103 results for: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
Loving cup presented to John E. Chilberg, president of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909
This cup was presented to John E. Chilberg, President of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), in 1909. Chilberg, along with the other seven members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, were instrumental in the planning and construction of the AYPE buildings and programs. The exposition was held on what are now the grounds of the University of Washington. It was a…
ID Number:1957.1208
Date:1909
Juror badge for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 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.
ID Number:1957.1228.6
Date:1909
Small pennant, "I AM A Seattleite," commemorating the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
This pennant was designed to be worn by fastening with a gold plate AYPE pin. The 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.
ID Number:1957.1228.6b
Date:1909
Cotton souvenir banner from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This highly stylized and romanticized image of a giant Kikioblu (Princess Angeline) waving a banner over Seattle is meant to instill a feeling of bold ingenuity and progress, big themes for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Princess Angeline, also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) and a beloved local icon.…
ID Number:1957.1228.12
Date:1909
Malt Rainier beer bottle, 1909
This malt beer was bottled in celebration of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held in Seattle in 1909.
ID Number:1957.1359.1
Date:1909
Small round tin coaster advertising Rainier Beer, 1909
This coaster, a souvenir from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), advertises the Rainier Brewing Company. The AYPE was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909 which publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. Rainier Beer was founded in Seattle in 1884.
ID Number:1957.1359.2
Date:1909
Pin commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), ca. 1909
This small gold pin, a souvenir from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, is an example of one of the AYP logos.
ID Number:1958.1519.1
Date:1909
Gold medal from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
Medals like this one were given out as prizes to exhibitors at the Seattle Exposition. 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 one is blank. The design shows a woman at the center in classical dress,…
ID Number:1959.1592
Date:1909
AYP pins from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held in Seattle, 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. These commemorative “AYP” pins cleverly hide the “Y” between the A and the P, with the “1909” on the tail of the Y. The AYPE fairgrounds became…
ID Number:1959.1671.1
Date:1909
Pin commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in Seattle, 1909
The 1909 Exposition celebrated the relationship between Seattle and Alaska in the wake of the Gold Rush of 1897. The top part of pin is shaped like a gold pan on top of a crossed shovel and pickaxe. Below is a medal with images of Chief Seattle, Secretary of State William Henry Seward, a man panning for gold, and a…
ID Number:1959.1676.1
Date:1909