Russian silk handkerchiefs circa 2000 |
Where will you travel this summer?
