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Souvenir handkerchief commemorating the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
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 souvenir silk handkerchief shows a “birds eye view” of the fairgrounds, which would later become the campus of the University of Washington. Surrounding this…
ID Number:1963.3204.1
Date:1909
Laceleaf Japanese maple tree, ca. 1864
This tree was one of five maples imported from Japan for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held on the grounds of the University of Washington in 1909. The Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm designed the grounds with a mix of plants native to the once forested location and ornamentals for the formal gardens. Julius J. Bonnell, the fair’s official florist, dedicated the…
ID Number:1964.3248
Date:Circa 1864
Souvenir pitcher from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This pitcher is a souvenir of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 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. The pitcher is decorated with the official AYPE emblem, designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published AYPE guides…
ID Number:1964.3378
Date:1909
Arctic Brotherhood (AB) studs from the Klondike Gold Rush, 1899
The Arctic Brotherhood was a fraternal organization for prospectors who had travelled to Alaska and the Yukon for the Klondike Gold Rush. It was founded in 1899 on the steamship "City of Seattle" headed for Skagway, Alaska. This pin was likely owned by John Miller Winslow who went to the Yukon in 1898 and was joined by his family in…
ID Number:1965.3580.1
Date:1899
Pennant 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 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. This pennant is blue and gold, and features a small version of the official AYPE…
ID Number:1965.3602.2
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
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Grand Prize award-winning Irish lace collar, 1909
From gold nuggets in the Alaska Building to weaving machines in the Manufacturers building, the AYPE had exhibits of all kinds and for all interests. Prizes were awarded to the most impressive or most memorable. This lace collar was made in Ireland and won a grand prize for its exquisite workmanship.
ID Number:1965.3766.1
Date:1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) Grand Prize ribbon awarded for Irish lace collar, 1909
From gold nuggets in the Alaska Building to weaving machines in the Manufacturers building, the AYPE had exhibits of all kinds and for all interests. Prizes were awarded to the most impressive or most memorable. This Grand Prize ribbon was awarded to an Irish-made lace collar for its exquisite workmanship.
ID Number:1965.3766.2
Date:1909
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) souvenir teapot made for The Bon Marché, 1909
This teapot is a souvenir of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 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. The teapot is decorated with the official AYPE emblem, designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published AYPE guides…
ID Number:1965.3767.1
Date:1909
Handmade cane from the first flight around the world, 1924
On April 6, 1924, four aircraft, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans, took off from Sand Point in Seattle and headed for Alaska as the first stop in the first round the world flight. The lead aircraft, Seattle, was flown by Major Frederick L. Martin (1882-1956). Unfortunately, on April 30, the Seattle crashed in dense fog into a mountainside near…
ID Number:1966.3882.5
Date:1924