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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From A.Y.P. to Century 21: an address, June 1, 1959
Address given by Frank Drake Davison for the Seattle Historical Society Luncheon at the Olympic Hotel on 1 June 1959, honoring the 50th anniversary of the A.Y.P.E. Discusses the cultural factors at play that made both time and place ripe for an exposition such as the A.Y.P.E. 9 pages, 28 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_206386
Date: 1959-06-01
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White Pass, ca. 1899
During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields.
Identifier: spl_ap_00116
Date: 1899?
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Participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: message from the President of the United States, 1911
Participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: message from the President of the United States, transmitting the report of the United States Government Board of Managers of the government participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. From page 3, "To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit herewith, for the information of the Congress, the report of the United States Government board of managers of the Government participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held at Seattle, Wash., June 1 to October 16, 1909, inclusive, and call the attention of the Congress to the recommendation of the board as to printing the report. Wm. H. Taft. The White House, December 7, 1910." Report includes descriptions of the government buildings and department exhibits as well as the exhibits of Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines. 100 pages (not including illustrated plates), 29 x 23 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_895585
Date: 1911
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SGS Bulletin, v.5, no. 7, Mar. 1956
Identifier: spl_sgs_475325_005_007_Mar1956
Date: Mar. 1956
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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition educational exhibit, 1909
Small pamphlet including purpose and scope of Educational Exhibit. From page 3, "the contents of all these exhibits will set forth organization, legislation, administration, finances, general statistics, relating to schools and education, curriculum, principles and methods of instruction, results obtained, etc." 1 folded sheet which when folded creates 4 pages, 15 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2528464
Date: 1909
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Letter to H. E. Hibler, regarding the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, December 24, 1957
Hand-typed letter dated 24 December 1957 from librarian Beatrice Hager of the Municipal Reference Library to Mr. H. E. Hibler of Cambridge, Massachusetts answering a series of questions posed by Mr. Hibler to the library regarding the A.Y.P.E. "Gives information on dates, official authority, financing, attendance and paid admissions, purposes, medal, and official song." 3 pages, 28 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2150864
Date: 1957-12-24
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The 57 Exposition Number: Published by H.J. Heinz Co. in the interest of the Pure Food Movement booklet, 1909
Booklet distributed by the H.J. Heinz Company that includes three kinds of essays. The first type discusses the A.Y.P.E. and its purpose and scope. The second type relates to the Pure Food Movement and makes a case for the elimination of preservatives in all food. The third type concerns stories and anecdotes about the selling and eating of Heinz products. Approximately 25 pages, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.11
Date: 1909
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to William T. Campbell regarding market disputes, November 12, 1927
In his letter, Goodwin describes disputes at Pike Place Market, among them: the sale of vegetables in the Pike Place Arcade and a group of farmers who want to force Joe Desimone out of the market.
Identifier: spl_sh_00040
Date: 1927-11-12
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Jewish Transcript v. 1, no. 11, May 20, 1924
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_01_11
Date: 1924-05-20
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"United States Navy Department at A.-Y.-P.," The Coast, July 1909
A brief article describing the exhibit of the United States Navy Department. Includes a description of the location within the Government Building and descriptions of various models of U.S. Navy ships such as the U.S.S. Connecticut. Also described are other features of the exhibit including guns, models of anchors, maps and navigation charts and special displays like an improvised sextant used by surviving members of the U.S.S. Saginaw, etc. Coast 18.1 (July 1909): 23-26, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_jul1909_23
Date: 1909-07
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