182 results for: Alaska
Playing cards featuring "White Pass & Yukon Route," 1900
When the Klondike Gold Rush hit Seattle starting in 1897, thousands came through the city on their way to Alaska. Merchants across the city clamored to “mine the miners” by selling supplies needed to brave the cold. While local saloons and gaming rooms offered inviting places to spend their money on the way to and from Alaska. These playing cards…
ID Number:2005.8.9
Date:1900
Ivory cross pendant with gold nugget from the AYPE, 1909
This cross is a souvenir of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world’s fair held in Seattle in 1909. The exposition publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. It is made of Alaskan ivory and contains a small gold nugget. The materials were reminders of Seattle’s prosperity that was…
ID Number:2005.45.1
Date:1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Diploma and Grand Prize ribbon awarded to Smith Cannery Machines Co. for the "Iron Chink" fish cleaning machine, 1909
The Smith Cannery Machine Company invented the world's first fish cleaning machine and was awarded the Grand Prize at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909. The nickname for the machine, "Iron Chink," illustrates the derogative attitude towards Chinese immigrant laborers the machine was intended to replace.
ID Number:2005.52.1
Date:1909
Commemorative medal purchased at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) by Robert or John Moran, 1909
These medals were given out as prizes to exhibitors at the Exposition but this one was specifically purchased as a souvenir by either Robert Moran or his son John. All the medals were originally bronze and then the gold and silver medals were plated. Typically the name of the winner was engraved on the reverse of the medal but this…
ID Number:2006.35.163
Date:1909
Woodcut, "Tlingit Inside House Post" by Helmi Juvonen, ca. 1930-1950
It is thought that this print features two lodge poles that were on display at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture in Seattle for many years. The poles depict the story of Kaats' and they were stolen from the Gaash Village in Cape Fox, Alaska, as part of the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. In 2001, these two…
ID Number:2006.38.324
Date:1930-1950
Salmon can, "Peter Pan" brand, ca. 1929
Stuart Trick was an Alaskan cannery worker who hailed from Washington. He used this can to send a letter, dated July 1929 and detailing his experiences, to his mother from the Peter Pan salmon cannery in Chomley, Alaska.
ID Number:2006.66.1
Date:Circa 1929
Letter mailed in salmon can from Stuart Trick to his mother, 1929
Stuart Trick was an Alaskan cannery worker who hailed from Washington. While working at the Peter Pan Salmon cannery in Chomley, Alaska, Stuart wrote this letter to his mother, dated July 1929, detailing his experiences. He then sent the letter in one of the salmon cans.
ID Number:2006.66.2
Date:1929
American flag dress, worn by Edna Elizabeth Morrison as Miss Liberty at the AYPE, 1909
September 11, 1909 was New England Day at the AYPE. During the event, twelve-year-old Edna Elizabeth Morrison as Miss Liberty rode in the back of Colonel Blethen's convertible, wearing this dress and sash made from American flag bunting. That morning, a group of Seattleites who traced their history to New England disembarked from a reproduction Mayflower and landed on the…
ID Number:2008.46.1
Date:1909
Paper megaphone and popcorn holder from the Century 21 Exposition, 1962
The MOHAI collection contains a wide range of souvenirs from Seattle’s 1962 World's Fair, also known as the Century 21 Exposition. This item was designed to do double-duty. First, a concessions vendor would flip it upside down, line it, and fill it with popcorn. Once empty, it could be used as a small megaphone.
ID Number:2009.22.7
Date:1962
Wooden souvenir mug 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 wooden mug, although inscribed with the date 1904 and featuring a non-local indigenous image, is most likely a souvenir from the AYPE. There were many types…
ID Number:2009.77.1
Date:1909