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Nome Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - Black Logo

Nome Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - Black Logo

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The Nome tee, for the town that is the finish line of the Iditarod. A classic unisex heavy cotton t-shirt with the Nome vintage retro logo on the chest in black: the default Nome shirt, and the one most people start with.

This is the everyday Nome 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.

Unisex heavy cotton t-shirt made from medium-weight jersey for everyday comfort. Classic fit with a crewneck, tubular construction, and taped shoulders for durability; DTG-printed design. Solid colors are 100% cotton, while select heather/antique shades may use cotton–poly blends.

The Three Lucky Swedes found gold at Anvil Creek on September 22, 1898, the beach itself turned out to be gold in 1899, and a tent city of ten thousand or more rose on the Bering Sea; Wyatt Earp ran the Dexter Saloon from 1899 to 1901 and the city incorporated in 1901. In the serum run of 1925 twenty mushers relayed diphtheria antitoxin 700 miles in 127 hours to save the town.

Every March since 1973 the Iditarod has ended under the Burled Arch on Front Street, and the 1901 St. Joseph’s Church survived the 1913 storm and the 1934 fire that took the rest of gold-rush Nome. Russia lies 161 miles across the Bering Strait. There is no place like Nome, and it is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — NOME AK HEAVY COTTON TEE

Town: Nome, Alaska

Founded: Gold strike 1898; incorporated 1901

Known for: Finish line of the Iditarod since 1973; the 1898 gold rush at Anvil Creek; the 1925 serum run; 161 miles from Russia

Art: Nome vintage retro logo, black (printed)

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

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

Print: DTG, black ink

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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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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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In January 1925, diphtheria broke out in Nome, and the nearest serum sat 674 miles away in Nenana. Twenty mushers and their dog teams ran it west in relay — 127 hours through interior cold that fell below minus forty. Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog Togo drove the longest and most dangerous leg, roughly 260 miles including a shortcut across the shifting sea ice of Norton Sound; Gunnar Kaasen and Balto brought the serum the final 55 miles into town through an eighty-mile-an-hour blizzard, arriving at 5:30 on the morning of February 2. The epidemic was stopped. The Great Race of Mercy made national heroes of the mushers and both dogs — and Alaskans will tell you Togo’s run was the harder one.

The rush itself broke every rule of gold country. In the summer of 1899, gold turned up in the black sand of Nome’s own beach — and a beach below the tide line could not be staked as a claim. The ground was free to anyone with a shovel, a pan, and a strong back. Word reached Seattle, and steamers unloaded tens of thousands of stampeders onto the sand. The 1900 census counted 12,488 people, with summer estimates running far higher — for a moment, Nome was the largest city in Alaska. Tents, saloons, and false-front stores ran for miles along the shore.

Why People Visit Nome Alaska

Nome combines gold-rush history, sled-dog tradition, Bering Strait geography, and open tundra in a way no other town can. Visitors come for race week in March, for the beach where the last great American gold rush ended, for muskox and wildflowers in the long summer light, for the aurora, and for the plain fact that the road runs out here. Remote, resilient, unforgettable.

Nome Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the distressed bear motif and 1959 Alaska statehood year