Souvenir Playing Cards

Everywhere you go, in gift shops from coast to coast and hemisphere to hemisphere, there are inexpensive souvenir playing cards to be had. Every city, country, town and tourist attraction seems to have had a deck printed at one time or another. This is a small sampling of the decks I've collected over the years. I tried to pare the collection down to only a representative few, but it proved too difficult a task. So instead of my traditional six, I present here eleven decks. Like most souvenir decks, each of these decks has standard American faces, so I don't bother to show any of them.

"Alaska" - purchased at the Anchorage airport in Alaska en-route to South Korea. Manufacturer unknown.
"Liberty Bell" - purchased at the Adam's Mark Hotel, in Philadelphia, PA. From the Philadelphia Postcard Factory.
"Canobie Lake Park" - purchased at the park in Salem, NH. Manufactured by Souvenir Playing Cards.
"Ellis Island" - purchased at the Ellis Island Museum in New York harbor. Manufacturer unknown.
"Kennedy Space Center" - patience (miniature) deck, gift from a friend. Manufacturer unknown.
"Louisiana" - patience (miniature) deck, bought on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA. Manufacturer unknown.
"San Francisco" - purchased at the San Francisco, CA, airport en route to Los Angeles, CA. Manufacturer unknown.
"Toronto" (Ontario, Canada) - gift from my brother. Manufacturer unknown
"Mount Vernon" - purchased at the Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in Virginia. Manufactured by Carta Mundi.
"Washington, DC" - purchased at the Old Post Office Pavilion in Washington, DC. Manufacturer unknown.
"Salem Witch Museum" - purchased at the museum in historic Salem, MA. Manufactured by Souvenir Playing Cards.

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Alaska	Liberty Bell Philadelphia, PA
Canobie Lake Park Salem, NH	Ellis Island New York
Kennedy Space Center Florida	Louisiana
San Francisco, CA	Toronto, Canada
Mount Vernon, VA	Washington, DC
Salem Witch Museum Salem, MA

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