103 results for: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
Souvenir totem pole from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This souvenir miniature totem pole was sold at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held in Seattle in 1909.
ID Number:1972.5529.7
Date:1909
Souvenir fan from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) celebrating Japan Day, September 4, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held in Seattle in 1909. Various countries, states, and cities were celebrated on particular days during the run of the Exposition.
ID Number:1972.5545.1
Date:1909
Chemistry lab bottles used in an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) display, 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 jars were used to display examples of Alaskan wild flowers as part of an exhibition on the state's flora and natural resources.
ID Number:1972.5561
Date:1909
Loving cup presented to N.H. Latimer of the AYPE Executive Committee, 1909
This loving cup was awarded to N.H. Latimer for his service on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Executive Committee. 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. It includes two ivory teeth from Alaska as handles, and the…
ID Number:1973.5652.1
Date:1909
Igorot spear from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) replica village, 1909
The Igorot (meaning "people of the mountains") are indigenous, Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups that live in the Cordillera Mountains of Northern Luzon, Philippines. A group of Igorot people lived in a village on the Pay Streak at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), held in Seattle in 1909. During the 1899 Philippine-American War, the Igorot were allied first with the independence fighters and…
ID Number:1974.5919.118
Date:1909
Souvenir box from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This souvenir box was made by "Huntley and Palmers Biscuits" in Reading and London, England. It originally held English biscuits.
ID Number:1975.6135
Date:1909
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
Pair of joke Billiken figures, "Billy Can" and "Billy Can't", ca. 1909
The Billiken figure, with its slogan “The God of Things as They Ought to Be,” was created in 1908 by Missouri art teacher Florence Pretz. There was quickly a nationwide craze for the seated good-luck figurines, which coincided with Seattle’s 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition (AYPE). Billikens became an unofficial mascot for the Exposition, with various versions flying off shelves in souvenir shops.…
ID Number:1976.6289.39
Date:Circa 1909
Computing scale that won grand prize at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This prize-winning computing scale was celebrated at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) for its new springless design and the capability to calculate both price and weight. Manufactured by the Angldile Computing Scale Company in Elkhart, Indiana, and exhibited in the United States Government display, this device has long been considered the "Rolls Royce" of collectors. The AYPE was a world's fair…
ID Number:1980.6927.1
Date:Circa 1909
Cream pitcher with image of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), 1909
The image of Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) was replicated on many souvenir items that sold in Seattle. This creamer was most likely purchased at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held in 1909. Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). She was born around 1820 and lived until she was…
ID Number:1981.7249.1
Date:1909