— Eclipse 2017 Memorabilia — |
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Above: A total solar eclipse button
Below: A car sticker showing love for total solar eclipses in Oregon. |
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Two examples of total solar eclipse viewers from Eclipser (above and left). |
Even Smokey Bear was in on the fun. |
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Ads at the Madras Safeway were definitely highlighting the eclipse. |
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An appropriate eclipse viewer that advertised the Mitsubishi Eclipse. |
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A special menu for the eclipse from the Black Bear Diner. Limited menus were used at several restaurants because it was thought there would be shortages of food. |
A handbook for the eclipse from Fred Espenak, one of the most traveled eclipse chasers. |
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— Commemorative Items from the US Postal Service — |
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The US Postal Service issued the first ever thermosensitive stamps to commemorate the total solar eclipse. Applying heat, such as from your thumb, changes the New Moon to a Full Moon, as shown above. |
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Two First Day Covers for the total solar eclipse stamps. |
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When opened, this special slipcover mimics a solar eclipse. Below is the two-sided, multi-fold graphic packed inside the slipcover. |
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— Postcards — We have found that a great souvenir of special locations and events on our trips is to send ourselves postcards. Below are some examples from this trip. |
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And a very special postcard from our friends Pete and Liz, who were in Casper, Wyoming, for the eclipse. |
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— Solar Eclipse Posters — A neat series of posters from various locations across America. |
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