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Souvenir "Seattle Day" ribbon from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This souvenir ticket commemorates Seattle Day on September 6, 1909, at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
ID Number:1984.142.7
Date:1909
Souvenir saucer from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This small souvenir plate from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) depicts Seattle landmarks of the time, including the Union Depot, County Courthouse, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, American Bank and Empire Building, and Battleship Nebraska.
ID Number:1985.126.44
Date:1909
Souvenir spoon from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
This silver spoon features the Agricultural Building on the AYPE campus.
ID Number:1985.126.48
Date:1909
Jar of Sno-Seal waterproofing sealer for leather, 1991
Ome Daiber (1907-1989) was an early leader of Seattle Mountain Rescue and a lifelong member of the American Alpine Club. He was known as the “Father of Mountain Rescue,” with his most famous successful rescue undertaken in Alaska when he coordinated the efforts of the Navy, Army, and Mountain Rescue to extract John Day, Pete Schoening, and the Whittaker brothers…
ID Number:1991.22.5
Date:1991
Admission ticket to Opening Day, June 1, 1909, of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
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.
ID Number:1992.1.1
Date:1909
Exhibitors' Day Prize ticket from September 18, 1909, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It was a major national event for the young but fast growing city, and celebrated the emerging development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington. These “Exibitors’ Day Prize” tickets were handed out at the AYPE with every paid admission…
ID Number:1992.1.2
Date:1909
Presidents Complimentary Pass to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), issued to Mrs. Erastus Brainerd
This “President’s Pass” gave the holder free admission to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. The pass was granted to Mrs. Erastus Brainerd whose husband was a Seattle Post Intelligencer reporter in the early 1900s. The pass was signed by John Edward Chilberg (1867-1954) who was a prominent banker and merchant in Seattle and…
ID Number:1992.1.3
Date:1909
Studio portrait camera, ca. 1900-1920
This studio portrait camera captures its images on glass plates rather than film. Cameras like this were in use during the time of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. The AYPE was a major national event for the young but fast growing city, and celebrated the emerging development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University…
ID Number:1993.1.44
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Crazy quilt featuring commemorative ribbons from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1911
The AYPE was held in Seattle in 1909 and commemorative ribbons were distributed throughout the duration of the fair. The maker of this quilt must have collected an assortment of the ribbons and inserted them into the design, including Seattle Day, Japan Day, Women's Suffrage Day, Chinese Day, and many more.
ID Number:1993.70.1
Date:1911
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Diploma awarded to Merlino Olive Oil, 1909
Italian immigrants working in the coal mines of the Black Diamond/Ravensdale area wrote home asking friends and relatives to send foods they missed from Italy. Angelo Merlino, one of those miners, opened his first store in 1900. Angelo Merlino & Sons has been shipping cheese, olive oil and Mediterranean delicacies throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska ever since. The Merlino's…
ID Number:1996.48.1
Date:1909