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.
"Hawaiian Exhibit," The Coast, July 1909
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
View this itemInvitation and admission card from the President and Officers of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to a luncheon at New York State Building on opening day, June 1, 1909
Printed invitation card and admission card (to be presented at the door) to the luncheon to be held at 1:00. Inscribed to "Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Rubin." Printed on the admission card is the name of the chairman, Josiah Collins.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.47.3
Date: 1909-06-01
View this itemCatalogue of Fine Arts Gallery and Exhibit of Arts and Crafts, California Building, 1909
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
View this item"United States Government Exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition," The Coast, July 1909
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: 1909-07
View this item"For great stock subscription," Washington Magazine, September 1906
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: 1906-09
View this itemCentury vase, sterling silver, 1909
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
View this itemYou'll like Tacoma: official map of the A.Y.P.E. grounds, 1909
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
View this itemAlaska-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
View this itemLetter to a potential investor offering subscription for gold bonds, September 30, 1908
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: 1908-09-30
View this itemOfficial catalogue of the Department of Fine Arts, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
Catalogue listing artwork on display in the Fine Arts Gallery and Exhibit of Arts and Crafts. From the introduction on page 4, "Galleries A and B contain the most notable collections of Old Masters, early English and Barbizon men shown in any public exhibition. The remaining Galleries, containing the works of early Americans and the foremost contemporary painters, are hung as a comparative exhibition, showing sharp contrasts, rather than any attempt at grouping." Includes index of artists, glossary of abbreviations and list of loaning institutions. 96 pages (not including illustrated plates), 20 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.36
Date: 1909
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