Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Digital Collection
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.
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Invitation from the Hill Testimonial Committee to the unveiling of the James J. Hill statue on the University of Washington campus on 3 August 1909
Printed invitation including names of "distinguished men" who would be present at the ceremony including Governor Johnson of Minnesota, Governor Hay of Washington and Lieutenant Governor Dunsmuir of British Columbia.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.6
Date: 1909
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Invitation from the Officers and Directors of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to Opening Ceremonies in Seattle, Washington on 1 June 1909
With A.Y.P.E. seal.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.4
Date: 1909
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Program of special days, definitely decided
Printed list of special days dedicated to various events, cities and causes detailed on every day of the exposition.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2553092
Date: 1909
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Corrections and additions: program of special days, since May 1st, 1909
Printed list of corrections to the list of special days. Dated May 11, 1909, the list includes special events in June through September that have been changed since the "program of special days" was released.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2553093
Date: 1909
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Program of the Seventh Annual Convention of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, July 12-15, 1909
Includes titles of papers presented during proceedings at the Hoo-Hoo House and Fine Arts Hall and a list of lumber industry companies that served as hosts. Booklet with wood cover and six wood pages bound with leather ties.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.33
Date: 1909
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Photo wagon at Seattle Center, July 1976
Seattle Center - Photo wagon built by Med Huthsing Ent. ; San Louis - Wheels are functional but wagon rests on blocks if stationary for long periods
Identifier: spl_wl_mnc_00050
Date: 1976-07
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Currency question and Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: speeches of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew of New York in the Senate of the United States: February 6 and 10, 1908.
From the entry on the A.Y.P.E.: "The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill (S. 627) to encourage the holding of an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at the city of Seattle, State of Washington, in the year 1909, which had been reported from the Select Committee on Industrial Expositions with amendments" (p. 12). In the speech given in consideration of this bill, Senator Depew of New York expresses favorable views on expositions in general and on A.Y.P.E. in particular. 15 pages, 23 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_352521
Date: 1908
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Catalogue of Fine Arts Gallery and Exhibit of Arts and Crafts, California Building
Catalog listing artwork on display in the Fine Arts Gallery and Exhibit of Arts and Crafts. Exhibits include Pictures, Miniatures, Sculpture, Architecture, Literature, Music, and Arts and Crafts which includes exhibits of specific California craftspeople. Item prices are listed when available. 32 pages, 21 cm.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.35
Date: 1909
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United States Government Exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
An article extensively describing the United States Government Exhibit at the A.Y.P.E. From page 13, it is "the most complete, most interesting, most instructive display ever gotten together by the United States government." Describes the physical appearance of the building and the various departments on exhibit such as the Treasury, the Department of Agriculture, the Navy Department, the War Department, the Department of State, and other government bodies including the Mint, the Assay Office, the Public Health and Marine Hospital, the Artillery Corps, the Signal Corps, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Plant Industry, the Bureau of Entomology, et. al. Coast 18.1 (July 1909): 13-19, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_jul1909_13
Date: 1909
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Coupon ticket book, S. J. Bartholomew
Coupon ticket book inscribed with bearer’s name, S. J. Bartholomew, and photograph of bearer attached inside front cover, embossed with signature of Charles R. Collins, treasurer, and A. D. Bannall, chief of Bureau of Admissions, A.Y.P.E.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.50.5
Date: 1909
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