Race cachet for the Hope Race, 1990
date: label: date made
content: 1990
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Race cachet carried in the first Hope Race from Nome, Alaska to Anadyre, Siberia, Russia by Mary Shields. Shields was the first woman to complete the Iditarod the second year it was held in 1974. The race was organized by the donor, Jon Van Zyle with the envelope printed in Russian. This pays homage to the early history of the original purpose of the sled dog which was to provide mail and supplies for early settlers and is carried by each musher during the race. The Hope Sled Dog race began in 1991 shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. The 1,200 mile race begins in Alaska and crosses the Bering Strait to finish in Anadyre, Russia. The racers are shipped over the Strait in boats and continue the race on the land.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Jon and Jona Van Zyle are both artists who live outside of Anchorage and have raised sled dogs for many years. Jon has been a supporter of the Iditarod since it beginnings and ran the race in 1976. Jon produced the first official poster for the Iditarod in 1977 which was such a huge success he was voted official artist of the Iditarod in 1979, a position he holds to this day. Jona also contributes her artistic talents to the race by designing logos for the Junior Iditarod and race cachets for the Iditarod and personal cachets for various mushers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Dog Sled racing
label: web subject
content: Mail
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
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content: Sled Dog Racing
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0116.10
label: accession number
content: 2014.0116
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0116.11
objectType: label: Object Name
content: race cachet, sled dog racing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 11.43 cm