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.
Secretary's report of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: held at Seattle, June 1st to October 16th, 1909
Detailed compilation of A.Y.P.E. financial and logistical information including a balance sheet, a capital stock statement, exhibit earnings and expenditures, revenue from exhibit buildings, a profit and loss account, etc. Logistical information includes lists of board members, committee members, stockholders, etc. 83 pages, 24 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_324355
Date: 1909
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 item"Alaska Tells Its Own Story," The Coast, July 1909
An article describing the Alaskan building. The author notes that the building portrays "a vivid and accurate idea of what Alaska is today and suggest[s] the possibilities of the near future" (p. 20). Includes a discussion of the resources and exports on display and offers praise for the work of exhibit Commissioner John C. McBride. Coast 18.1 (July 1909): 20-22, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_jul1909_20
Date: 1909-07
View this itemSeattle Day souvenir ticket, June 6, 1909
Souvenir ticket for Seattle Day, 6 June 1909, printed with signatures of A. D. Bannall, chief of admissions, and J. E. Chilberg, president.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.50.1
Date: 1909-06-06
View this itemInvitation from the Officers of the National Guard of Washington to a reception for the Interstate National Guard Association at the Washington State Building, October 4, 1909
Printed invitation particularly requesting the presence of ladies to the reception with dancing to be held at 9:30.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.8
Date: 1909-10-04
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
View this itemInvitation from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to a reception for Baron Shibusawa and the honorary commercial commissioners from Japan at the Washington State Building, September 4, 1909
Printed invitation particularly requesting the presence of ladies to the reception to be held from 8:30 until 10:00.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.10
Date: 1909-09-04
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 itemGeneral history, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, fully illustrated: meet me in Seattle 1909
Complimentary book of photographs and essays including biographies of A.Y.P.E. officials, an essay on exposition's plan and scope, and descriptions of buildings and exhibits. Photographs include views of downtown Seattle streets and buildings, official photographs of A.Y.P.E. grounds and buildings under construction, scenic shots of Seattle and other Western Washington locations. Includes a section about the City of Seattle and its facilities, resources, and opportunities. Approximately 115 pages, 17 x 25 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.15
Date: 1908?
View this item"Exposition notes," The Coast, March 1907
A brief article reporting on the progress being made in terms of appropriation of funds to the A.Y.P.E. by participating states. Also includes biographical notes about the new director of works for the Exposition, Frank P. Allen, Jr. Coast 13.3 (March 1907): 202, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_mar1907
Date: 1907-03
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