131 results for: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
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Teachers and students of the Edgren School of Music, Seattle, 1908
Professor Adolph Edgren, a prominent local musician and educator, along with his wife, Emma, operated the Edgren School of Music in Seattle. Professor Edgren was chosen as the day's Music Director in Chief for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, on July 31, 1909, Swedish Day. In addition to various musical ensembles performed by the school and the Grand Swedish Jubilee Choir, Professor…
ID Number:1981.7328.175
Date:1908
Poster
The Heart of Greater Seattle poster, June 1909
In 1909, prosperous Seattle proudly showed itself to the world as a place to do business. In addition to producing the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition world’s fair, city boosters published maps and other materials to promote commercial interests.This panorama, entitled “The Heart of Greater Seattle: The Gateway to Alaska and the Orient," shows several miles of the city’s waterfront and the Cascade…
ID Number:1982.20.47
Date:1909
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AYPE Welcome Arch on Second Avenue, Seattle, 1909
This photo shows Second Avenue in Seattle bustling with pedestrians and traffic, as cars and horse-drawn carts pass under the Welcome Arch for the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE). Signs in image: [Turkish] Baths. [...] Theatre. Hair Dressing and [Manic...]. [...] Clark Dentist. Welcome. Finer Tailor, Better Fabric. Turrell's Shoes. National Meat Co. (on wagon).Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave. section.Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.8382
Date:1909
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Chinese parade, September 13, 1909
Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opened on the University of Washington campus in July 1909. Each day of the exposition was filled with parades, celebrations, and other special events. China Day, September 13, was one of the most popular events of the fair. The program included a parade of Chinese residents with a dragon, floats, bands, and warriers in costume. The day…
ID Number:1983.10.8420
Date:1909
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President William Howard Taft in car outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, 1909
United States President William H. Taft visited Seattle in 1909 and spoke at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While in Seattle, he also played golf and made many other public appearances. Handwritten on sleeve: Taft in auto at Wash. [Hotel]Photographer's Reference Number: 11096
ID Number:1983.10.8429
Date:1909
Ephemera
Don't Fail to See Ravenna (or Big Tree Park), 1909
Seattle's Ravenna Park was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s, thus preserving stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a stream that ran from Green Lake to Union Bay, the park opened in 1887 as Ravenna Springs Park, named for the Italian town which sits beside an ancient forest. Owners William…
ID Number:1987.69.1
Date:1909
Ephemera
Don't Fail to See Ravenna (or Big Tree Park), 1909
Seattle's Ravenna Park was among the few areas that escaped the logger's ax in the late 1800s, thus preserving stunning examples of giant old-growth Douglas Firs. Centered around a stream that ran from Green Lake to Union Bay, the park opened in 1887 as Ravenna Springs Park, named for the Italian town which sits beside an ancient forest. Owners William…
ID Number:1987.69.2
Date:1909
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Birds-eye view of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition grounds, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington. This photo shows a view of the AYPE grounds from the top of the Government Building, looking east toward Lake Washington.Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was the official photographer of the…
ID Number:1990.73.11
Date:1909
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Oriental Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington. This photo shows the Oriental Building, with the Forestry Building in the background at right.Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was the official photographer of the AYPE, and his photographs were displayed…
ID Number:1990.73.13
Date:1909
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Staging of Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition emblem with live models, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.The official AYPE emblem was designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published APYE guides explained the emblem in detail: "The figure on the right under the fir…
ID Number:1990.73.14
Date:1909