The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape Architecture firm and 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 the Pay Streak at the fair, with the Firmin Michel Roast Beef Corporation Building in the center of the frame. The "Eskimo Building" is a the left of the frame, and the Battle of Gettysburg attraction on the right.
Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was the official photographer of the AYPE, and his photographs were displayed at the fair and used in many official publications.
The term Eskimo refers to the indigenous people groups of far northern North America, but is widely viewed as offensive or inappropriate today. The term was imposed by non-Indigenous colonizers. Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was the official photographer of the AYPE, and his photographs were displayed at the fair and used in many official publications.
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, 1990.73.72
