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Valdez Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - White Logo

Valdez Alaska Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - White Logo

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The Valdez tee, for the town that is the Little Switzerland of Alaska. A classic unisex heavy cotton t-shirt with the Valdez vintage retro logo on the chest in white: the default Valdez shirt, and the one most people start with.

This is the everyday Valdez 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.

Our unisex heavy cotton tee pairs medium-weight jersey with a classic crewneck fit. Tubular construction and taped shoulders add durability, and the design is DTG-printed. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/antique shades may use cotton–poly blends.

Spaniards named the harbor in 1790, Klondike stampeders founded the town as a port of entry in 1898, and the Richardson Highway of 1919, Alaska’s first road, ran north from here over Thompson Pass. The town incorporated in 1901 at the head of a deep Prince William Sound fjord ringed by the Chugach Mountains.

On March 27, 1964, the Good Friday earthquake and its wave swept away the waterfront, and the whole town picked itself up and moved four miles to safer ground between 1964 and 1967. The northernmost ice-free port in North America, it is the gateway to the Columbia Glacier and the end of the pipeline. Glaciers at the end of the fjord are the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — VALDEZ AK HEAVY COTTON TEE

Town: Valdez, Alaska

Founded: 1898; incorporated 1901; relocated 1964–67

Known for: The Little Switzerland of Alaska; the northernmost ice-free port in North America; the Columbia Glacier; the town that moved after 1964

Art: Valdez 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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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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Spanish ships charted these waters first: in 1790 the explorer Salvador Fidalgo named the port for Antonio Valdes y Basan, a Spanish naval minister. Long before that, the Chugach (Sugpiaq) and Ahtna peoples knew this coast as a trade crossroads at the edge of the Sound. The town itself was born of gold — founded in 1898 as a port of entry for prospectors bound for the Klondike, who climbed the brutal Valdez Glacier Trail toward the Interior. It was "Copper City" before it was Valdez, and it incorporated in 1901.

As the gold rush faded, Valdez became a supply port and transport hub. In 1919 the Richardson Highway — Alaska's first road — linked it to Fairbanks, and the deep, ice-free harbor kept the town working year round: it is the northernmost ice-free port in North America. The mountains that wall it in catch staggering snow, and the Sound beyond it fills with calving ice.

Why People Visit Valdez, AK

People come to Valdez for the scale of it — tidewater glaciers calving into the Sound, peaks straight off the harbor, and snow measured in feet. It is a gold-rush town turned glacier port, the Little Switzerland of Alaska, rugged and beautiful and welcoming at the end of the road from Anchorage.

Valdez, Alaska Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring a bear over Alaska Territory Est. 1959