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S.S. Portland ship's wheel, 1885
The S.S. Portland, built in 1885, launched the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897. For the next ten years, the steamship carried miners from Seattle to Alaska, and brought back more than a ton of gold. She wrecked in a 1910 blizzard off Alaska. The wheel and other parts of the ship were rescued by crew members before she sank.
ID Number:1955.970.258
Date:1885
Watercolor drawing of SS Beaver by Hewitt R. Jackson, 1963
Hewitt Jackson (1914-2007) was a seaman, marine draftsman, and artist. He is best known for his maritime drawings of ships that sailed the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest. The MOHAI collection contains seven of Hewitt's works. This particular drawing features the SS Beaver which was the first steamship on the Northwest Coast. Originally built in 1835 in England, she sailed…
ID Number:1955.970.363
Date:1963
Model of Bellanca Pacemaker airplane, ca. 1950
This model was built by Albert Kotzerke of Renton, Washington. It is an exact scale replica of, and contains parts from, the original 6 place Bellanca Pacemaker flown in the first commercial round trip from Anchorage to Seattle, piloted by Steve Mills in June 1934. Mills founded Star Air Service in Alaska in 1932, which was one of several air…
ID Number:1956.1120
Date:Circa 1950
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
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