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Skagway Alaska Vintage Retro Cotton Jersey Baby Bodysuit - Black Logo

Skagway Alaska Vintage Retro Cotton Jersey Baby Bodysuit - Black Logo

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The Skagway baby bodysuit, for the town that was the gateway to the Klondike. Soft fine jersey with the Skagway vintage retro logo on the front in black, newborn to 24 months.

This is the new-baby gift from the hometown: light, soft, with a snap crotch that makes changes easy and a logo the parents will photograph. Order it as soon as the news arrives; it is the Skagway piece most often bought for someone else.

A soft, breathable infant bodysuit in light 4.5 oz (153 g/m²) fine jersey. Ribbed binding and side seams add durability, and the secure snap crotch makes changes easy. Solids are 100% combed ringspun cotton; heather shades include a cotton–polyester blend.

Captain William Moore opened the trail on July 14, 1897, just as the Ton of Gold ships reached Seattle, and 40,000 stampeders poured through over the Chilkoot and White Pass trails in 1897–98. Soapy Smith and Frank Reid shot it out on July 8, 1898, the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad was built from 1898, and the city incorporated on June 28, 1900.

Seven blocks of false-front gold-rush buildings on Broadway are the most-visited national park in Alaska, the Red Onion has poured since 1898, the Arctic Brotherhood Hall wears its driftwood mosaic, and the narrow-gauge train still climbs the pass at the head of the Lynn Canal. The Trail of ’98 is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — SKAGWAY AK COTTON JERSEY BABY BODYSUIT

Town: Skagway, Alaska

Founded: 1897; incorporated June 28, 1900

Known for: Gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush; the Chilkoot Trail; the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad; a gold-rush downtown frozen in time

Art: Skagway vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex infant bodysuit, ribbed binding, side seams, snap crotch

Fabric: 4.5 oz (153 g/m²) fine jersey; solids 100% combed ringspun cotton, heathers cotton–polyester

Made to order in the USA


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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.

The thing that settled the contest, and outlived the gold, was the railroad. In May 1898 crews began blasting a narrow-gauge line straight up the coastal wall behind town — the White Pass & Yukon Route, engineered by the Irish-born contractor Michael Heney, who liked to say he could build a railroad anywhere a man could climb. Working with hand tools and black powder through brutal winters, they reached the 2,885-foot summit early in 1899 and drove the last spike at Carcross, in the Yukon, on July 29, 1900. By then the rush was fading, but the "Scenic Railway of the World" had given Skagway a permanent reason to exist — and today it is the town's signature excursion.

Our Skagway logo carries the distressed Alaska bear above "Alaska Territory — Est. 1959," the shared retro emblem of our Alaska towns; the bear stands for the wild, mountain-walled country the stampeders pushed through, and 1959 marks the year Alaska joined the Union as a state. Rendered in worn black-and-white, like a stamp on a shipping crate or an outfitter's mark, it ties Skagway to every other Alaska town we make. What makes this one Skagway is the town behind the brand — the Trail of '98, the railway up the pass, and the boardwalks that never came down.

Why People Visit Skagway

Visitors come to Skagway for the most intact Gold-Rush town in Alaska — a real boomtown you can walk through — and for the railway that climbs straight out of it into the mountains. It is compact, dramatic, and easy to explore on foot, with the harbor, the historic district, and the trailheads all close together. Equal parts living history and big northern scenery, Skagway rewards anyone who wants to stand at the starting line of the Klondike stampede.

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