182 results for: Alaska
Dice cup, ca. 1895
When the Klondike Gold Rush hit Seattle starting in 1897, thousands came through the city on their way to Alaska. Merchants across the city clamored to “mine the miners” by selling supplies needed to brave the cold. While local saloons and gaming rooms offered inviting places to spend their money on the way to and from Alaska. This dice cup…
ID Number:1966.3908.3
Date:Circa 1895
Souvenir plate from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This plate 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. It is decorated with the official AYPE emblem, designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published AYPE guides explained…
ID Number:1966.3919.1
Date:1909
Elgin pocket watch, ca. mid-late 1800s
This watch belonged to Watson Allen who was born in New Jersey in 1842 and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He settled in Seattle sometime after the war and was elected the King County representative to the first Washington State legislature in 1889. During his life in Seattle, Allen accomplished the following: promoted the development of…
ID Number:1966.3928.1
Date:Circa 1850-1890
Souvenir pin commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This pin 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.
ID Number:1967.4103.12.1
Date:1909
AYPE souvenir mug with image of Georgia C. Brier, 1909
This is a personalized souvenir mug from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. The fair publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. The event also showcased new technologies. These mugs were customized with a customer’s image and name. This one was done…
ID Number:1967.4193.2
Date:1909
Souvenir pin from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909
This pin 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 pickaxe, shovel, and gold nuggets were reminders of Seattle’s prosperity from the Alaska Gold Rush of 1897.
ID Number:1967.4328.1
Date:1909
Washington state I.O.O.F. pin featuring the AYPE, 1907-1909
This pin has three components. The upper part has an emblem for the fraternal organization the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Washington State chapter. Below is a badge for a 1907 convention in St. Louis. At the bottom is a medallion for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It reads “Meet me on…
ID Number:1968.4364.4f
Date:1907-1909
Dubilier Wireless Telephone, 1910
On June 21, 1909, at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), inventor William Dubilier amazed fairgoers with his wireless telephone. The device used a capacitor, and was surprisingly small—two advances that had a big impact on radio technology in years to come.
ID Number:1968.4479.1
Date:1910
Dice, ca. 1895
When the Klondike Gold Rush hit Seattle starting in 1897, thousands came through the city on their way to Alaska. Merchants across the city clamored to “mine the miners” by selling supplies needed to brave the cold. While local saloons and gaming rooms offered inviting places to spend their money on the way to and from Alaska. This set of…
ID Number:1969.4590.5
Date:Circa 1895
Scrimshaw carving on ivory walrus tusk, undated
This scrimshaw piece was donated anonymously and the date is unknown. The etchings depict hunters in a baidarka and one in a kayak chasing seals, fish, a whale, and other marine life.
ID Number:1969.4596.6
Date:Before 1950