557 results for: Alaska
Poster
Golden Potlatch ad, Seattle, 1911
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; "Elttaes" is "Seattle" spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1963.3018.4.1
Date:1911
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State of Alaska Pavilion, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
In the photograph, people stroll in front of the Alaska pavilion. Inside, displays provided information on the economic development, culture, history and geography of Alaska, which had only recently, in 1959, become a state. A dramatic presentation of the Aurora Borealis was projected on the dome of the building, 44 feet above the ground. Embossed on image: World's Fair-Seattle, Washington…
ID Number:1963.3119.65.37
Date:1962
Photograph
World of Commerce and Industry at Boulevard 21, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works; some credit it with revitalizing Seattle's economic and cultural life. The site, slightly expanded since the fair, is…
ID Number:1963.3119.65ee
Date:1962
Ephemera
"Location of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition" advertising card, circa 1909
Singer Sewing Machines, founded in 1851 in Boston, was the largest sewing machine manufacturer in the world by 1860. The company was known for its innovations in installment payment plans and early advertising, as well as creating international markets. Singer had a history of creating trading cards for world's expositions, including an international set of cards for the Columbian Exposition…
ID Number:1964.3317.1.1
Date:Circa 1909
Ephemera
"A Shipmast Being Loaded at Port Blakely Mills, Near Seattle, Wash." advertising card, circa 1909
Singer Sewing Machines, founded in 1851 in Boston, was the largest sewing machine manufacturer in the world by 1860. The company was known for its innovations in installment payment plans and early advertising, as well as creating international markets. Singer had a history of creating trading cards for world's expositions, including an international set of cards for the Columbian Exposition…
ID Number:1964.3317.1.2
Date:Circa 1909
Photograph
Pavilion of Electric Power, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
"Water splashing over the spillways of a 40-foot-high model dam forms the background for the Pavilion of Electric Power exhibit of the Electric Utilities of Washington State. Theme of the exhibit is the harnessing of the power of flowing water to provide better living for less - electrically. A major feature is a 16-foot by 24-foot relief map of the…
ID Number:1965.3598.1.7
Date:1962
Photograph
Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, 1917
The panoramic image shown here was taken from Elliott Bay, facing east towards the Seattle waterfront. Magnolia and Queen Anne Hill are visible at the left edge of the frame, and Capitol Hill and First Hill can be seen behind the Pioneer Square area near the right edge of the frame. Handwritten on image: The Seattle Waterfront, Pierson & Co.…
ID Number:1966.3862.1
Date:1917
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, circa 1920
This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 members Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center.George W. Carmack was a gold miner in the Yukon Territory. Carmack, his brother-in-law Kèsh (of the Tagish People, also known as Skookum Jim or James Mason ), and Kèsh nephew…
ID Number:1966.3948.2
Date:Circa 1920
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Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle No. 2 members, circa 1920
This photo depicts members of the Seattle No. 2 Lodge of the Yukon Order of Pioneers wearing the YOOP sash, with the lodge banner in the center. Seated to the left of the banner is George W. Carmack, and to the right, George T. Snow.The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty…
ID Number:1966.3948.4
Date:Circa 1920
Photograph
George Butler and George T. Snow, circa 1920
This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) Seattle Lodge No. 2 members George Butler and George T. Snow wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center.The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty Mile, Yukon Territory, Canada. With the motto "Do unto others as you would be…
ID Number:1966.3948.38
Date:Circa 1920