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Fairbanks Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - White Logo

Fairbanks Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - White Logo

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The Fairbanks tee, for the town that is the Golden Heart City under the northern lights. A classic unisex heavy cotton t-shirt with the Fairbanks vintage retro logo on the chest in white: the default Fairbanks shirt, and the one most people start with.

This is the everyday Fairbanks shirt: medium-weight cotton that holds up to real washing, a crewneck that fits everyone, and a logo that reads as a crest rather than a billboard. Buy it for yourself, buy a second for the person who keeps saying they want one, and it ships free in the U.S.

This unisex heavy cotton t-shirt is cut in a classic fit from medium-weight jersey, with a crewneck, tubular construction, and taped shoulders for durability. DTG-printed design. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/antique shades may use cotton–poly blends.

Captain E.T. Barnette’s riverboat ran aground on the Chena in August 1901 and he set up a trading post where it stopped; Felix Pedro struck gold on July 22, 1902, and the Fairbanks Gold Rush was on. The city incorporated in 1903, named for Theodore Roosevelt’s vice president, and the railroad arrived in 1923.

Pioneer Park keeps the gold-rush cabins and the sternwheeler Nenana, Gold Dredge 8 still stands, and the city sits under the auroral oval, one of the best places on Earth to watch the northern lights through winters of forty below and summers of midnight sun. The hub of the Interior is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — FAIRBANKS AK HEAVY COTTON TEE

Town: Fairbanks, Alaska

Founded: 1901; incorporated 1903

Known for: The Golden Heart City; the 1902 gold strike; the northern lights under the auroral oval; gateway to Denali and the Arctic

Art: Fairbanks vintage retro logo, white (printed)

Blank: Unisex heavy cotton tee, classic fit, crewneck, tubular construction, taped shoulders

Fabric: Solids 100% cotton; heather/antique shades cotton–poly

Print: DTG, white ink

Made to order in the USA


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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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For a few years Fairbanks was one of the richest gold camps in the North. The easy creek gold gave way to deep, industrial mining — giant gold dredges that chewed through the frozen ground and left long gravel tailings still visible today, with Gold Dredge 8 preserved as a landmark of the era. The boom faded as the best ground was worked out, and the population rose and fell with the price of gold, but mining never entirely left: the Interior is still Alaska's gold country. The dredges that sit quiet in the hills are the town's wooly mammoths — perfectly preserved in the dry, cold air, monuments to the rush that made the place.

So Fairbanks gathers a stranded steamboat, a gold strike, and a sky full of aurora onto the banks of the Chena, in the heart of Alaska. Our Fairbanks designs gather that into wearable form. Wear the history. Under the northern lights — Fairbanks, Alaska.

Why People Visit Fairbanks

Visitors come to Fairbanks for the aurora — the city's spot under the auroral oval is hard to beat — and stay for the layered Interior story: gold dredges and frontier cabins, a northern university and big-sky wilderness in every direction. It is the gateway to Denali and the Arctic, with hot springs and ice art for the winter and the Midnight Sun for the summer. Equal parts gold-rush heritage and far-north spectacle, Fairbanks rewards anyone drawn to the heart of Alaska.

Fairbanks Alaska Merlin Classics retro logo — distressed Alaska bear, Alaska Territory Est. 1959