Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s first World’s Fair, the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, made Seattle a Pacific Rim gateway. View materials from SPL and the Museum of History and Industry in this collection.
"Seattle opens doors of country to Japanese commissioners," Pacific Northwest Commerce, October 1909
An article detailing the Northwest stops on a 3-month tour of the United States by the Honorary Japanese Commercial Commission, chaired by Baron E. Shibusawa. The commission's itinerary included visits to the A.Y.P.E. on September 1 and on Japan Day, September 4. Pacific Northwest Commerce magazine (official publication of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce) 1.4 October 1909: 11-19, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_362611_oct1909_11
Date: 1909-10
View this item"Ground plans of the exposition," The Coast, February 1907
A brief article in which the design for the preliminary ground plan for the A.Y.P.E. by J. C. Olmsted is presented and discussed. From page 79, "twelve large exhibit palaces arranged in an unique manner will form the nucleus of the exposition." Includes ground plan. Coast 13:2 (February 1907): 78-79, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_feb1907
Date: 1907-02
View this itemSouvenir information guide and directory: A.Y.P. Exposition memorandum and daily calendar, 1909
Small guidebook intended to provide information about the city of Seattle and the A.Y.P.E. Guide includes information about ports, parks, amusements, points of interest, A.Y.P.E. maps and schedule, cab and hack fares, streetcar fares and schedules, ferry fares and schedules, a street directory and other information. Also includes an "identification card" on the verso of the title page in which the owner would write identifying information such as home and temporary addresses, ticket numbers, height, weight and emergency contact information. Includes map. 114 pages, 14 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_323513
Date: 1909
View this item'Let's Keep the Market' anniversary edition of The Weekly, 1981
Special issue of The Weekly celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Market Initiative. Features include 'The Battle of the Market, 1965-1971,' 'Mark Tobey's Market' and 'Schedule of Anniversary Events.'
Identifier: spl_ps_001
Date: 1981-09-23
View this item"Next World's Fair," The Coast, July 1908
An article describing the preparations underway for the A.Y.P.E. including exhibits planned and buildings under construction as well as the passage of a bill by Congress to appropriate funds for government displays. Also included are more detailed descriptions of the three planned permanent buildings: the Fine Arts Palace (now the Architecture Building), the Auditorium and Machinery Hall. Coast 16.1 (July 1908): 16-19, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_jul1908
Date: 1908-07
View this itemInvitation to the celebration of McMinnville Day at the Oregon State Building, July 10, 1909
Printed invitation card for the reception with the program to be held at 11:00 and the reception to be held from 3:00 to 5:00.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.9
Date: 1909-07-10
View this itemAnderson Map Co.'s Official map of greater Seattle, 1909
Large map of the city of Seattle and environs with A.Y.P.E. seal. Cadastral map. Black-line print. Scale [ca. 1:19,200]. 1,600 ft. = 1 in. 128 x 103 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2510925
Date: 1909
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