Seattle held its first world’s fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909. The fair promoted the region’s growth and prosperity that had begun with the 1897 arrival of the first shipment of Yukon gold. “Meet Me in Seattle Dearie in 1909," described as a waltz song, was but one of the songs written at the time to promote the AYPE.
Harry E. Valois wrote the words and music. The cover shows photographs of the prosperous Queen Anne Hill neighborhood, an unidentified woman, the official seal of the AYPE, and an unidentified man, possibly the composer. The cover was designed by L. Emerson. The piece was published by Cline’s Piano House, Seattle, and printed at The Challenge Press. Copyright 1907.
Physical Description: 1 score (8 p.) + 1 part ; 11.25 x 14.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
