Photograph (PHO00237)

Photograph

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Alaska Air Group

Louis Armstrong posing with polar bear

Louis Armstrong posing with polar bear

Name/Title

Photograph (PHO00237)

Entry/Object ID

2018.001.2554

Description

B&W photo of "Alaska Airlines bids you Welcome Cheechako Ka U Mo Ti!", Louis Armstrong standing next to a stuffed polar bear with a top hat; Convair; famous people. “Cheechako,” also spelled checaco and cheechalko, is pronounced chee-CHAH-koh. The term means tenderfoot, greenhorn or newcomer. Apparently, the word is of Chinook origin, and it was used during the Alaska gold rush (and it is still used by some Alaskans today).

Cataloged By

Import, VV

Acquisition

Accession

2018.001

Source or Donor

Internal

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

PHO00237

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

B&W 8x10

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Alaska Airlines Archive Collection

Category

Permanent

Date

September 4, 2024

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

General Notes

Note

Notes: This item was imported to PP4 from an Excel database as part of the 2018 import

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 28, 2018

Updated By

Susan Ewbank

Update Date

December 14, 2024