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Photographers posing in front of the Photographic Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
Order an ImageThe Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were located on the campus of the University of Washington. Several of the buildings and the landscaping survive, continuing to shape the layout of the campus.
This photo shows photographers posing in front of the Photographic Building at the north end of the Pay Streak on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition fairgrounds. The man in the light suit to the left of the large tripod many be AYPE Official Photographer Frank H. Nowell. Nowell and his crew made many thousand of images, which were displayed and sold at the fair and used in official publications.
Written on photo: x2867
This photo shows photographers posing in front of the Photographic Building at the north end of the Pay Streak on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition fairgrounds. The man in the light suit to the left of the large tripod many be AYPE Official Photographer Frank H. Nowell. Nowell and his crew made many thousand of images, which were displayed and sold at the fair and used in official publications.
Written on photo: x2867
ID Number: 1990.73.119
Date: 1909
Creator(s):
Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv75935
Credit: MOHAI, Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Photographs, 1990.73.119
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects:
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)