103 results for: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
Billiken penny bank from the AYPE, 1909
The Billiken figure, with its slogan “The God of Things as They Ought to Be,” was created in 1908 by Missouri art teacher Florence Pretz. There was quickly a nationwide craze for the good-luck figurines, which coincided with Seattle’s 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition (AYPE). Billikens became an unofficial mascot for the Exposition, with various versions flying off shelves in souvenir shops. This…
ID Number:1951.29.i
Date:1909
Napkin ring commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This copper plated napkin ring is a souvenir from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in Seattle in 1909. It features a relief image of Mount Rainier, the fair’s official seal which includes three female figures (representing Asia, Alaska, and the Pacific Coast of America), and text reading “A.Y.P. Exposition Seattle 1909.” The AYPE publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest…
ID Number:1952.212.1
Date:1909
Territory of Hawaii souvenir plate from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This graniteware plate was sold as a souvenir at the AYPE in 1909. It features the logo of the then-Territory of Hawaii, 50 years before the islands' statehood.
ID Number:1952.515.a
Date:Circa 1909
Plate commemorating the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), featuring buildings on the Exposition campus
In the center of the plate is the official emblem of the AYPE surrounded by flowers. Surrounding that are six buildings from the Exposition: The Machinery Building, Agricultural Building, Manufacturers Building, Fine Arts Building, Washington State Building, and Auditorium Building.
ID Number:1953.579
Date:1909
Plate commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in Seattle in 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. This souvenir plate prominently features the official AYPE emblem which was designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published AYPE guides explained the emblem…
ID Number:1954.678.2
Date:1909
Photographic print of portrait drawing of John Edward Chilberg by Frank Calvert, 1909
Frank Calvert (1876-1920) was an illustrator for the Seattle Times, a painter, and a member of the Society of Beaux Arts, which was established "to develop art and its appreciation here in the Northwest." In 1908, he helped create and develop an art colony in the Bellevue area on the eastern shores of Lake Washington, and the City of Beaux…
ID Number:1954.751
Date:1909
Phonograph displayed at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This phonograph manufactured by Victor Talking Machine Company was displayed at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) as the "deluxe" model of the Victor line. The AYPE was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and Pacific Rim. Exhibits at the Exposition also featured new…
ID Number:1954.754
Date:Circa 1909
Souvenir plate from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. This souvenir plate includes the official emblem of the AYPE surrounded by flowers in the center. Surrounding that are six buildings from the Exposition: The Machinery Building,…
ID Number:1954.764.a
Date:1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) souvenir pitcher made for The Bon Marché, 1909
This pitcher is a souvenir of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. The pitcher is decorated with the official AYPE emblem, designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published AYPE guides…
ID Number:1954.764.e
Date:1909
Aerial photograph of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) fairgrounds by Richard T. Jones, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was held in Seattle in 1909 on what are now the grounds of the University of Washington. It was a major national event for the young but fast growing city. The aerial photographer, Richard T. Jones, marketed his photography through Frank Nowell, a well-known local photographer.
ID Number:1956.1145.4
Date:1909