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Century 21 Seattle World's Fair souvenir necklace, 1962
This copper bracelet and necklace are a set commemorating Century 21, Seattle's second World's Fair held in 1962. The set includes a small image of the Space Needle.
ID Number:1963.3119.25
Date:1962
Oversized cardboard display featuring iconic sites of the Seattle World's Fair, 1962
This display of the Space Needle, Monorail and other images of the Seattle World's Fair, was used for advertising the city's major event held in 1962.
ID Number:1963.3119.54q
Date:1962
Pin from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in Seattle in 1909
The wearer of this pin also wore a Taft Day ribbon which commemorated President Howard Taft's visit to the AYPE on September 30, 1909. The two shields, one in stars and stripes, and the other a version of the British red ensign with the union jack above, represent the United States and Canada. Taft Day was attended by nearly 61,000…
ID Number:1963.3133.32.2
Date:1909
Souvenir tumbler from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This metal tumbler is a souvenir from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) of 1909. The AYPE publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. It features a relief images of the fair’s official seal (three female figures representing Asia, Alaska, and the Pacific Coast of America), Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle),…
ID Number:1965.3631.6
Date:1909
Painted ceramic Potlatch "Bug" souvenir, ca. 1911
This Potlatch “Bug” is a souvenir of the Golden Potlatch, a city-wide festival first held in July of 1911. It was organized by civic boosters who were hoping to capitalize on the success of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909. The organizers called themselves the Tilikums of Elttaes (Tilikum is "Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward). They were…
ID Number:1972.5567.46
Date:1911
Pen from Florence, Italy, 1921
This pen may have been purchased by the donors as a souvenir while they were on a trip to Italy in the 1920s.
ID Number:1973.5801.6
Date:1921
Decorative vase from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), featuring the Palace of Agriculture, 1909
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. This vase from the AYPE shows the Palace of Agriculture at the Exposition. It was made in Japan in the “Imari” style, which is a…
ID Number:1976.6248.1
Date:1909
Souvenir pennant from the Seattle Tilikum Potlatch, 1914
The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival first held in July of 1911. It was organized by civic boosters who were hoping to capitalize on the success of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909. The organizers called themselves the Tilikums of Elttaes (Tilikum is "Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward). They were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily…
ID Number:1980.7094.317
Date:1914
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) souvenir glass globe or paperweight filled with silver mineral dust from Idaho, 1909
This souvenir globe paperweight of mineral dust was sold at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle.
ID Number:1981.7328.338
Date:1909
Jim Beam decanter in the shape of the Space Needle, 1962
The MOHAI collection contains a wide range of souvenirs from Seattle’s 1962 World's Fair, also known as the Century 21 Exposition. Kentucky-based brand Jim Beam made these themed decanters of their bourbon whiskey in the shape of the Space Needle.
ID Number:1986.27.12
Date:1962