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Image of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) souvenir glass globe or paperweight filled with silver mineral dust from Idaho, 1909

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
Image of Igorot spear from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) replica village, 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:1983.47.1
Date:1909
Image of Model for the sculpture of an Alaskan wolf presented at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909

Model for the sculpture of an Alaskan wolf presented at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909

This sculpture model is attributed to Bert Convisar, sculptor and father of the arts patron Anne Gerber. Four large sculptures of animals – the wolf, the water buffalo, the polar bear, and the cougar – were placed at the Geyser Basin, the hub of the AYPE, and were meant to represent the early white settlement days in the Pacific Northwest.
ID Number:1984.141.1
Date:1909
Image of Ribbon commemorating Ohio Day, October 5, at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)

Ribbon commemorating Ohio Day, October 5, at 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. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington. Many days were designated for special celebrations, honoring causes, industries, and places. Ohio Day was…
ID Number:1984.142.4.17
Date:1909
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Souvenir "Seattle Day" ribbon from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909

This souvenir ticket commemorates Seattle Day on September 6, 1909, at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
ID Number:1984.142.7
Date:1909
Image of Souvenir saucer from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909

Souvenir saucer from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909

This small souvenir plate from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) depicts Seattle landmarks of the time, including the Union Depot, County Courthouse, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, American Bank and Empire Building, and Battleship Nebraska.
ID Number:1985.126.44
Date:1909
Image of Souvenir spoon from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909

Souvenir spoon from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909

This silver spoon features the Agricultural Building on the AYPE campus.
ID Number:1985.126.48
Date:1909
Image of Admission ticket to Opening Day, June 1, 1909, of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)

Admission ticket to Opening Day, June 1, 1909, of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)

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:1992.1.1
Date:1909
Image of Exhibitors' Day Prize ticket from September 18, 1909, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)

Exhibitors' Day Prize ticket from September 18, 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. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington. These “Exibitors’ Day Prize” tickets were handed out at the AYPE with every paid admission…
ID Number:1992.1.2
Date:1909
Image of Presidents Complimentary Pass to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), issued to Mrs. Erastus Brainerd

Presidents Complimentary Pass to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), issued to Mrs. Erastus Brainerd

This “President’s Pass” gave the holder free admission to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. The pass was granted to Mrs. Erastus Brainerd whose husband was a Seattle Post Intelligencer reporter in the early 1900s. The pass was signed by John Edward Chilberg (1867-1954) who was a prominent banker and merchant in Seattle and…
ID Number:1992.1.3
Date:1909
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