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.
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to William Peterson regarding sagging floor in Economy Market. January 17, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to William Peterson of the General House Repair Co. asking him to look into the sagging floor of the Bartell's Drug Store located in the Economy Building and make repairs as quickly as possible.
Identifier: spl_sh_00048
Date: 1927-01-17
View this item"Celebrities at A.Y.P. who favor woman suffrage," Votes for Women, October 1909
An article concerning the famous politicians and citizens that will be in attendance at the A.Y.P.E. that are in favor of women's suffrage. President Taft is cited as the most famous example. Provides quotes from politicians from suffrage states such as Utah and Idaho indicating the value of suffrage. Is a part of Votes for Woman, official organ of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association. Illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_1858397
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 itemAlaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Seattle, U.S.A. June 1st to October 15th 1909, 1907
Booklet describing the plan, scope and aims of the A.Y.P.E. Also descriptions of the environs and features of Seattle, the grounds, building plan and funding of the exposition as well as the states and foreign countries that will be featured. Contains photographs of Alaska, Seattle and Washington State and a ground plan of the exposition. Approximately 25 pages, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.1
Date: 1907
View this itemInvitation from Officers and Committees of Dixie Day to Dixie Day reception and ball in the Washington State building, August 24, 1909
Printed invitation particularly requesting the presence of ladies to the reception and ball with dancing to be held at 9:00.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.7
Date: 1909-08-24
View this itemSchool Officers' Congress: A.Y.P. Exposition booklet, September 1909
School Officers' Congress: A.Y.P. Exposition, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 27, 28 and 29, 1909: morning session 10:00-12:00, afternoon session 1:30-2:30: at Good Roads Building. Booklet from the School Officers' Congress including photographs of different education-related displays as well as the program for the School Officers' Congress. Includes a program and a letter from Superintendent of Public Instruction, Henry B. Dewey. Approximately 25 pages, 18 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2526758
Date: 1909-09
View this itemAlaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: speech of Hon. Samuel H. Piles of Washington in the Senate of the United States: Monday, February 3, 1908
Printed version of speech given by Washington State Senator Samuel Henry Piles to the U.S. Senate on 3 February 1908. Senator Piles makes the speech for the purposes of calling the attention of the Senate to a bill requesting the participation of the government in the A.Y.P.E. Speech includes summaries of the purpose of the exposition, the benefits to the country of promoting the resources of the West (specifically those of Alaska) and a statement regarding the importance of the West to the rest of the nation. Includes appendix of climatological conditions of Alaska. 28 pages, 22 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_557576
Date: 1908-02-03
View this itemInvitation from the National Guard of Washington to the opening ball for the officers of the United States Army and Navy at the Seattle Armory, June 3, 1909
Two-sided, printed invitation. On the verso is a list of "patronesses" for the event.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.11
Date: 1909-06-03
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 itemArgus: A.Y.P. ed., February 20, 1909
Special A.Y.P.E. edition of "the Argus" magazine. Articles concern the city of Seattle, the exposition, the Pay Streak, etc. Authors include J. E. Chilberg, Director General I. A. Nadeau, J. A. Wood, Robert Watson Boyce, George W. Kummer, Geo. E. Boos and C. B. Yandell. Also includes several pages of advertisements. Argus 16:3 (20 February 1909). 80 pages, 31 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_160304
Date: 1909-02-20
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