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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List of conventions to meet in Seattle in 1909
Printed alphabetical list of conventions to occur in the months of June through September.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2553090
Date: 1909
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Exposition to Increase Pacific Trade
A brief article in which the author contends that the A.Y.P.E. will serve the purpose of uniting the Pacific states in the pursuit of trade relations with the Pacific nations of the East ("what is known as the Orient and Oceania" (p. 344)). Author notes that the exposition will offer traders the opportunity to study "the habits and customs" of people of the Orient and offers ideas and statistics to explain why the U.S. has been lagging behind European nations in trade with Eastern countries. Coast 13.5 (May 1907): 343-45, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_may1907
Date: 1907
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Hawaiian Exhibit
A brief article describing the Hawaiian Exhibit. Includes descriptions of maps (including a large, plaster-cast relief map), a series of oil paintings of the Hawaiian landscape as well as displays of the prime exports of Hawaii including coffee, fruit and hardwoods. Coast 18.1 (July 1909): 30-32, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_jul1909_30
Date: 1909
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Souvenir guide of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition : held at Seattle, Washington, June 1st to October 16th, 1909
A guidebook to the A.Y.P.E. Includes maps, directions, places and events to see in Seattle, information on hotel accommodations, and an index to "Special Days and Events" at the exposition. 64 pages, 16 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.30
Date: 1909?
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For great stock subscription
A brief article describing the impending sale of exposition stock to the citizens of Seattle. Washington Magazine 2.1 (September 1906): 43.
Identifier: spl_ayp_470457_sep1906
Date: 1906
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Century vase, sterling silver
Pamphlet depicting the Century Vase made in sterling silver by the Gorham Company. From the title page, "to Commemorate the Completion of the First Century of the Republic of the United States of America." Exhibited by Albert Hansen, jeweler and silversmith. 16 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2227337
Date: 1909
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You'll like Tacoma: official map of the A.Y.P.E. grounds
Colored plan and map of A.Y.P.E. grounds distributed by the city of Tacoma and Pierce County. On the verso is a description of Tacoma urging the visitors of A.Y.P.E. to visit the city. Includes a list of reasons why Tacoma is a must-see and a photograph of Tacoma's harbor. Oriented with north to upper right. 31 x 25 cm. Folded to 14 x 10 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2432146
Date: 1909
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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition directory: Seattle, U.S.A. June 1 to October 16, 1909
Directory of names of the officers and members of committees of the A.Y.P.E. organized by department. 24 pages, 17 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2526756
Date: 1909
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Coupon ticket book, Louis Eldershope
Coupon ticket book inscribed with bearer’s name, Louis Eldershope, 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_2006.3.50.6
Date: 1909
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Letter to a potential investor offering subscription for gold bonds
Letter to John W. Vaux, a potential investor, from the A.Y.P.E. Finance Committee expressing the need for additional funds to complete the A.Y.P.E. and offering subscription for gold bonds. Dated 30 September 1908.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.39
Date: 1908
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