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Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition photographs, 1907-1909
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
- Title
- Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition photographs
- Dates
- 1907-1909 (inclusive)19071909
- Quantity
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Approximately 900 black and
white photographs (6 boxes, 1 folder) ; various sizes
1 negative ; 8x10 - Collection Number
- PH0727
- Summary
- Photographs documenting the construction, buildings, exhibits, and activities of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1909. Photographs taken by Frank H. Nowell.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant from the Friends of the UW Libraries
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Frank Hamilton Nowell was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on February 19, 1864. He was from a prominent New England family whose ancestor, Peter Nowell, had come to American in the 1600s from the Isle of Jersey. Frank's great grandfather served in the Revolutionary War and his grandfather lived in the Longfellow House in Cambridge for many years. His father, Thomas Shepard Nowell, was the first child christened in the Thomas Shepard Congregational Church (after which he was named) and was held by Oliver Wendell Holmes as he was christened. In 1885, Thomas Nowell went out to Juneau, Alaska to join two of his brothers who were already out there. Thomas started a mining business and his son, Frank Nowell joined him there in 1886. Frank brought six cows and a bull and ran a dairy farm for a year. Eventually he started working for his father. Frank took up photography as a hobby some time before 1894. (One man remembered being photographed by Frank when he first arrived in Alaska and walked off the steamboat at Juneau.) Frank and his wife, Elizabeth Helen Davis, were married in 1894 in Helena, Montana at her brother's home and Frank made photographs while in Montana. They moved to San Francisco where their daughter Dorothy was born and Frank traveled between California and Juneau in his work as a purchasing agent for his father's mining company.
In 1900 there was a large stampede of gold seekers to Nome, Alaska. Because it was located on the Bering Sea and only open to travel part of the year, supplies were hard to get and expensive so the Ames Mercantile Company decided to open a branch of their store in Nome. Nowell went to Nome in about July 1900 to run the Ames Mercantile store then later that year moved to the new town of Teller, Alaska to open a new store for the company. When his wife and daughter joined him in Teller, they brought the camera that he had left behind. By 1902, he began taking photographs of the Eskimos and reindeer herds at Cape Prince of Wales along with scenes in the Teller and Nome area. His Eskimo photographs became very popular and were eventually used in books and magazines about Alaska. In late 1903 or in 1904, he decided to leave the Mercantile business and become a full-time photographer. He built a tiny studio building in Nome, between the Golden Gate Hotel and the Post Office buildings
At the same time he was opening his photography studio in Nome, he also moved his wife and daughter to Seattle to live. He spent about nine years going back and forth between Nome and Seattle running his photography business. In Seattle, he was a member of the Alaska Club which was a group formed to support Alaskan commercial interests in the city. It was probably through his connections with the Alaska Club and with the Arctic Brotherhood that he was chosen as the official photographer for the AYPE. J.E. Chilberg, a member of the Alaska Club (and the president of the Miners and Merchants Bank in Nome), was elected the president of the AYPE. Nowell had photographed Chilberg's bank and Nome so Chilberg would likely have been acquainted with him from Nome and from the Alaska Club. Nowell's Alaska photographs were also featured in a large beautiful book Artwork of Seattle and Alaska, published in 1907 which may have impressed the AYPE officials.
Nowell photographed the opening day ceremonies and other pre-exposition activities such as the visiting delegations selecting the sites for their buildings, and the construction work. While the fair was open, he photographed the buildings, events, people, and activities on the grounds. His photographs were used in newspapers and magazines for pre-fair publicity and sold as souvenirs, made into postcards, used in guidebooks, etc. during the fair. He also sold copies of his Eskimo and Alaska photographs at the fair and won several awards for his work. In 1908, he took an extended trip through the Yukon and Alaska both photographing and collecting photographs from other photographers for the AYPE.
Shortly before the fair, he opened a photography studio in Seattle and he ran both the Nome and Seattle studios until about 1912 when he closed the Nome studio. During 1911 and 1912 he partnered with Orville Rognon (who had worked for Webster and Stevens for several years and then photographed for Nowell during the AYPE). In later years, the producers of the 1925 Charlie Chaplin movie, The Gold Rush, came to Nowell for photographs of cabins and snowdrifts to help them build authentic sets for the film. He retired from his studio in the late 1940s and died on October 19, 1950.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in Seattle, Washington was the result of nearly 10 million dollars and four years of effort. The AYPE was originally planned for 1907, to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. However another fair, the Jamestown Exhibition in Norfolk, Virginia, was planned for the same year to mark the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement so the AYPE planners decided to postpone the Seattle fair for two years. This delay proved to be quite fortuitous because 1907 was not a good year for the U. S. economy, and the Jamestown Exhibition was not financially successful. In the meanwhile, AYPE planners benefitted from two additional years of planning and preparation.
The Klondike Gold Rush had made Seattle the dominant city in the Pacific Northwest because it was the major source of supplies to Alaska. The goal of the AYPE was to show off the growth and development of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, and to display the value of commercial trade with the Pacific Rim. When Japan agreed to participate, the AYPE became a truly international event. The city officials also hoped that the exposition would encourage people to relocate to the growing metropolis of Seattle.
The location for the fair was chosen to demonstrate the beauty of the region. University of Washington history professor and local historian, Edmond Meany proposed site which was on the mostly forested grounds of the University of Washington, situated on Lake Washington, with Mount Rainier visible in the distance. John and Frederick Olmsted, son and stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted, the prominent landscape architect, designed much of the AYPE grounds. The first $650,000 for the AYPE was raised in one day by proud Seattle citizens who bought “shares” of the exposition. Much of the rest was funded by the sale of public lands, by the Washington State legislature with the understanding that some of the buildings built for the exposition would become part of the University of Washington at the end of the AYPE, and by the U. S. Government which provided $600,000 in appropriated funds for buildings and exhibits.
Thanks to the extra two years of planning and the huge sums of money raised, the AYPE grounds and exposition were everything the planners had hoped for. It was a fascinating mix of highbrow and crass commercialism, but it clearly appealed to the visitors. Over 80,000 people attended the AYPE on opening day in June 1909, and by closing day (October 16, 1909) 3.7 million people had paid to visit Paystreak amusement attractions such as the Igorrote, Eskimo and Oriental Villages, marveled at the Baby Incubator, saw the House Upside Down and rode on the Fairly Gorge Tickler. On the formal grounds they visited the US. Government buildings, attended concerts and lectures, and enjoyed the exhibits in the various buildings. They had seen animals built out of fruits and nuts in the California Building, a post office dogsled team in the Government Building, photographs by Edward Curtis in the Fine Arts Building, and mounds of rocks in the Mines Building. They attended sports events and watched a hot air balloon and a dirigible soar over them. The AYPE was a huge success. Seattle officials were pleased to note that the AYPE had drawn 700,000 people more than the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition had attracted in the rival city of Portland, Oregon. The fair closed with a surplus of $63,000 which was donated to the Seaman' Institute and the Anti-Tuberculosis League.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of photographs of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington. Images include events prior to the exposition (groundbreaking, Stockholder's Day, pre-fair visitors to the grounds, official artifacts, and the opening ceremony), construction, grounds and gardens, buildings and exhibits, the Paystreak with all of its attractions, the different areas of the South Grounds (including the stock exhibit, rustic bridge and railway exhibit), AYPE special events (such as the transcontinental auto race, Smith Day and the visit of President William Taft), and AYPE officials, visiting groups and delegations.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Research for this finding aid was conducted over a period of several years, combining the efforts of different researchers. Methods used were reviewing microfilm, books, journals and pamphlets, internet/database searching, and interviewing people with special, in-depth knowledge of the AYPE. Photocopies from Seattle's Museum of History & Industry's collection of Frank Nowell AYPE photographs were included in the finding aid for reference purposes. (The photocopy for M85 has been removed and replaced with an original print found in the collection later.) There are some photographs in the Frank Nowell AYPE collection that may possibly be the work of members of his staff. In particular, photographs that have numbers beginning with "R" are most likely attributed to a collaboration between Nowell and photographer Orville Rognon. The aerial view of the exposition was probably taken by Robert T. Jones who marketed his photograph through Nowell. Whenever authorship is questionable, this is noted in the finding aid.
This finding aid uses the title Manufactures Building for the name of the building. Both Manufactures and Manufacturers Building were used as the name of the building in various places
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Preferred Citation
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 7 series:
- Events prior to the Exposition
- AYPE Opening Ceremony
- Grounds and Gardens
- Buildings (organized by construction, exterior, interior, and exhibits for each building)
- Paystreak
- South Grounds
- AYPE Events
- People
Acquisition Information
The photographs in this collection were donated to the collection by a number of different people over a long period of time. Some of the donors include: Mabel Chilberg, (wife of AYPE President J.E. Chilberg), the C. Bagley Estate, Mrs. Francis Behrle, Gilbert Petty, Professor Edmond Meany. Several photographs were obtained through purchase.
Processing Note
Processed by Solveig Ekenes and Laurel G. Evans, 2006; Katie Maynard and Amy Lavare, 2007; Roni Greenwood and Nicolette Bromberg, 2008. The photographs were transferred from the University of Washington Campus AYPE subject file in 2006, and the Portrait collection PH Coll 563 in 2007.
Bibliography
Alaska Yukon Magazine (Bound Volumes). Volumes 3 (1907), 4 (1907-1908), and 7 (1909) Seattle, Washington: Gateway Printing Company, 1909.
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition and Seattle, the beautiful exposition city. Seattle, R.A. Reid, 1909.
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Daily Programs. Seattle, Washington, 1909.
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Scrapbooks, circa 1906-1909. This is a series of scrapbooks containing clippings about the AYPE from local area newspapers and journals, arranged in roughly chronological order. The compiler is unknown.
Secretary's Report of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Held at Seattle, June to October 1909.
New York at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Albany, New York. J. B. Lyon Company, 1910.
Seattle, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Catalogs and Lists, V. 1 & 2. Bound books comprising pamphlets and catalogs created by different publishers.
There are also two authoritative and comprehensive websites: AYPE.com covers AYPE history, photography, architecture and more, and AYPE.org, an official website created by the AYPE Exposition Community for the AYPE Centennial in 2009, covers both AYPE history and upcoming centennial events. HistoryLink.org also contains essays on various aspects of the AYPE.
Related Materials
Orville J. Rognon Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Photographs PH Coll 779. Nowell and Rognon collaborated on some AYPE photographs, and briefly operated a studio together in Seattle after the fair.
Frank H. Nowell Photographs PH Coll 316.
Frank H. Nowell Montana Mining Photographs
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Events Prior to the ExpositionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ground Breaking On June 1, 1907, the groundbreaking ceremony took place in the
Natural Amphitheater. The event was preceded by a large military parade and
attended by a crowd of 15,000 which included mayors, governors, and other
prominent people. President Chilberg turned the first spade of earth.
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| box:oversize | item | ||
| XH5 | 1-2 | June 1,1907 | |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/1 | 3 | June 1, 1907 | |
| 1/1 | 4 |
John Barrett, President Theodore
Roosevelt's representative and Director of the International Bureau of American
Republics, giving a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony Also on stage are AYPE President Chilberg, AYPE Director
General Ira Nadeau, and Alaska Governor Wilford Hoggatt.
|
June 1, 1907 |
| 1/1 | 5 | June 1, 1907 | |
| 1/1 | 6 | June 1, 1907 | |
AYPE Publicity Booths |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/2 | 7 |
AYPE Publicity Booth A publicity booth probably set up prior to the fair inside one
of the Seattle waterfront dock buildings, such as the Colman Docks.
Seattle Times editor and AYPE Director of
Exploitation, James Wood, stands just to the left of the booth door.
|
Circa 1908 |
| 1/2 | 8 |
Information Booth for the
AYPE Tent-like "Official Information Bureau " booth in downtown
Seattle with several men and women out front. The advertisement for "Rooms"
indicates this booth was operating during the fair, but it was possibly first
set up for publicity prior to the fair's opening.
Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
Circa 1909 |
University of Washington Commencement
Ceremony The University of Washington 1908 commencement ceremony was held
on July 14th in the Manufacturers Building.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/3 | 8a | Commencement speaker on stage with
view musicians (x104) |
July 14, 1908 |
| 1/3 | 8b | July 14, 1908 | |
| 1/3 | 8c | July 14, 1908 | |
| 1/3 | 8d | Students and attendees standing with
heads bowed |
July 14, 1908 |
| 1/3 | 8e | July 14, 1908 | |
Stockholders' Day On September 19, 1908, AYPE officials invited stockholders to
tour the grounds, and gave speeches assuring them that exposition preparations
were going well, and the fair would open on time. Only President J.E. Chilberg
and University of Washington Professor Edmond Meany gave speeches at this
event, while Director General Ira Nadeau served as Master of Ceremonies.
Stockholders' Day marked the last day that the pre-fair AYPE grounds were open
to the public free of charge. Beginning the following day, September 20, 1908,
a small admission fee of ten cents was charged to visitors touring the grounds.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/3 | 9-10 | September 19, 1908 | |
| 1/3 | 11 | September 19, 1908 | |
| 1/3 | 12-13 | September 19, 1908 | |
| 1/3 | 14-15 | September 19, 1908 | |
Visiting Groups and Delegations Members of the public were encouraged to tour the grounds prior
to 1909 to watch the construction and development.
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California Delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 16 |
California delegates and AYPE
officials on steps of Manufactures Building (x93) Some delegates are adorned with ribbons reading "Sacramento
Valley--The Land of Opportunity." Included in the picture are Ira Nadeau,
Director General ; A. W. Lewis, Director of Concessions ; Henry Dosch, Director
of Exhibits ; A.L. Lewis Frank Merrick, Chief of Publicity; Godfrey Chealander,
Board of Directors.
|
June 06, 1908 |
| 1/4 | 17 | June 06, 1908 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 18 |
Chicago Association of Commerce on
steps of Manufactures Building visiting to select a site for a Chicago Building
that was never built Front row, left to right: Ira Nadeau, Director General of the
AYPE; George B. McClellan of the Honolulu Commercial Club; H.A. Wheeler,
Chicago Association of Commerce; Clark McKercher, United States Department of
Justice. Second row, left to right: Frank L. Merrick, Chief of Publicity
Department; C.W. Mott, Immigration Agent from the Northern Pacific; Henry
Dosch, Director of Exhibits; Louis Baeder, Assistant Director of Works for the
AYPE.
|
Circa 1908 |
| 1/4 | 19 |
Children posing in front of the
Agriculture Building in a pre-fair visit (x628) Caption on back of photo identifies this as "School Children's
Day 3/27/09", but based on the photo number, the event more likely took place
around May of 1908.
|
Spring 1909 |
| 1/4 | 20 |
Cortelyou Club (x127) The Cortelyou Club was a leading social organization out of
the Flatbush section of the Borough of Brooklyn (New York). "Wholesome and
family oriented," the club's female members were known for their lavish
musicals and dramatic productions.
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July 20, 1908 |
Idaho Delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 21-22 |
Idaho Commission at fair to select
a site (x578) (x580) Identified: AYPE Director General Ida Nadeau, Idaho Governor
Brady and AYPE President J.A. Chilberg.
|
March 19, 1909 |
| 1/4 | 23 |
Idaho Governor James H. Brady
standing in front of the Cascades with the Manufactures Building in background
(x581) During the fair, Brady would give a speech inviting "the
landless man to come to the manless land" of Idaho.
|
March 19, 1909 |
Japanese Delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 24 | February 1909 | |
| 1/5 | 25 |
Imperial Japanese Committee
officials Assistant Commissioner T. Takesawa, Commissioner Hajime Ota, and Vice
Consul K. Hayashi standing by the Alaska Monument with unfinished U.S
Government Building in background These representatives of Japan appear to have been present
at the AYPE from its beginning to the end, hosting other visiting Japanese
delegations and participating in numerous diplomatic and ceremonial occasions.
|
Winter 1909 |
Oregon Delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 26 |
Oregon Commission selecting
building site Left to right: W.H. Wehrung (President of Oregon
Commission), M.D. Wisdom (Secretary of the Oregon Commission), E.W. Rowe
(Oregon Commission), Henry E. Reed (Special Commissioner for the AYPE to
Oregon) and Frank L. Merrick (AYPE Chief of Publicity).
|
December 29, 1906 |
| 1/5 | 27 | August 06, 1908 | |
| 1/5 | 28 |
Oregon Delegation officials from a
distance, showing the Oregon Building under construction (x145) Henry E. Reed, (AYPE Commissioner to Oregon), E.W. Rowe
(Oregon Commissioner), W.H. Wehrung (President of the Oregon Committee), George
Chamberlain (Governor of Oregon), Ira Nadeau (AYPE Director General), Frank L.
Merrick (Publicity Director), Henry Dosch (Director of Exhibits), and Godfrey
Chealander (AYPE Board Member).
|
August 6, 1908 |
| 1/5 | 29-30 |
Oregon Delegation in front of
Oregon State Building (x150) (unnumbered) Henry E. Reed, (AYPE Commissioner to Oregon), E.W. Rowe
(Oregon Commissioner), W.H. Wehrung (President of the Oregon Committee), George
Chamberlain (Governor of Oregon), Ira Nadeau (AYPE Director General), Frank L.
Merrick (Publicity Director), Henry Dosch (Director of Exhibits), and Godfrey
Chealander (AYPE Board Member).
|
August 6, 1908 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/6 | 31 |
Portland group (x1099) Identified: AYPE President J. E. Chilberg, Director General
Ira Nadeau, and Director of Exhibits Henry Dosch. This is probably a group of
Portland area businessmen.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/6 | 32 |
Seattle area newspaper men on tour of
the grounds These newspaper men and women visited the AYPE grounds at the
invitation of Director of Exploitation James Woods and Chief of Publicity
Welford Beaton. They were treated to a tour, lunch at the "AYP" Restaurant
(probably the Washington restaurant), and were photographed at the Auditorium.
Among those present were reporters from the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the
Oakland Engineer, the Star, the Seattle Times,
the Everett Daily Herald, the
Ballard Record, the Pacific
Poultryman, Washington Labor, the
Edmonds Tribune and the Greenlake News.
|
Spring 1909 |
| 1/6 | 33 |
Seattle Press Club
(x1027) This is probably a photo of the Seattle area newsmen that
toured the grounds and had lunch at the "AYP" restaurant in the spring of 1909.
The photo probably was taken inside the Washington Restaurant in its original
location in front of the Manufactures Building.
|
Spring 1909 |
Spokane Delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/6 | 34 |
Spokane Committee selecting site
for Spokane Building (x18) Director General Ira Nadeau with Committee members Lauchlin
MacLeain, Charles Hebberd, L.P. Hornberger of the State Commission, and Julius
Zittel.
|
March 27, 1908 |
| 1/6 | 35-36 |
Spokane Chamber of Commerce members
and AYPE officials, including Director General Ira Nadeau and Godfrey
Chealander, posing in front of the Manufactures Building which is near
completion (x80) (x81) The date in the caption for (x81) is August 25, 1908, but
it portrays the same group of people and scaffolding as in photo (x80), dated
May 25, 1908. Based on the photo number and the Manufactures Building stage of
completion, May 1908 is probably the correct date.
|
May 25, 1908 |
Traveling Passenger Agents
"T.P.A." stood for the Trans-Continental Passenger Agents
Association, a group which formed in 1900 and represented travel agents for the
different railroads. They were visiting the grounds for their annual
convention.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/7 | 37 | September 14, 1908 | |
| 1/7 | 38 | September 14, 1908 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/7 | 39 |
United Commercial Travelers Group on
the Auditorium steps (x341) The United Commercial Travelers Association is a fraternal
benefit society that still exists today. They were guests of the Publicity
Department.
|
December 5, 1908 |
| 1/7 | 40 |
Utah Commission members selecting the
building site (x720) Man in center is probably Utah Governor William Spry.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/7 | 41 | April 17, 1908 | |
| 1/7 | 42 |
Walla Walla Commission
(x450) From left to right: W.A. Ritz, C.H. O'Neal, H.B. Wight,
Director General Ira Nadeau. They are probably standing on the unfinished steps
of the Agriculture Building.
|
February 15, 1909 |
| 1/7 | 43 |
Winnipeg, Canada delegation group on
the steps of the U.S. Government Building This group of business men and women from Canada came to the
fair prior to opening to study '"fair methods" for an upcoming Canadian fair.
Among the group is Henry Dosch, Director of Exhibits; AYPE President J.E.
Chilberg; and Director General Ira Nadeau .
|
Circa 1909 |
Official AYPE Emblem |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/8 | 44 |
Official emblem rendered in plaster
(x90) The AYPE offered $500 in prize money to the contributor of the
best idea for its official emblem. Miss Adelaide Hanscom, a well-known Seattle
artist, was the winner, creating a seal that represented the convergence of the
interests and wealth of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and the Orient. The
figure on the right represented the Pacific Northwest, holding in her hand a
train symbolizing commerce by land. The figure on the left represented Japan
and commerce by sea. In the center, with a background of the Northern Lights,
is a figure representing Alaska, bearing a double-handful of gold nuggets and
signifying the wealth of the north.
|
May or June, 1908 |
| 1/8 | 45 |
Painting of Official emblem
(x236) This rendition of the Official emblem was used on the cover of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Expedition Official Guide.
|
Fall 1908 |
| 1/8 | 46 | Painting of Official emblem mounted
upon a wall |
1908 |
| 5/16 | M1 | Official emblem rendered in plaster,
encircled with the inscription: "Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: June 1
Seattle 1909 October 16" (x773) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May 1908 |
| 5/16 | M2-M3 | Official medal bearing AYPE emblem
(x3727) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
Re-enactment of Official Emblem |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/8 | 47 |
Actors on stage, and musicians in the
pit facing the audience at rise of curtain before a performance
(x619) The date and location of this event are unknown, but based on
the photo number, it probably took place in the spring of 1909 prior to the
fair's opening.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/8 | 48 |
Male performers with three women at
center stage posing as a living tableau of the official AYPE seal
(x620) The woman on the left represents the commerce and trade of the
Pacific Rim, the woman on the right stands for the progress of the Pacific
Northwest, and the woman standing at center represents the wealth and abundance
of Alaska. All three reach out towards each other bearing their gifts.
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May 1909 |
| 1/8 | 49 |
Close-up of three women re-enacting
the Official Seal (x1059) This is probably a posed studio shot taken at another time and
location. The number of the photo suggests that this event possibly took place
in the spring of 1909 prior to the fair's opening.
|
May 1909 |
Official AYPE Artifacts |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/9 | 50 |
Photo of Official AYPE flag
(x45) The flag was designed by Mrs. Henry Reed, who also designed
the official flag for the Portland Fair. "On a field of blue are five stars
which stand for the United States, Russia, France, England and Spain- the five
countries which first exploited the territory included in the scope of the
Exposition. The red, white and blue scheme is emblematic of the United States
flag and the circular design is taken from the flag of Japan."
|
April 1908 |
| 1/9 | 51 |
Photo of the sheet music for the
official AYPE March, Gloria Washington (x1136)
Written by Frederick Neil Innes, AYPE Music Director.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/9 | 52 | May 1909 | |
AYPE Opening CeremonyReturn to Top
80,000 people were present for the opening day festivities which involved a military parade, speeches and ceremonies in the Natural Amphitheater. At precisely 12:30 on June 1, 1909, AYPE President J.E. Chilberg pressed a key to notify President Taft that the fair was ready to open. In Washington, D. C., Taft responded by pressing a golden key to officially open the Exposition, at which time a gong resounded in the Amphitheater, a giant flag was unfurled by Civil war veteran and Washington pioneer John H. Leiter, and a shower of confetti and tiny flags were released. Simultaneously, ships in the harbor blasted their horns, machinery began to operate, and the doors of large AYPE buildings swung open as if "automatically operated."
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/10 | 53 | June 1, 1909 | |
| 1/10 | 54 |
AYPE officials, members of the Japanese
and United States Navy, and crowd at the opening ceremony. Photo taken in front of the U.S. Government building where the
festivities are began with a grand military parade. Navy VIP's standing in
front of the Alaska Monument include Admiral Ijichi, Commander of the visiting
squadron of Japanese warships, the Aso and the
Soya ,and Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree. J.E. Chilberg
is seated in the front review of the reviewing platform.
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June 1, 1909 |
| 1/10 | 55 |
AYPE officials including Ira Nadeau and
J. Chilberg stand by opening gong during opening day ceremonies The man on the far left is Civil War veteran and Washington
State pioneer John H. Leiter of Port Orchard, WA. He was selected for the honor
of unfurling the flag at the Opening Day Festivities. The man to Leider's
immediate right is AYPE Director General, Ira Nadeau. Chilberg is at far right,
turned sideways. The two men with their backs turned are probably sending or
receiving the telegraphs to or from President Taft.
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June 1, 1909 |
Grounds and GardensReturn to Top
The Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts designed the grounds and landscaping plans for the AYPE, with the help of their Seattle field representative and site director, James Frederick Dawson. The Olmsteds had previously worked in Washington in 1904, designing a Seattle area parks plan, and a campus plan for the University of Washington (a plan which, due to bad weather that obscured Mt. Rainier from view, notably failed to take advantage of the campus' natural scenic possibilities.)
The AYPE grounds were developed along the major axis of Rainier Vista looking towards Mt. Rainier, and were comprised of grand architecture, formal gardens, courts, fountains and pools in the main grounds, fanning out into more natural, open areas further to the south.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Bird's Eye Views |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/11 | 56 | March 1909 | |
| 1/11 | 57-58 |
Bird's eye view of grounds looking
south down Rainier Vista towards Mt. Rainier (x1040A) (x1040B) Photo taken from the dome of the U.S. Government Building.
Photo (x1040A) was taken during the AYPE. Photo (x1040B) was printed some years
later.
Caption on (x1040B) reads: "This is a composite of two
different views, one of Mt. Rainier used to make the Mt. seem clear." Mt.
Rainier is present in both photos.
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May 1909 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/1 | 59 |
Bird's eye view of grounds looking
north towards U.S. Government building (x4000) Frank Nowell has the copyright to this photograph, but it
was probably taken by Richard T. Jones. See note attached to following
photograph.
|
September 1909 |
| 6/1 | 60 | Bird's eye view of grounds looking
north towards U.S. Government building (unnumbered) This photograph was actually taken by Richard T. Jones from
the captive balloon. He explained later that this is a composite photo in which
he "cut out the top dreary clouds and printed in some leafy clouds." Working
with Nowell, Jones made and sold hundreds of prints "on a percentage basis at
one dollar each." This is a print similar to photograph (x4000), with some
slight alterations that may have been added later.
|
September 1909 |
Construction The grading of the grounds began August, 1907. Muddy conditions
and extremely hard subsoil posed difficulties that at times necessitated the
use of wood planking and blasting. This difficult work was carried out by
contract and day labor, and by the summer of 1908, final grading of the
principal areas had cleared the way for the first plantings to begin.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/12 | 61 | April 2, 1908 | |
| 1/12 | 62 | April 1908 | |
Construction panoramas |
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| box-folder:oversize | item | ||
| XH5 | 63-64 | June 1908 | |
| XH5 | 65-66 | August 1908 | |
General Grounds
Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/14 | 67 | August 1908 | |
| 1/14 | 68 | October 1908 | |
| 1/14 | 69 | October 1908 | |
| 1/14 | 70 |
Plaster workers with molds and
finished corner pieces inside their shop (x259) This shop was located, at least initially, near the
Manufactures Building.
|
Fall 1908 |
| 1/14 | 71 |
Statue of woman holding an infant
(x372) The photo is of the statue standing in a work shed,
possibly the Plasterer's work Shop on the grounds
This was most likely created by New York sculptor Finn H.
Frolich. It is unknown whether it was actually used anywhere on the grounds, as
it does not appear in any photos in this collection or in any descriptions of
the commissioned work done by Frolich. Verso reads: "Statuary will be used
extensively in decorating the grounds."
|
December 1908 or January 1909 |
| 5/16 | M4 | View of buildings being constructed
in northeast grounds, including the Fire Station and the Forestry, Hawaii and
Washington Buildings (x926) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
Photo probably taken from the U.S. Government Building.
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May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M5 | Rainier Vista view of Mt. Rainier
with snow (x397) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
January 1908 |
Court of Honor (Central Court) Also known as the Cascade Court, this was the area above Geyser
Basin fronted by the five exhibition palaces: the European, Alaska, U.S.
Government, Hawaii and Oriental Buildings. All of these were designed by
architect Galen Howard.
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Alaska Monument This monument stood at the top of the Cascades. It consisted
of a 70 foot tall shaft resting on a 20 ft pedestal encircled with swastika
imagery which, in Buddhism, represents the Dharma: universal harmony and the
balance of opposites. The column was crowned by a large globe engraved with
zodiac signs, and bearing the weight of a giant sculpted American Eagle.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/15 | 72 | June 1909 | |
| 1/15 | 73 | June 1909 | |
| 1/15 | 74 | June 1909 | |
| 1/15 | 75 | 1909 | |
| 1/15 | 76 | Partial view of Alaska Monument in
the background of mass plantings near the U.S. Government Building
(x2098) |
June 1909 |
| 5/16 | M6 | Alaska Monument with Cascades,
Geyser Basin, Agriculture, European and Alaska Buildings (x2494) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 1/15 | 77 | July 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M7 | Alaska Monument, U.S. Government Building and crowds
(x3346) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
Probably August 1909 |
| 5/16 | M8 | Alaska Monument with Cascades,
Geyser Basin, and Hawaii, Oriental and Manufactures Buildings This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
1909 |
Cascades The Cascades were the principle water feature on the grounds;
14,000 gallons of water flowed over the Cascades every minute. Construction of
the Cascades was completed by December 1908.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/16 | 78 |
"Spirit of the Pacific" statue for
Cascade Fountain (x135) This statue, designed by E. F. Champney, and modeled by Finn
Frolich, represented the four "chief races that originally surrounded the
Pacific Ocean". It included two sets of Japanese, Chinese, Eskimo and Pacific
Islander figures supporting a globe bearing the winged sculpture "Spirit of the
Pacific".
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August 1908 |
| 1/16 | 79 |
Construction of the Cascades,
looking north Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
1908 |
| 5/16 | M9 | View directly up Cascades towards
U.S. Government Building and Alaska Monument (x1067) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M10 | View directly up Cascades towards
U.S. Government Building and Alaska Monument (x1161) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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Probably May 1909 |
| 1/16 | 80 | View directly up the Cascades to
the U.S. Government Building (x1163) |
May 1909 |
| 1/16 | 81 | June 1909 | |
| 1/16 | 82 | View similar to photo (x1322) east
across Cascade Court towards the Oriental and Manufactures Buildings, taken
later in the fair season Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell.
|
1909 |
| 1/16 | 83 | June 1909 | |
| 1/16 | 84 | June 1909 | |
| 1/16 | 85 | July 1909 | |
General Views of Court of
Honor |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/17 | 86 |
View up Court of Honor towards U.S.
Government Building Photograph probably by Frank Nowell. It is a modern print,
however, and appears to be cropped.
|
1909 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/2 | 87 | View up Cascades towards U.S.
Government Building The original oversize photograph is missing.
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1909 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/17 | 88 | June 1909 | |
| 1/17 | 89 | June 1909 | |
| 1/17 | 90 | June 1909 | |
| 1/17 | 91 | June 1909 | |
| 1/17 | 92 | 1909 | |
| 1/17 | 93 | 1909 | |
| 1/17 | 94 | 1909 | |
Geyser Basin Geyser basin dominated the Arctic Circle. The basin was 260
feet in diameter and 8 feet deep, with a central water jet. Along its sides
were slopes adorned with thousands Pansies, Canterbury Bells and Gladiolas.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/18 | 95 | June or July, 1908 | |
| 1/18 | 96 | May 1909 | |
| 1/18 | 97 | 1909 | |
| 1/18 | 98 | June 1909 | |
| 1/18 | 99 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M11 | Looking up the Court of Honor from
Geyser Basin (x1488) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 1/18 | 100 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M12 | Court of Honor Buildings, Geyser
Basin with urn and statue of an ox (x2402) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 1/18 | 101 | July 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M13 | Manufactures, U..S. Government and
Hawaii Buildings with Geyser Basin (x2802) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 1909 |
Panorama of Court of
Honor |
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| mapcase | item | ||
| M271 | 102 | June 1909 | |
| M271 | 103 | June 1909 | |
| M271 | 104 | June 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 5/16 | M14-M15 | Two part panorama of Court of Honor
and Formal Gardens from the Agriculture Building to the Manufactures Building
(x3440, x3444) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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August 1909 |
Entrances |
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Main Entrance The main gate was at East 40th Street and 15th Avenue. Upon
entering, visitors were regaled with a brilliant floral display of 12,000
salmon-colored geranium on both sides.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/20 | 105 | 1909 | |
| 1/20 | 106 | June 1909 | |
| 1/20 | 107-108 | 1909 | |
| 1/20 | 109 |
AYPE staff manning the main gate
and admission turnstiles (x2833) AYPE gatemen received extensive training prior to manning
their posts. They were "tested with bad coins...spurious and real money were
mixed and handed to the turnstile men" to help them discern the difference.
Discrepancies between admissions and fees taken in at the gate were taken out
of the gatemen's salaries.
|
July 1909 |
| 5/16 | M16 | Main gate from inside showing Puget
Plaza and George Washington Statue (x2842) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 1909 |
South Entrance The south entrance featured a Japanese style Torii gate built
upon large totem poles. This unique "Japanese-Alaskan" look was an
architectural motif appearing throughout the AYPE grounds.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/21 | 110 | June 1909 | |
| 1/21 | 111 | June 1909 | |
| 1/21 | 112 | June 1909 | |
Flagpole Presented by the Washington Sons of the American Revolution, the
AYPE flagpole was supposedly the longest timber staff in the world and required
a special train containing five flat cars to transport it from Buckley,
Washington, where it was cut down by the Page Lumber Company in March, 1909.
The flagpole was set into concrete in Dome Circle on the grounds, and was
intended to be permanent. Once erected, it stood at over 200 feet tall.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/22 | 113 | 1909 | |
| 1/22 | 114 |
Flagpole installation being conducted
by the Seattle Engineering Company (x1243) The Yakima County Building is being framed in the
background.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/22 | 115 | May 1909 | |
| 1/22 | 116 |
Flagpole installation almost complete
in Dome Circle (x1259) The California and Yakima County Buildings are being
constructed in the background.
|
May 1909 |
Flagpole during
Exposition |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/22 | 117 | 1909 | |
| 1/22 | 118 | June 1909 | |
| 1/22 | 119 | June 1909 | |
Formal Gardens These gardens, also known as the Sunken Gardens, were located on
Rainier Vista below the Arctic Circle. Planted in rectangular beds carved out
by well-groomed paths and hedges, flowers were carefully chosen to bloom
successively, and came in shades of red, white, blue, yellow, and pink. Roses,
Peonies and Phlox were among the 50,000 featured plants.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M17 | Pansies in Formal Gardens
(x1205) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/23 | 120 | May 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 121 | June 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 122 | June 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 123 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M18 | Close-up of geranium
plant This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
1909 |
| 1/23 | 124 | June 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 125 | June 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 126 | Formal Gardens with bench in
foreground and the Agriculture Building behind (x2140) |
June 1909 |
| 1/23 | 127 | June 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 128 | Formal Gardens showing the
Manufactures Building and gazing ball (x2185) |
June 1909 |
| 1/23 | 129 | June 1909 | |
| 1/23 | 130 | 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M19 | Rainier Vista and Formal Gardens,
looking south (x2423) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 1909 |
| 5/16 | M20 | Steps leading down into the Formal
Gardens with man posing (x3029) |
July 1909 |
| 5/16 | M21-27 | Seven part circular panorama of Court
of Honor buildings and Formal Gardens taken from Rainier Circle (x3360),
(x3361), (x3362) , (x3363) , (x3364), (x3365), (x3366) These are copies of photographs from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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August 1909 |
| 5/16 | M28 | Florist's Office in a log cabin
(x3407) These are copies of photographs from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
1909 |
| 5/16 | M29 | Water lilies probably located in the
Formal Gardens (x3747) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
George Washington Statue Statue created by Lorado Taft and funded through the efforts of
the Rainier Chapter of the D.A.R and University of Washington Professor Edmond
Meany. School children from across Washington state contributed to the funds by
donating pennies.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/24 | 131 | June 1909 | |
| 1/24 | 132 |
George Washington statue unveiling on
Flag Day (x1971) The young girl pulling the cord at the unveiling is Eleanor
Washington Caldwell, a direct descendant of George Washington.
|
June 14, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M30 | George Washington Statue in Puget
Plaza (x4185) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
Landscaping Urns The urns were designed by E. F. Champney, designer of most of
the architectural features in the AYPE grounds as part of his role of chief
designer for the architectural firm of Howard and Galloway. The urns were done
in a French treatment, and were either plain or decorated with the AYPE emblem.
They were made of fine ivory staff that imitated marble.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/25 | 133 | September 1908 | |
| 1/25 | 134 | May 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 135 |
Simple urn on a pillar alongside
wooden steps built around two saplings (x1089) Part of the Olmsted design for the grounds was to carefully
preserve and feature many of the already existing natural elements such as
"medium sized fir trees and the beautiful undergrowth and ground cover" of the
Pacific Northwest. Extreme examples of this are seen in photos such as this and
in the YMCA Building shots, where the structures were built around trees.
|
May 1909 |
| 1/25 | 136 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 137 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 138 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 139 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 140 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 141 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 142 | June 1909 | |
| 1/25 | 143 | 1909 | |
Lawns |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/26 | 144 | June 1909 | |
| 1/26 | 145 | June 1909 | |
| 1/26 | 146 | June 1909 | |
| 1/26 | 147 | June 1909 | |
| 1/26 | 148 | June 1909 | |
Marcus Whitman Statue |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M31 | Marcus Whitman Statue located between
the Education and Yakima County Buildings (x4165) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
Natural Amphitheater |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/27 | 149 |
View of Lake Washington and a stage
at the bottom of a slope that is probably part of the Natural Amphitheater,
taken from the Arctic Brotherhood Building (x384) This photo was probably taken either pre-fair or very early
after its opening. The Amphitheater was located where the present day
University of Washington's Padelford Hall now stands. Its capacity was 20,000
people, but it was able to hold as many as 25,000 on Taft Day when President
Taft gave a speech about the future of Alaska.
|
January 1908 |
| 5/16 | M32 | Back of Natural Amphitheater from
Boundary Road with crowds, military personnel, Arctic Brotherhood Building and
Parrington Hall (x1553) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
Nome Circle |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/28 | 150 | June 1909 | |
| 1/28 | 151 | June 1909 | |
| 1/28 | 152 | June 1909 | |
| 1/28 | 153 | June 1909 | |
| 1/28 | 154 | June 1909 | |
William H. Seward Statue William H. Seward (1801-1872) was a U.S. Secretary of State
under President Lincoln from New York who negotiated the purchase of Alaska.
This statue in honor of him was sculpted by Richard E. Brooks, and can now be
seen in Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA. The purchase of Alaska, initially regarded
as "Seward's Folly", was highly appreciated by the time of the AYPE. According
to AYPE literature, by 1909 the purchase of Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million
dollars had been amply recompensated for by Alaska's production of $105,000,000
in gold.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/29 | 155 | September 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M33 | Seward Statue covered with flag
before unveiling, with crowds (x3879) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
William H. Seward is probably the man on stage giving a
speech. Also identified: Director General Ira Nadeau and Harriet May Baxter.
|
September 10, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M34 | William H. Seward (son of the late
Secretary of State Seward) and Harriet May Baxter with crowds before the statue
unveiling (x3882) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 10, 1909 |
| 1/29 | 156 | Close-up of Seward Statue after
installation |
1909 |
| 1/29 | 157 |
AYPE officials and Seward family
members at the statue's unveiling in front of the New York Building Man in center looking at the camera is Secretary Seward's son,
General William H. Seward. Also present in this photo: Senator Benjamin Wilcox
from New York, AYPE Director General Ira Nadeau, President J.A. Chilberg,
University of Washington Professor Edmond Meany, young Harriet May Baxter (the
granddaughter of Ex-Governor John H. McGraw of Washington who officially
unveiled the statue), the Reverend Mark Matthews, Judge Thomas Burke of
Seattle, William H. Seward Jr. (the grandson of the late Secretary Seward), and
Seattle Mayor John F. Miller, who gave an address at the Seward unveiling
celebration.
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September 10, 1909 |
Buildings Return to Top
John Galen Howard of San Francisco, well-known for his building designs at the University of California, Berkeley campus, was the chief architect for the AYPE. Howard chose a French Renaissance style for the U.S. Government funded buildings on the Court of Honor. Individual organizations funding their own buildings were free to choose their own styles, which ranged from Roman Classic (the Oregon Building), Stick Style (Hoo-Hoo House), Spanish Mission (California Building), and just plain "Original".
The official ground breaking began on June 1, 1907, and by the spring of 1908 the first major building, the Manufactures Building, was near completion, with the Emergency Hospital close behind. By January 1, 1909 most of the fair buildings were almost done. The Federal Government complex buildings were among the last to be finished: the European, Alaska, Hawaii, Oriental and U.S. Government Buildings.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Administration Building The Administrative offices were completed early in the AYPE
construction process, finished by at least November 1908, and AYPE officials
moved their offices into it from their previous quarters in Seattle's Arcade
Building.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/1 | 158 | 1908 | |
| 5/16 | M35 | Administration Building with grounds
still being complete. Steps and path to door now finished (x320) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
November or December 1908 |
| 2/1 | 159 |
Side View of Administration Building
with young Eskimo woman, Nancy Columbia, posing on stairway (x2313) Nancy Columbia was a Labrador Inuit traveling with the Eskimo
Exhibit. Born in 1893 at the Chicago World's Fair, she was age 16 at the time
of the AYPE and was voted "Queen of the Paystreak" and the "Most Beautiful Girl
at the Exposition". After the AYPE, Nancy wrote and starred in the first
Hollywood film to have a credited Inuit cast.
|
1909 |
Agriculture Building Built as a stylistic companion to the Manufactures Building
across the Court of Honor, the Agriculture Building was of French Renaissance
design, with a circular pergola columnade and Ionic columns. Begun in the
spring of 1908, it was completed by fall of the same year.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/2 | 160 | April 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 161 | April or May, 1908 | |
Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/2 | 162 | October 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 163 | March 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 164 | Agriculture Building framing almost
complete Photograph probably taken by Frank Nowell.
|
1908 |
| 2/2 | 165 | August 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 166 | May 29, 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 167 | Close-up of end of Agriculture
Building with unfinished grounds |
1908 |
| 2/2 | 168 | September 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 169 | November or December, 1908 | |
| 2/2 | 170 | Spring 1909 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/2 | 171 | May 1909 | |
| 2/2 | 172 | June 1909 | |
| 2/2 | 173 | June 1909 | |
| 2/2 | 174 | June 1909 | |
| 2/2 | 175 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M36 | Southwest corner of Agriculture
Building with Formal Gardens in foreground (x2421) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June or July, 1909 |
Exhibits The Agriculture Building featured 60,000 square feet of
exhibit space for displaying Washington State's fruits, vegetables, and natural
products. It included educational exhibits from schools and universities, daily
demonstrations of food products, women's handiwork, and display areas for
counties that did not have their own buildings.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/3 | 176 | June 1909 | |
| 2/3 | 177 |
Klickitat County exhibit of
agriculture (x1772) The Kitsap County Game exhibit won a gold medal in food
products.
|
June 1909 |
| 2/3 | 178 | June 1909 | |
| 2/3 | 179 |
Wenatchee County exhibit showing
display of apples Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
1909 |
| 2/3 | 180 | June 1909 | |
| 2/3 | 181 | June 1909 | |
| 2/3 | 182 |
Mapleine Booth Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell. The photo has been
altered for printing. The printing on some signs has been darkened, and
possibly Nowell's signature logo has been brushed out.
|
1909 |
Canadian Pacific Railway Exhibit |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/4 | 183 | June 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 184 | June 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 185 | June 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 186 | June 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 187 | June 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 188 | June 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 189 | June 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/4 | 190 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 191 |
Zarembo Mineral Springs exhibit
(x2355) This display was probably in the Agriculture Building with
other bottling and brewing exhibits. Zarembo was a popular and much advertised
refreshment during the fair, produced in Seattle. Zarembo concessions were
located all over the grounds.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 2/4 | 192 | July 1909 | |
| 2/4 | 193 | August 1909 | |
Alaska Building The Alaska Building was sponsored by the U.S. Government, who
sent out a special collecting committee to gather artifacts and educational
material from all corners of the Territory. The building was a mirror image of
the Hawaii Building across the Court of Honor, and featured 36,000 square feet
of exhibition space.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/5 | 194 | May 1909 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/5 | 195 | May 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M37 | Alaska Building from across the
Cascades (x1291) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May or June 1909 |
| 2/5 | 196 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M38 | View of Alaska Building from
Olympic Place including steps to U.S. Government Building (x1474) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 2/5 | 197 | June 1909 | |
| 2/5 | 198 | June 1909 | |
| 2/5 | 199 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M39 | View of Alaska Building from
Olympic Place including steps to U.S. Government Building (x2461) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June or July 1909 |
| 2/5 | 200 | September 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/6 | 201 |
Alaska Collecting Committee
This committee, appointed by the U.S. Department of
Interior, was given $100,000 in federally appropriated funds to gather items
for the Alaska exhibit. The three men, from left to right, are James L. Farmer,
"Special Disbursing Agent"; Wilford B. Hoggatt, Territorial Governor of Alaska
; and J.C. McBride, "Commissioner of the Alaska Exhibit". Hoggatt was Alaska's
Territorial Governor from 1906-1909.
|
Circa 1909 |
Exhibits Exhibits were arranged into seven divisions: agriculture,
horticulture/forestry, furs/animals, fisheries, mining, transportation,
ethnology, and schools. The mineral division included a reproduction of the
Jumbo and Pacific Coast Gypsum Mines, ores and minerals from Alaska prospects,
gold dust, nuggets and bricks. The fisheries exhibit featured model canneries,
the new "Iron Chink" machinery, and samples of canned salmon. Also on display
were Alaskan furs, ethnological crafts and artifacts, and a six- pound baby
mastodon jaw " large enough to bite a hole the size of a meat platter." Visible
in many of the exhibit photos are 12 feet long watercolor panels of Alaska
towns which extended along the upper walls of the building.
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Gold Exhibit The gold Pavilion housed millions of dollars worth of gold
encased in a specially guarded cage that would sink nightly into a steel vault
below.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/6 | 202 |
Gold bricks on loan from the
Scandinavian-American Bank of Seattle, WA (x2887) This display case held $1,250,000 worth of Alaskan gold,
with the top nugget alone valued at 33 hundred dollars.
|
July 1909 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/3 | 203 | Gold bricks in display case
|
Circa 1909 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 2/6 | 204 | June 1909 | |
Miscellaneous Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M40 | Leather fringed banner with a
painting and a poem entitled "Grave of our Dreams" (x2218) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
This was probably an exhibit in the Alaska Building. It is
signed by the artist M. H. Craig of Dawson.
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June 1909 |
| 2/6 | 205 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/6 | 206 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/6 | 207 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/6 | 208 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/6 | 209 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/6 | 210 |
Alaskan petroleum in various
stages of refinement (x2324) The petroleum was from the Katalla oil fields.
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June or July, 1909 |
| 2/7 | 211 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 212 |
Alaskan marble arch
(x2326) Quarried by the Alaska Marble Company of Seattle, WA and
manufactured by the Western Marble Company of Tacoma, WA.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 2/7 | 213 |
Alaskan native handicrafts in the
ethnological exhibit (x2327) The ethnological exhibit took up the largest space in the
Alaska Building, and included the extensive collection of Alaska Lieutenant
Governor George Emmons.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 2/7 | x214 | Alaskan Native spears and leather
crafts in the ethnological exhibit (x2328) |
June or July, 1909 |
| 2/7 | 215 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 216 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 217 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 218 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 219 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 220 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/7 | 221 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/8 | 222 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/8 | 223 |
Pacific Eider in the bird exhibit
(x2348) The Alaskan bird exhibit was primarily furnished by
Pullman's State College of Washington Professor W. T. Shaw.
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June or July, 1909 |
| 2/8 | 224 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/8 | 225 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/8 | 226 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/8 | 227 |
Alaskan fisheries exhibit, Iron
Chink machine, and pyramids of canned salmon (x2367) Also visible is an unattended kitchen area for a culinary
exhibit in which Chef O.G. Van Horn prepared free salmon luncheons daily. Mr.
Van Horn had "enough recipes to carry out this project until the end of the
Exposition."
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M41 | Alaskan ethnological collection
in the Alaska Building (x3426) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
This is probably the collection of Alaskan native crafts
and artifacts exhibited by Joseph Standley, proprietor of Seattle's
Ye Olde Curiosity
Shop. This collection won a gold medal at the AYPE.
|
August 1909 |
American Women's League
Building The League was an association for the social advancement and
material welfare of women.After the exposition, the Women's League Building was used as a
"practice cottage" for female students enrolled in home economics classes at
the University of Washington.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/9 | 228 | May 1909 | |
| 2/9 | 229 | June 1909 | |
| 2/9 | 230 | June 1909 | |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/9 | 231 | July 1909 | |
| 2/9 | 232 | June 1909 | |
| 2/9 | 233 | June 1909 | |
| 2/9 | 234 | June 1909 | |
Arctic Brotherhood Building The Arctic Brotherhood was a fraternal organization of men
sharing a common interest in Alaska. Their building was meant to mimic the
style of old-time roadhouses in Alaska. It was designed by Eben Sankey and
Gustaf Axel Edelsvard, and constructed of large logs held together with wooden
pegs. It featured a large assembly room and exhibit floor, as well as reading,
smoking and committee rooms decorated with clinker brick, furs and skins. It
was dedicated on June 2, 1909- Bering Sea Day. After the fair, the Arctic
Brotherhood Building was used temporarily as a natural history museum and
fraternity house for Alaskan students.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/10 | 235 | September or October, 1908 | |
| 2/10 | 236 |
The first log being transported to
the construction site by dog team as a crowd watches (x280B) The dog team was driven by Thomas C. Dutton. Arctic
Brotherhood members probably identified in this photo include Godfrey
Chealander, Grand Arctic Recorder; Clarence Hannum, Grand Arctic Chief; and
Eugene Everette, Grand Arctic Chaplain.
|
November 10, 1908 |
| 2/10 | 237 |
Officials and Brotherhood members
posing with the first log at construction site (281B) Grand Arctic Recorder Godfrey Chealander is the last Arctic
Brotherhood man at right holding log . Also identified are Eugene Everette,
Grand Arctic Chaplain, and Clarence Hannum, Grand Arctic Chief.
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November 10, 1908 |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/10 | 238 | June 1909 | |
| 2/10 | 239 | June 1909 | |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/10 | 240 | July 1909 | |
| 2/10 | 241 | July 1909 | |
Auditorium This building was situated between Memorial Way and 15th Avenue,
across from the present day Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington
campus. Built to be a permanent structure after the AYPE, it was re-christened
Meany Hall and remained in use until it was
damaged in an earthquake in 1965. The building was then demolished to make way
present day Meany Hall, constructed in 1974.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/11 | 241 |
Photo of architectural drawing (x38)
The architects were Howard and Galloway of San Francisco.
|
April 1908 |
| 2/11 | 242 | April 22, 1908 | |
| XH5 | 243a-c | Panorama of the construction site,
showing bricklayers and cranes 3-part panorama.The contractors were Westlake Corporation of St. Louis, who
also built the Fine Arts and Machinery Buildings. Because these three buildings
were meant to be permanent structures after the fair, the contractors used
heavy-duty construction equipment such as the 90-foot steel derricks seen here
that were used to place the roof trusses.
|
1908 |
| 2/11 | 244 | September 1908 | |
| 2/11 | 245 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M42 | View of Auditorium from corner steps
of the U.S. Government Building (x2311) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June or July, 1909 |
AYPE Daily News Building The AYPE Daily News Bulletin was
the official newspaper of the fair.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/12 | 246 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/12 | 247 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/12 | 248 | June or July, 1909 | |
Baptist Headquarters The Baptist Building was the only building on the grounds
especially devoted to religious matters. It was situated in the very northeast
corner of the AYPE grounds.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/13 | 249 | February 22, 1909 | |
| 2/13 | 250 | 1909 | |
| 2/13 | 251 | May 26, 1909 | |
| 2/13 | 252 | May 26, 1909 | |
California Building The California Building was the largest state structure at the
AYPE, and was built in a Spanish Mission style. The construction began in the
spring of 1908.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/14 | 253 | Spring 1908 | |
| 2/14 | 254 | September 25, 1908 | |
| 2/14 | 255 | 1908 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/14 | 256 | 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M43 | Side of California Building and
grounds (x1293) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May or June, 1909 |
| 2/14 | 257 | June 1909 | |
| 2/14 | 258 | June 1909 | |
| 2/14 | 259 | June or July, 1909 | |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/15 | 260 | July 1909 | |
Exhibits Exhibits were provided from every county in the state, and
included minerals, grains, lumber, and fruits and nuts sculpted into the shapes
of animals.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/15 | 261 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 262 |
Fruit and nut exhibit and close-up
of dome display building (x1715) California fruit exhibits received the highest awards at the
AYPE.
|
June 1909 |
| 2/15 | 263 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 264 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 265 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 266 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 267 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 268 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 269 | June 1909 | |
| 2/15 | 270 | June 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 271 | June 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 272 | June 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 273 | June 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 274 |
Largest book in the world
(x2123) Printed by the Hicks-Judd Company, the book weighed 555
pounds and was seven feet wide when open.
|
June 1909 |
| 2/16 | 275 | June 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 276 | June 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 277 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 278 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 279 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 280 |
Redwood Cedar Log exhibit with
visitors standing inside the hollowed out log (x2378) This log was probably located outside of the California
Building.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 2/16 | 281 | July 1909 | |
| 2/16 | 282 | July 1909 | |
Canada Building |
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/17 | 283 |
Building and grounds Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
1909 |
| 5/16 | M44 | Canada Building from left angle
with flagpole (x1491) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 2/17 | 284 | June 1909 | |
| 2/17 | 285 | June or July, 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/17 | 286 |
Canadian Beaver Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
1909 |
| 2/17 | 287 | June 1909 | |
| box:oversize | |||
| XH5 | 288-289 | July 1909 | |
| XH5 | 290-291 | July 1909 | |
Chehalis County Building The Chehalis County Building interior was finished entirely with
native woods from Chehalis County. Exhibits included shingles, women's crafts,
and a reception room offering promotional materials. The building was said to
feature the finest display of lumber varieties, and the largest sheet of veneer
in existence.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/18 | 292 |
Chehalis County Building
groundbreaking (x466-B) AYPE Director General Ira Nadeau is present in photo.
University of Washington Denny Hall is visible in the background.
|
1909 |
| 5/16 | M45 | Chehalis Building between the Spokane
and Utah Buildings (x1284) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
D.A.R. (Daughters of the American
Revolution) Cottage |
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/19 | 293 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 2/19 | 294 | July 1909 | |
Education Building The Education Building was sponsored by the State of Washington,
and contained exhibits from state schools, operated a model school in session
daily, and housed a kitchen, carpentry shop and dining area for the Olympia
High School Domestic Science demonstrations and catered luncheons.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/20 | 295 | June 1909 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M46 | Side and back view of Education
Building (x1495) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 2/20 | 296 | June 1909 | |
| 2/20 | 297 | July 1909 | |
| 2/20 | 298 | July 1909 | |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/4 | 299 |
Olympia High School domestic
science girls sitting on balustrade outside of Education Building Identified: Irene Kenney and Edith Fleetwood.
|
1909 |
Dining Room A special dining area was incorporated into the Education
Building to feature the skills of the Olympia High School Domestic Science
class. Many special luncheons were served for VIP guests in this dining room,
and group photographs were often taken at these events.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/20 | 300 | July 1909 | |
| 2/20 | 301 | July 1909 | |
| 2/20 | 302 |
County Booth Officers luncheon
(x3312) The servers are Viola Bozarth and Irene Kinney.
|
1909 |
| 2/20 | 303 |
Educators luncheon including Dr.
Frederick Padelford of the University of Washington This luncheon probably coincided with the National Education
Convention which opened on July 13, 1909.
|
1909 |
| 2/20 | 304 |
Menu and photo from luncheon for
Oregon Governor George Chamberlain and party (x2974) The luncheon was held on Portland Day in the Education
Building dining room. Governor Chamberlain is probably the man seated at the
back right of the table.
|
July 10, 1909 |
| 2/20 | 305 |
Spokane Commission dinner
(x2244) Identified from caption: Haltiman, Lindsley, Smith, Moore,
Van Dissel, Hindley, Goodall, Insinger, and Monroe.The Commission dinner was probably held on or near June
25, 1909, which was Spokane Day at the fair.
|
Probably June 1909 |
| 2/20 | 306 |
State Editors luncheon (x2839)
Man at table on far left is probably James Woods, Editor of
the Seattle Times and one of the Directors of
Exploitation for the AYPE.
|
July 16, 1909 |
| 2/20 | 307 |
University Presidents luncheon
(x2775) Around the table are: W.E. Wilson (Principal State Normal
School, Ellensburg, Washington), Leonard P. Ayers (Russell Sage Foundation),
P.L. Campbell (University of Oregon), Edwin H. Hughes (Formerly president of De
Pauw University), Cyrus Bradley (Host for Washington), A. Ross Hill (University
of Missouri), Henry B. Dewey (Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Washington), W.J. Kerr (Oregon Agricultural College), Edward O. Sisson
(University of Washington).
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July 15, 1909 |
| 2/20 | 308 | July 22, 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/20 | 309 | July 1909 | |
| 2/20 | 310 | July 1909 | |
Emergency Hospital The Emergency Hospital Building was one of the first AYPE
buildings to be constructed. Finished in the spring of 1908, the hospital was
staffed and operational during grounds construction. Its first official
fair-time patient was treated on June 2, 1909. Overall, 2229 cases were handled
during the AYPE, with an average of 10 to 25 patients coming through the door a
day.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/21 | 311 |
Three men in street clothes and a
woman in nurse's uniform standing on hospital steps The man second from the left is probably AYPE Chief of
Publicity Frank Merrick. The two other men are possibly Medical Director Dr.
E.M. Rininger, and the doctor whose name is on the sign out front, Dr. W.C.
Kaninger, Jr. Dr. Rininger was a well-respected Seattle area physician.
|
Spring 1908 |
| 2/21 | 312 | Three men and a nurse posing on
steps |
Spring 1908 |
| 2/21 | 313 | March 1908 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/21 | 314 | Spring 1908 | |
| 2/21 | 315 | June or July, 1909 | |
European Building The European Building was one of the U.S. Government funded
buildings. The inclusion of foreign countries in the AYPE helped motivate the
federal government to grant $600,000 for five major buildings and their
exhibits. The European Building and its counterpart, the Oriental Building,
were often interchangeably referred to as the "Foreign Buildings" in AYPE
literature and newspaper articles of the time.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/22 | 316 | August 19, 1908 | |
| 2/22 | 317 |
Framing of the European Building in
foreground, with the nearly finished Agriculture Building behind The Cascades are also being constructed in front of these
buildings. Photograph probably by Frank Nowell. Photo appears to be part of a
panorama scene.
|
August 1908 |
| 2/22 | 318 | May 1909 | |
| 2/22 | 319 | May 1909 | |
| 2/22 | 320 | June 1909 | |
| 2/22 | 321 | June 1909 | |
| 2/22 | 322 | June 1909 | |
| 2/22 | 323 | Side view with landscaping and the
Alaska Building in background (x2137) |
June 1909 |
| 2/22 | 324 | Side view of the European Building
highlighting its flower beds (x2142) |
June 1909 |
| 2/22 | 325 | June or July, 1909 | |
Fine Arts Building The galleries within contained Old Masters, early English,
Barbizon paintings, early American and contemporary painters. The entire third
floor was devoted to the Native American photographs of Seattle photographer
Edward S. Curtis. After the AYPE, this building became the "Bagley Wright
Theater", then served as the Physiology and Chemistry Hall. Presently, it
houses the University of Washington's Department of Architecture
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Construction and Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/23 | 326 | April 1908 | |
| 2/23 | 327 |
Grading of site with the
Administration Building in distant background Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
January 1908 |
| 2/23 | 328 | August 27, 1908 | |
| 2/23 | 329 | 1908 | |
| 2/23 | 330 | January or February, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M47 | Fine Arts and Auditorium Buildings
from Alaska Avenue (X796) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M48 | Fine Arts Building with finished
grounds (x1411) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May or June 1909 |
| 5/16 | M49 | Fine Arts Building from Alaska
Avenue (x1418) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May or June, 1909 |
| 2/23 | 331 | June 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/23 | 332 | June 1909 | |
| 2/23 | 333 | A wall of paintings in Gallery G
(x2012) |
June 1909 |
Fire Station Chief Harry W. Bringhurst was the AYPE's Fire Chief. He was
named Seattle Fire Chief in 1906, and was known for being an advocate of fire
prevention and motorized fire vehicles. The AYPE Fire Department responded to
such varying calls as small blazes including one in which ladies' gowns were
set on fire by alcohol lamps, a near disaster when an out-of-control brush fire
crept to within 40 feet of the fireworks magazine, and a serious foundry fire
caused by a gas generator which charred its interior.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/24 | 334 |
Construction photo showing framing of
the Fire Station (x33) Two men and one women pose in front of the structure. The man
in center is probably Frank Merrick, AYPE Chief of Publicity .
|
April 16, 1908 |
| 2/24 | 335 | 1908 | |
| 2/24 | 336 | June 1909 | |
Firmin Michel's Roast Beef Corporation
Building |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/25 | 337 | June 1909 | |
| 2/25 | 338 | June 1909 | |
Forestry Building The Forestry Building, described as a "timber temple," was a
striking feature of the AYPE grounds and probably one of the largest log houses
ever built. It was designed as an architectural response to a similar structure
at the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition in Portland, but built on a grander
scale. The building was 320 feet wide by 144 feet deep and had a front porch
constructed of huge log columns. After the fair it served as the University of
Washington forestry building. Failing to withstand the test of time and
wood-devouring beetles, it was razed in 1930.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/1 | 339 | Spring 1908 | |
| 3/1 | 340 | December 16, 1908 | |
| 3/1 | 341 |
Exterior columns being set in place
(x408) The logs used for the building were kept in their natural,
barked state. There were 124 vertical logs in front, each over 40 feet tall, at
least 54 inches in diameter, and weighing between 20 and 30 tons. More than
1,300 logs were used for the entire building.
|
January 9, 1909 |
| 3/1 | 342 | March 7, 1909 | |
| 3/1 | 343 |
Forestry Building during
construction (x799) Oregon Building in the foreground and Lake Washington in
the background.
|
1909 |
| 3/1 | 344 | July 1909 | |
Exterior One view of exterior (x1012) located in PH Coll 777 AYPE
Postcard Collection.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/1 | 345 | June 1909 | |
| 3/1 | 346 | June 1909 | |
| 3/1 | 347 | June 1909 | |
| 3/1 | 348 | 1909 | |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/2 | 349 | May 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 350 | May 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 351 |
Winding wooden stairs built around
a timber column, and a large tree stump with platform on top
(x1147) A workman poses at the base of the timber column. Wood
shavings on the floor indicate that interior construction is not quite
finished.
|
May 1909 |
| 3/2 | 352 | May 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 353 |
Close-up of huge wooden stump with
woman standing on top and a man peaking out a crack from within
(x1149) This hollow cedar tree stump was removed after the AYPE
and used as a bandstand and playhouse in Tacoma's Wright Park until the
1930's.
|
May 1909 |
| 3/2 | 354 | May 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 355 | June 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 356 | June 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 357 | June 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 358 |
Washington Forestry exhibit viewed
from balcony (x2259) View includes a giant set of carved dice, display of cedar
shingles, part of the Mountaineers' display, and a sign on the balcony for the
State Board of Health exhibit.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 3/2 | 359 |
Washington Forestry exhibit viewed
from balcony (x2262) View includes a set of giant wooden dice, signs for the
Washington State Forestry and Washington State History exhibits, and starfish
in nets.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 3/2 | 360-361 | View showing large timber columns,
decorative urn, wood products such as porch columns, rails, and shingles, and a
sign reading : "Exhibit loaned by the Menz Lumber Company" of Seattle (x2354)
(x2372) |
June or July, 1909 |
| 3/2 | 362 |
Circular staircase winding around a
timber column at right and a huge stump supporting another winding stair in
center (x3918) Children are playing on both sets of stairs.
|
September 1909 |
| 3/2 | 363 | September 1909 | |
| 3/2 | 364 | September 1909 | |
Exhibits Exhibits of forestry, fisheries, and historical interest were
housed on the main floor and in the balcony areas
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/3 | 365 | May 1909 | |
| 3/3 | 366 | Visitors examining a wooden water
fountain (x1906) |
June 1909 |
| 3/3 | 367 | June 1909 | |
| 3/3 | 368 |
Pioneer wagon, tools and farm
implements on wall and hanging from ceiling, with metal box (a safe?) on floor
(x1920) These are probably part of the Washington State History
Exhibit, which included early relics from the territory and state provided by
the Historical Society.
|
June 1909 |
| 3/3 | 369 |
Old metal safe sitting on floor
near base of a timber column (x1922) This was probably a part of the Washington State History
Exhibit. The safe could be a survivor of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. The
exterior is damaged and appears bubbled
|
June 1909 |
| 3/3 | 370 |
Visitors viewing fish hatchery
exhibit (x2052) The hatchery was part of the Fisheries Exhibit in the
Forestry Building, distinct from the exhibit of live fish in the U.S.
Government Fisheries Building.
|
June 1909 |
| 3/3 | 371 |
International Typographical Union
(x2128) This exhibit was located upstairs in the Forestry Building
close to the State Health Board exhibit. Both organizations had an interest in
the prevention, treatment and eradication of Tuberculosis. The International
Typographical Union operated a sanatorium in Colorado Springs, and considered
itself in the forefront of the battle against tuberculosis. International
symbols for Tuberculosis are prominently posted on the walls. The AYPE Board
Members themselves were concerned with funding for Tuberculosis research, and
donated some of the fair's proceeds for this purpose.
|
June 1909 |
Stuffed animals in wildlife
exhibit AYPE literature explains that this display was part of the
Fisheries Exhibit in the Forestry Building, located at its southern end. This
Fisheries Exhibit is not to be confused with the U.S. Government sponsored
exhibit in the Fisheries Building annex of the U.S. Government Building.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/3 | 372 | June1909 | |
| 3/3 | 373 | June 1909 | |
| 3/3 | 374 | June 1909 | |
| 3/3 | 375 | June 1909 | |
| 3/3 | 376 | June 1909 | |
The Big Stick There were two similar exhibits of long timber at the
Forestry Building, which were sometimes referred to interchangeably as the "Big
Stick". The officially recognized "Big Stick" was displayed on the back porch
of the Forestry Building, and was "one immense piece of milled timber 156 1/2
feet in length, and one of the things showing the wonderful timber growths of
the Pacific Northwest. " This log was raised up on pillars, and viewed from
below. On the grounds behind the building there was another log- 87 feet long-
on which visitors would pose for photos.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/3 | 377 |
Big Stick exhibit (x2374)
The Big Stick originated in Ostrander, Cowlitz County,
Washington, and was shipped to Seattle by the Castle Rock Lumber and Logging
Company in May of 1909.
|
1909 |
| 3/3 | 378 |
Men posing with eighty-seven foot
long pole (x2375) Writing on the end of this large beam reads: "Tyee Logging
Co. of Skagit County, Washington". Pictures of children sitting on this beam
often misidentify it as the "Big Stick".
|
June or July, 1909 |
Lumbermen The occasion for this photo is probably the National Lumber
Manufacturers' Convention, which ran for a week, beginning at the end of June
and culminating in Lumbermen's Day, July 3, 1909. Present in the photo are
Robert Alexander Long, a well-known figure in early logging history and founder
of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, and Frederick Weyerhauser.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/3 | 379 | July 1909 | |
| 3/3 | 380 | July 1909 | |
Formosa Tea House The Formosa Tea House served tea and rice cakes, and distributed
samples of fragrant herbs for tea. Advertising for the fair enticed visitors
with a "cup of delicious Oolong tea" and informed fairgoers that "tea is served
daily by dainty Japanese maidens."
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/4 | 381 | June 1909 | |
| 3/4 | 382 | July 1909 | |
Foundry The Foundry operated in conjunction with the adjacent Machinery
Building.
|
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/5 | 383 | 1909 | |
Interior |
|||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/5 | 384 | June 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/5 | 385 |
Foundry exhibits
(x2946) Exhibits by E.P. Jamison & Co, Wilkeson Coal & Coke
Co., Cedar Mountain Coal & Coke Co., Denny Renton Clay & Coal Co.,
Robert Dollar Co., and Han Yang Chinese Pig Iron.
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July 1909 |
| 3/5 | 386 | July 1909 | |
| 3/5 | 387 | July 1909 | |
| 3/5 | 388 | July 1909 | |
| 3/5 | 389 | July 1909 | |
| 3/5 | 390 | Machinery from Murray Iron Works of
Burlington, Iowa (x2951) |
July 1909 |
Good Roads Building The Good Roads Building was erected by the State of Washington
to promote better highways for travel and commerce. Exhibits included road
building materials and processes, and were managed by the Washington State Good
Roads Association, a group formed in 1899 to promote improved roadways in
Washington State. The building was retained after the AYPE and used for various
purposes until it was destroyed by fire in 1961.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/6 | 391 | 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M50 | Front and side of building with man
walking at right (x1287) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
Man is possibly AYPE official William Moore.
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May or June, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M51 | Good Roads Building with Machinery
Building at right (x1331) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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1909 |
| 3/6 | 392 |
Good Roads members, including
Washington State Good Roads President Samuel Hill and Seattle City Engineer
Reginald H. Thomson (x2600) This photo was probably taken during the Good Roads Convention
on July 4.
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July 1909 |
Grand Trunk Railway
Building The Grand Trunk Railway Company had a neo-classic style building
located near the Canada Building, left of Rainier Vista. Its exhibits included
railroad history, resources and opportunities.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/7 | 393 | June 1909 | |
| 3/7 | 394 | June 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/7 | 395 | June 1909 | |
| 3/7 | 396 | June 1909 | |
| 3/7 | 397 | June 1909 | |
Hawaii Building The Hawaii Building was funded by the U. S. government, and
mirrored the Alaska Building standing across the Court of Honor. Exhibits
included pineapple and other exotic fruits, sugar cane, Hawaiian woods, and
music. All of these things proved novel and popular with fairgoers. The
Government Biograph in the southern end of the building offered lectures and
moving pictures about government agencies and activities. Also displayed were
models of the Hawaii's rice industry, and an impressive "Sugar Palace" made of
native brown sugar in the shape of the government palace of Hawaii's native
kings.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/8 | 398 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M52 | Hawaii Building with Manufactures
Building and Music Pavilion in background (x2495) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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July 1909 |
| 3/8 | 399 | July 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M53 | Hawaii Building with top of the
Cascades in foreground (x3350) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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August 1909 |
| 3/8 | 400 |
Group of Hawaiian officials,
hostesses and musicians standing in front of Hawaii Building, including
Hawaiian Music Director Ernest K. Kaai (x3535) August 25, 1909 was both Hawaii Day and Governor's Day at the
AYPE. According to an article from the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, this group was gathered for a luncheon in honor of
Washington Governor Marion Hay. The women in this photo are probably the Hawaiian Building
hostesses: Lorna Inaukea, Wattie Holt, Madu Woods, Irene Boyd, Pauline Evans,
Keala Kai and Miriam Mundon. This photo probably also includes some of the
musicians that performed constantly in the building. Hawaiian bands at the AYPE
were among the first to expose mainland USA to Hawaiian music.
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August 25, 1909 |
Hoo-Hoo House Designed by Ellsworth Storey, architect of mid-nineteenth
century "Stick Style" fame, the Hoo-Hoo House featured exposed beams and
woodwork made from Washington Fir and Spruce, half- timbered and stucco walls,
and rustic craftsmen furniture. It was one of the first popular examples of the
Bungalow Style. After the fair, this building served as the UW Faculty Club
until it was torn down in 1959. A new facility for the Club built on the same
site incorporates some of the original fir from the Hoo-Hoo House into a wall
in its lounge.The International Concatenated Order of the Hoo-Hoos was (and
remains today) a lumbermen's fraternity first organized in 1892 in Arkansas,
its purpose being to support the " health, happiness and long life" of its
members. Terminology and titles used by the Hoo-Hoos were whimsical, some of
them taken from the writings of Lewis Carroll. The official emblem was the
black cat, possibly because of the "cat" in "concatenation", or the fact that
cat's have "9 lives" since nine was an important number to group members.
Meetings were always held on the 9th day of the 9th month, thus Hoo-Hoo Day at
the fair, September 9, 1909 (9-9-09), was especially significant.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/9 | 401 |
Groundbreaking (x529) The ground was broken by Charles E. Patton, a lumber man and
politician from Pennsylvania.
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March 7, 1909 |
| 3/9 | 402 | March 7, 1909 | |
| 3/9 | 403 |
Exterior of Hoo-Hoo House from above,
showing black cat figures in front and Lake Washington in background (x2805)
Hoo-Hoo secretary Sawyer was reportedly plagued by young
vandals stealing the glowing green bulbs out of the black cats' eyes. There
were four stretching black cat figures guarding the building- two at the front
entrance, and two on the principal roof gable.
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July 1909 |
| 3/9 | 404 |
Outside of Hoo-Hoo House from an
angle, with large fir tree in front This photo is missing.
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July or August, 1909 |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/9 | 405 |
Dining area with fireplace bearing
the Hoo-Hoo motto ("Health Happiness and Long Life") and secret fraternity
symbols, rustic dining table and chairs, and black cat emblems on overhead
lanterns (x3215) The fireplace was a product of the Denny-Renton Clay and
Coal Company.
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1909 |
| 3/9 | 406 | 1909 | |
| 3/9 | 407 | 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/9 | 408 |
Hoo- Hoo luncheon at the New York
Building (x2759) Hoo-Hoo Secretary B.W. Sawyer is possibly present in photo.
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July 1909 |
Idaho Building Built in a Spanish Mission style, the Idaho State Building was
situated on Dome Circle.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/10 | 409 |
Construction showing site of the
Idaho Building (x584) Parrington Hall is visible in the background
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March 19, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M54 | Front and side of building
(x1470) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June 1909 |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/10 | 410 | June 1909 | |
Interior |
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Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/10 | 411 | June 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/10 | 412 |
Idaho contest party
(x2382) Many newspapers sponsored contests that sent winning
contestants as a group to the AYPE. In this photo, the Idaho contest winners
are seated outside of the Idaho Building.
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1909 |
Japan Exhibits Building The building was of traditional Japanese architecture, painted
red, and situated in a grove of fir trees. Japan Building exhibits represented
Japanese culture, history, commerce and resources, and included one of the
largest collections of art ever brought from Japan. The building and its
diplomatic functions were overseen by Imperial Commissioner General Hajime Ota,
who appears to have been present on the grounds for most, if not all, of the
fair.
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Building |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M55 | Japan Building with Union Circle in
foreground (x1490) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June 1909 |
| 5/16 | M56 | Japan Building with group of
officials standing in front of entrance (x2286) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 3/11 | 413 | July 1909 | |
Dedication Ceremony |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/11 | 414 | July 21, 1909 | |
| 3/11 | 415 |
Dedication ceremony in interior
(x2912) Included in photo: Japanese Commissioner Hajime Ota,
Japanese Vice-consul K. Hayashi, AYPE Director General Ira Nadeau, Judge Thomas
Burke, AYPE Director of Ceremonies L.W. Buckley, and AYPE President J.E.
Chilberg.
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July 21, 1909 |
| 3/11 | 416 |
Group of AYPE officials and
Japanese delegates posing in front of the Japan Building on Dedication Day
(x2913) Identified in photo: AYPE President J.E. Chilberg, Japanese
Imperial Commissioner Hajime Ota, AYPE Director General Ira Nadeau, Japanese
Vice-Consul K. Hayashi, Commissioner and Director of Japanese Exhibits T.
Takesawa, and AYPE Director of Ceremonies L.W. Buckley
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July 21, 1909 |
| 3/11 | 417 | July 21, 1909 | |
| 3/11 | 418 |
Dedication ceremony in Japan
Building (x2923) Similar to photo (x2912). The Japanese official delivering a
speech is possibly Commissioner T. Takesawa.
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July 21, 1909 |
Exhibits Exhibits included raw silk, Japanese artwork, Samurai weapons,
cultured pearls "grown like vegetables", models of "the Mikado's armed
cruisers", and award- winning soy sauces and other condiments.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/11 | 419 | July 1909 | |
| 3/11 | 420 | July 1909 | |
| 3/11 | 421 | July 1909 | |
King County Building The King County Building was sponsored by the State of
Washington. The main exhibit hall was devoted to a display of the county's
agricultural and manufactured products, as well as mines, fisheries, and urban
projects. One of the building's highlights was its replica of the Newcastle
Mines, in which visitors were sunk into the "mine" via a caged elevator.
Another feature was the Denny Regrade illusion, which demonstrated the ongoing
construction project by allowing visitors to watch Denny Hill "disappear".
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/12 | 422 | May 1909 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/12 | 423 | May or June, 1909 | |
| 3/12 | 424 | June 1909 | |
| 3/12 | 425 | June 1909 | |
| 3/12 | 426 | July 16, 1909 | |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/12 | 427 | June 1909 | |
| 3/12 | 428 | July 1909 | |
Machinery Building The Machinery Building, constructed by the Westlake
Corporation of St. Louis, was built using heavy construction machinery and
solid bricks. It was intended to be a permanent structure on the grounds after
the fair. The building was finished in the spring of 1909. After the AYPE, it
served temporarily as the University of Washington's Engineering Hall.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/13 | 429 | April 1908 | |
| 3/13 | 430 | March 19, 1908 | |
| 3/13 | 431 | September 1908 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/13 | 432 | May 1909 | |
| 3/13 | 433 | Side view of building with
machinery visible in the open doorway (x1524) |
June 1909 |
| 3/13 | 434 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M57 | Machinery and Foundry Buildings
with the Formal Gardens in foreground (x3739) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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September 1909 |
Exhibits Machinery on display was required to be functional, practical,
and relative to the "Western lifestyle". Two features of the building were the
timber and stone testing plants, the timber plant testing wood to the breaking
point, and the stone plant demonstrating the crushing point of construction
stones. A model foundry operated behind the Machinery Building.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/13 | 435 |
Various types of machinery on
display (x2046) Included among the exhibitors are Clark Brothers of New York
(manufacturers of band saws and mill machinery), Caldwell Brothers of Seattle
(machinery), John A. Roebling of New Jersey (wire ropes and cables), and
Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland, Oregon.
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June 1909 |
| 3/13 | 436 |
View of machinery exhibits
(x2094) Similar view as photo (x2046) but taken from further away.
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June 1909 |
Manufactures Building The Manufactures Building, constructed by Strehlow, Freeze and
Peterson, was the first large building to be completed on the AYPE grounds. It
was finished by May 1908. The building's dimensions were 440 ft by 145 ft, with
a floor space that could accommodate 10,000 dancing couples. Built as a near mirror-image of the corresponding Agriculture
Building, the Manufactures Building offered displays of the state's finest
products, with special emphasis given to the manufacturing process, itself. In
addition to display booths, building exhibitors also provided daily
demonstrations and lectures.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/14 | 437 |
Photo of architectural drawing
(x39) The architects were Somerville and Cote.
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April 1908 |
| 3/14 | 438 |
Framing of building as seen from
inside with no roof on structure (9274) Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell although the number does
not match his numbering system. The photo may have been taken by one of his
assistants.
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Spring 1908 |
| 3/14 | 439 |
Framing of the building from the
side (9280) Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell although the number does
not match his numbering system. The photo was possibly taken by one of his
assistants.
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Spring 1908 |
| 3/14 | 440 |
Framing of building in background
with plasterers at work in front (9281) The plasterers stand in front of their workshop with
decorative plaster pieces on the ground before them awaiting placement .
Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell although the number does
not match his numbering system. The photo was possibly taken by one of his
assistants.
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Spring 1908 |
| 3/14 | 441 | March 8, 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 442 |
Construction of interior of
Manufactures Building (x4) The building is far along in the construction process here,
with roof trusses up, and interior mostly finished.
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March 1908 |
| 3/14 | 443 | April of May, 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 444 |
Construction of Manufactures and
Oriental Buildings with Cascade Court in foreground The Washington Restaurant, in an early incarnation, stands
in front of the Manufacturers Building.
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Spring 1908 |
| 3/14 | 445 | Spring1908 | |
| 3/14 | 446 | July 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 447 | July 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 448 | Close-up of Manufactures Building
pergolas with unfinished grounds, decorative railings and an urn View similar to photo (x122), but the grounds are further
along in development.
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July or August, 1908 |
| 3/14 | 449 |
Full length of finished
Manufactures Building with unfinished grounds Oriental Building at left is still being framed.
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July or August, 1908 |
| 3/14 | 450 | August 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 451 | September 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 452 | Manufactures Building and Oriental
Building with unfinished grounds (x187) Oriental Building at far left is almost finished.
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September 1908 |
| 3/14 | 453 |
View of Manufactures Building taken
from the gardens and lawns in front Similar view as in photo (x183), but showing improvement in
landscaping.
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September 1908 |
| 3/14 | 454 | September 1908 | |
| 3/14 | 455 |
Close-up of corner of building with
unfinished grounds (x189) Same view as photo (x119) but from further away. Progress
has been made on the landscaping.
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September 1908 |
| 3/14 | 456 |
Manufactures and Machinery
Buildings as seen from the Agriculture Building (x318) Similar view as in photo (x188), but with more progress
achieved in the landscaping.
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November or December, 1908 |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M58 | Manufactures Building with Cascades
at left and Geyser Basin at right (x526) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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March 1909 |
| 3/15 | 457 | May 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 458 | May 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 459 | June 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 460 | June 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 461 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M59 | Corner of Manufactures Building
with King County and Machinery Buildings and view of the Formal Gardens looking
towards Lake Washington (x1606) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June 1909 |
| 3/15 | 462 | June 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 463 | Close-up of flower beds in front of
building (x2101) |
June-July, 1909 |
| 3/15 | 464 | June 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 465 | June-July, 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 466 | June-July, 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 467 | June-July, 1909 | |
| 3/15 | 468 | June-July, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M60 | Full length of Manufactures
Building with Geyser Basin in foreground (x4684) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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September 1909 |
Exhibits Exhibits covered such areas as textiles, heating, lighting,
ventilation apparatus, metal and wood work, clothing, tools, and clever
practical inventions such as the "Snore Silencer". The Singer Sewing Machine
booth was said to be quite popular, and there was also an exhibit of the works
of Swedish scientist and theologian, Emanuel Swedenborg.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/16 | 469 | June 1909 | |
| 3/16 | 470 |
Corridor of exhibits featuring a
multi-layered saw in the Simond's Manufacturing exhibit (x2048) Also visible in photo are large standing clock, Otis
Elevators, and the E.C. Atkins Company- manufacturers of high grade saws for
all purposes
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June 1909 |
| 3/16 | 471 | June 1909 | |
| 3/16 | 472 |
Women's Christian Temperance Union
booth (x2812) This group maintained a strong moral presence during the
fair by involving themselves in the Igorrote clothing controversy, and
suggesting the Paystreak was not a suitable place for unescorted young ladies
to travel. They held a Prohibition Parade during the fair, and appointed a
"purity worker", Miss Mary Brown, to protect female fairgoers from "mashers".
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July 1909 |
| 3/16 | 473 |
Close-up of an "Autopiano", the
Grand Prize winning piano of the Exposition (x2897) The Autopiano, manufactured in New York, won the Grand Prize
in the piano division at the AYPE. The winning Autopiano was probably located
in Eiler's Music House in the Manufactures Building. Player pianos, although
not entirely new, were still a sensation in 1909, and Eiler's offered informal
recitals showing them off to fairgoers. The piano in this photo might not be
the exact instrument that won the Grand Prize, but it is the right type. This
piano actually appears to be standing in the California Building, based on
matching bunting and light fixtures.
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July 1909 |
Masonic Building The Masonic presence at the AYPE appears to have been low key,
with their only group gathering occurring during the annual conclave scheduled
for August 25, 1909.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/17 | 474 | July 16, 1909 | |
Michigan Society Building This was situated on Boundary Road, in back of the Forestry
Building. It was erected by the members of the Michigan Society, former
Michigan residents who had relocated to Washington State.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/18 | 475 |
Michigan Society Building with
members standing outside (x1539) The building now serves as the office of the University of
Washington Physical Plant.
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June 1909 |
| 3/18 | 476 |
Michigan Society members outside of
their building (x2190) This photo was possibly taken on Michigan Day, August 31, 1909
on the AYPE calendar. The date given here of June 22 is taken from notes on the
back of the photo.
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June 22, 1909 |
Mines Building Mine rescue work was demonstrated in this building by the U.S.
Geological Survey Department. In the demonstration, a chamber would be filled
with noxious gasses, and rescuers would utilize a newly developed respirator
called the Draeger Apparatus to safely enter the area. Two of the devices used
at the AYPE were actually called into action on October 3, 1909, when an
explosion occurred in a Roslyn, Washington coal mine.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/19 | 477 | September 1908 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/19 | 478 | May 1909 | |
| 3/19 | 479 | May 1909 | |
Exhibits Exhibits included samples of ores, coal, and mineral
productions, and machinery used for their scientific reduction.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/19 | 480 | June 1909 | |
| 3/10 | 481 | June 1909 | |
| 3/19 | 482 | June 1909 | |
| 3/10 | 483 | June 1909 | |
Music Pavilion The Music Pavilion was situated on Rainier Vista, below the
Formal Gardens, and was also referred to as the Temple of Music. It offered
daily concerts by famous bands and orchestras. The University of Washington's
outdoor Sylvan Theater now occupies the former site of the Music Pavilion.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M61 | Front of Music Pavilion and view of
Rainier Vista (x932) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May 1909 |
| 3/20 | 484 | May 1909 | |
| 3/20 | 485 | June 1909 | |
| 3/20 | 486 | June 1909 | |
| 3/20 | 487 | June 1909 | |
| 3/20 | 488 | June 1909 | |
| 3/20 | 489 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M62 | Music Pavilion and Formal Gardens
(x2304) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June or July, 1909 |
| 3/20 | 490 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 3/20 | 491 | September 1909 | |
New York Building The New York Building was a replica of the home of William H.
Seward, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State from 1861-1869, who was
responsible for the purchase of Alaska. A statue of William H. Seward was
installed outside the New York building on September 10, 1909. The original
Seward home was in Auburn, New York. The exhibits dealt with state departments
such as education, prisons, "lunacy", and labor. There were also special
exhibits of the barge canal, good roads department, and shipping terminals of
New York City. After the AYPE, the building was used as the residence for
University of Washington presidents through the tenure of Henry Suzzallo. In
1927, the building was remodeled to serve as the University Music Building. It
was razed in February 1952, and the site is presently occupied by the
University of Washington's Music Building.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M63 | Front view with back porch and
dining tables visible (x1479) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May or June, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M64 | Front of New York Building with
group of people and an AYPE guard (x1541) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June 1909 |
| 3/21 | 492 |
Front and side view with back porch
and dining tables visible (x1803) The photo appears to have been taken from an upper corner of
the neighboring California Building.
|
June 1909 |
| 3/21 | 493 | June 1909 | |
| 3/21 | 494 | June 1909 | |
Banquets Designated by the AYPE Commission to be the official hosting
site for visiting delegations, many photos of special banquets were taken in
the New York Building.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/21 | 495 |
California banquet in New York
Building (x2042) This was probably the California Luncheon held on June 15,
1909 hosted by AYPE officials for the visiting California Delegation.
Individuals possibly identified are Louis Buckley, Director of Special Events
(far left, back turned to camera) and Godfrey Chealander (center table, in
chair at right).
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June 1909 |
| 3/21 | 496 |
California banquet in New York
Building (x2043) This was probably the June 16, 1909 dinner given by the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and AYPE Officials for the California Promotion
Committee. Individuals possibly identified are Louis Buckley, Director of
Special Events and Godfrey Chealander.
|
June 1909 |
| 3/21 | 497 |
California luncheon in New York
Building (x3382) Identified in the photo: Mrs. J.A. Felcher, Mrs. J.C.
McBride of the Alaska Building, Mrs. Allen (Spokane Hostess for the State of
Washington Women's Club), Mrs. Frank Wiggins of Los Angeles, AYPE President J.
E. Chilberg, and Director General Ira Nadeau. If not a California Luncheon (the photo's number suggests it
may be from a different occasion), then this was possibly a luncheon for the
AYPE hostesses. August 6, 1909 was National Hostess Association Day, and the
caption mentions several hostesses being present.
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July or August, 1909 |
| 3/21 | 498 |
National Grocers Association
banquet in New York Building (x1825) AYPE Director General Ira Nadeau is present at the table.
|
June 9, 1909 |
| 3/21 | 499 |
National Women's League luncheon in
New York Building (x2761) This was probably the buffet luncheon given by the
International and National Society of Women's Clubs at the New York Building in
which there were 700 guests present. The ladies seen here are dining on the
back patio.
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July 14, 1909 |
| 3/21 | 500 |
Railway Men's Association luncheon
in the New York Building (x1799) A luncheon was given in the New York Building by the Railway
Men's Association on July 3, 1909, Railway Men's Day with 50 guests present.
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July 1909 |
Nikko Café The Nikko Café occupied a triangular site between the Oregon
State and the Manufactures Buildings, Although managed by "veteran Japanese
Exposition people", the menu was American.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/22 | 501 |
Exterior of Nikko Café
(x2114) Photo shows a traditional Japanese structure with waiters
standing in front. A sign on the building advertises roast beef sandwiches.
|
June 1909 |
Oregon Building Oregon was the first state to select a site on the grounds
(choosing their site in December, 1906), present a building design, and then
erect their building. Following the AYPE, the Oregon Building served for a time
as the University of Washington Law School.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/23 | 502 | April or May, 1908 | |
| 3/23 | 503-504 |
Ground breaking for Oregon Building
(x6) (unnumbered) A.H. Markwart of the Supervising Architect's Office; A.W.
Lewis, Director of Concessions; Frank Allen, Director of Works; W.H. Wehrung,
President of the Oregon Commission (wielding the Golden Shovel festooned with
red, white and blue ribbons); Director General Ira Nadeau; and David C. Lewis,
architect of the Oregon Building. Left to right from David Lewis: University of
Washington History Professor Edmond Meany; Godfrey Chealander; Henry Dosch,
Director of Exhibits; and Frank Merrick, Director of Publicity. Also notably
present in this photo is AYPE mascot "Piggy", the "homely dog who helped select
the sites, break the grounds, build the palaces, open the show and who has been
on the job ever since." Piggy was owned by Mr. Harry Stuff.
|
March 18, 1908 |
| 3/23 | 505 |
Construction of building with wood
framing almost complete Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
|
1908 |
| 3/23 | 506 |
Construction of the building
nearing completion Corinthian columns and ceiling dome are in place and plaster
work is nearly finished.
|
1908 |
| 3/23 | 507 | September 1908 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M65 | Side of Oregon Building with
Washington Building at right (x1292) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 3/23 | 508 | June 1909 | |
| 3/23 | 509 | June 1909 | |
| 3/23 | 510 |
Oregon Building Dedication Day with
violinist performing, and visitors sitting by porch columns (x2073) On Dedication Day, an address was provided by Governor Frank
Benson and the building was officially turned over to the AYPE. Miss Cornelia
Barker was the violin soloist on Dedication Day
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June 19, 1909 |
| 3/23 | 511 | June 19, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M66 | Oregon Building and grounds
(x3732) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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September 1909 |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/24 | 512 | January 3, 1909 | |
| 3/24 | 513 | January 1908 | |
| 3/24 | 514 | June 1909 | |
| 3/24 | 515 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 3/24 | 516 | July 1909 | |
| 3/24 | 517 | July 1909 | |
| 3/24 | 518 | July 1909 | |
Oregon Representatives |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/24 | 519 |
Oregon Women's Orchestral Group
performing (x2026) The Oregon Building featured regular musical entertainment
by the Ladies' Orchestra in the Reception Room.
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June 1909 |
| 3/24 | 520-521 |
AYPE officials and women standing
outside of the Oregon Building (x2901) (unnumbered) Identified: Ira Nadeau, W.H. Wehrung, J.E. Chilberg, and
E.W. Rowe. Caption identifies the women as being Portland Hostesses. The photo
was possibly taken either on Oregon Day (July 9, 1909) or Portland Day (July
10, 1909).
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July 1909 |
Oriental Building The Oriental Building housed exhibits from Greece, Turkey,
Egypt, Syria, Persia, British and Native India, China, Korea and New Zealand.
It faced the Court of Honor opposite the European Building. The Oriental
Building and its counterpart, the European Building, were often interchangeably
referred to in AYPE literature as the "Foreign" Buildings.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/25 | 522 | June 11, 1908 | |
| 3/25 | 523 | August 1908 | |
| 3/25 | 524 | May 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M67 | Oriental Building with Forestry
Building in background (x966) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May 1909 |
| 3/25 | 525 | May 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M68 | Oriental Building with Cascades in
front and Forestry Building in background (x1277) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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June 1909 |
Paraffine Paint Company
Building This company manufactured P. & B. Products and Malthoid
Roofing. Malthoid Roofing was used on all AYPE Buildings.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/26 | 526 | May or June, 1909 | |
| 3/26 | 527 | June 1909 | |
Philippine Islands Building This was a federally funded building. The Philippine Islands
were a territory of the U.S. at the time of the fair, and much of the U. S.
Government's exhibits were intended to showcase their wealth of resources and
products.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M69 | Philippine Islands Building
(x1401) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May or June, 1909 |
| 3/27 | 528 | June 1909 | |
| 3/27 | 529 | July 1909 | |
Exhibits Exhibits of natural resources, historical, and cultural items
represented the history, present, and future of the Philippine Islands. Many
displays, such as lifelike dioramas of native people, were provided by the
Smithsonian Institute.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/27 | 530 | July 1909 | |
| 3/27 | 531 | July 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/27 | 532 | July 1909 | |
Photographer's Building This was the studio of Frank Nowell, Official Photographer for
the AYPE, which was located on the Paystreak. Nowell had a large staff, and was
given exclusive rights to take and sell large photos at the fair. Photos
produced out of this building were the primary source of the prints used for
newspapers, magazines, pamphlets and many postcards.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M70 | Ornamental detail from
Photographer's Building of plaster wolf or fox with snowshoe This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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Circa 1909 |
| 3/28 | 533 |
Photographers posing in front of
Official Studio with their camera equipment (x2860) The building is adorned with plaster ornamentation depicting
such northern images as snowshoes, wild animals, and icicles. Glass positives
of Nowell's pictures run across the center of the building. The building next
to the Official Photographer's Building is the "Electric Studio" run by A.J.
Park which produced souvenir snapshots and postcards.
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July 1909 |
| 3/28 | 534 | Photographers posing in front of
Official Studio (x2865) |
July 1909 |
| 3/28 | 535 |
Photographers posing in front of
Official Studio and a boy sitting on top of large camera equipment at left
(x2867) This photograph is a print of an original that belongs to
MOHAI. It is included here for reference purposes.
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July 1909 |
Power House There were two Power Houses located on the grounds: Powerhouse #
1 behind the Foundry, and #2 behind the Hawaii Building.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 3/29 | 536 | Circa 1908 | |
| 3/29 | 537 |
Interior showing a plant operator
standing behind three large generators (x2238) Judging from the shape of the windows in this photo, it is
probably Power House #2 located behind the Hawaii Building.
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June or July, 1909 |
Puritan Inn |
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/1 | 538 |
Exterior with outdoor seating
(x1537) Sign out front reads: "Conducted in the Interest of Albers
Bros. Milling Co."
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June 1909 |
Spokane County Building This Mission style building was designed to resemble Spokane's
Pennington Hotel. The Spokane Building was located in the northeast section of
the grounds off of Dome Circle. The displays included a sampling of local
cereals and grains, "among them finely executed portraits of Roosevelt and
Taft."
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/2 | 539 |
Close-up photo of the
pre-construction Spokane County Building sign (x176) Sign reads: "Spokane County will erect a $10,000 Building on
this site and will have installed the finest exhibit on the AYP Grounds. It
will be unique and artistic & well worth seeing. Don't miss it."
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September 01, 1908 |
| 4/2 | 540 | December 04,1908 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M71 | Spokane Building with Chehalis
Building at right (x1283) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 5/16 | M72 | Spokane Building with many visitors
walking grounds (x1534) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/2 | 541 | June1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/2 | 542 |
Tables and display cases featuring
grains and agricultural products Photograph probably by Frank Nowell
|
1909 |
Swedish Building Built in 13th century Swedish style, this building housed a
library, auditorium and reception rooms, offered copies of every Swedish
newspaper published in both America and Sweden, and featured a famous painting
of the time, "The Shadow of the Cross". The main tower of the building was
called the King Gustaf Tower.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/3 | 543 |
Groundbreaking with Godfrey
Chealander, President of the Swedish Exhibits Association, turning the first
sod (x505) Also present in photo is AYPE President J.E. Chilberg, fifth
man from left.
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February 29, 1909 |
Exterior |
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James J. Hill Statue outside of Swedish
Building This statue was commissioned by the state of Minnesota and
sculpted by Finn Frolich, the creator of the "Spirit of the Pacific" statuary
for the AYPE. James J. Hill was an important figure at the AYPE because, by
designating Seattle as the Western terminus of the Great Northern Railroad, he
essentially opened up the Pacific Northwest to the rest of the nation.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M73 | Crowd listening to speaker at
James J. Hill Statue with Swedish Building at right (x3178) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
Probably taken on the day of the Statue's unveiling,
August 3, 1909. Also visible in photo is Firmin Michel's Roast Beef Pavilion
directly behind the statue.
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August 1909 |
| 4/3 | 544 | After August 3, 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/3 | 545 | May 1909 | |
| 4/3 | 546 |
Painting "In the Shadow of the
Cross" exhibited in the Swedish Building (x1610) This painting by Henry Hammond, also known as the "Miracle
Picture", was an unfinished portrait of Christ standing on a road with blue sky
behind him which would supposedly inexplicably become luminous in the dark, a
shadow of the cross appearing in the glowing sky.
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June 1909 |
U.S. Government Building The Government Building featured a dome 270 feet high, and was
the central attraction in the Court of Honor. Work began on the building in
October, 1908. Exhibits began arriving in March 1909, and included all branches
of the U.S. Military, the U.S. Mint and Treasury Department, U.S. Department of
the Interior, and the Postal System. There was also a Fisheries Building annex.
The Smithsonian Institute was responsible for providing many of the exhibits,
some of which traveled from one exposition to another across the nation without
being unpacked in-between. After the fair, the U.S. Government sold this
building for scrap.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/4 | 547 | November or December, 1908 | |
| 4/4 | 548 | November or December, 1908 | |
| 4/4 | 549 | March 12, 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 550 |
Final stages of landscaping behind
the U.S. Government Building (x1393) This photo is probably a view of the U.S. Government
Fisheries Building, which was an adjunct to the Government building.
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June 1909 |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/4 | 551 | May or June, 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 552 | U.S. Government Building and the
Court of Honor, taken from the Agriculture Building (x1311) |
May or June, 1909 |
| 4/4 | 553 | June 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 554 | Side view with rhododendron display
by Andorra Nurseries of Chestnut Hill, PA (x1625) |
June 1909 |
| 4/4 | 555 | June 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 556 | June 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 557 | June 1909 | |
| box:oversize-box-folder | |||
| XH5/4/4 | June 1909 | ||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/4 | 560 | Exterior showing flowers and
visitors (x1925) |
June 1909 |
| 4/4 | 561 | June 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 562 | June 1909 | |
| 4/4 | 563 | June or July, 1909 | |
Exhibits |
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Army Department |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 564 |
Display of Philippine Caraboa and
cart with Navy display in the background (x1938) The Caraboa is a type of water buffalo that has been a
traditional work horse in Filipino agriculture. As part of the U.S. Government
military display, this model probably represents its use in the army when the
Philippine Islands were a territory of the United States.
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June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 565 | June 1909 | |
| 4/5 | 566 | June 1909 | |
| 4/5 | 567 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M74 | Army covered wagon
(x2938) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 1909 |
Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior had exhibit space in the
northwest quarter of the main floor.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 568 |
Model of Mormon Temple from Salt
Lake City (x1948) Also visible in photo are displays of Pacific Coast and
Alaskan history, maps, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, and an
exhibit of Native American Pueblo life in Arizona and New Mexico.
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June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 569 | July 1909 | |
Fisheries Building This building was a wing of the U.S. Government Building.
The Fisheries exhibit included an aquarium featuring fish from northern waters.
These fish purportedly arrived "on time, traveling in their own private car."
After the fair, Seattle's Greenlake Improvement Club unsuccessfully lobbied the
city Parks Department to retain the Fisheries exhibit.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 570 | Fish on display
(x1937) |
June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 571 | June 1909 | |
Forestry Department |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 572 | June 1909 | |
| 4/5 | 573 | June 1909 | |
Marine Hospital Exhibit The Bureau of Public Health and the Marine Hospital Service
exhibits demonstrated developments in the treatment of tuberculosis, models of
operating rooms and hospital wards, and equipment and facilities for
disinfection and quarantine stations" hospital ships, and traveling medical
labs. The Marine Hospital Service exhibit was located in the Northwest section
of the main floor.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 574 | June 1909 | |
| 4/5 | 575 | June 1909 | |
Mint Exhibit The Mint exhibit was put on by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury. It included modern and historic mint machinery, including weighing
machines, shaker boxes, coin hoppers, counting boards, screw presses, washing
and drying machines, coin presses, rolls and punching machines. Relative to the
Mint Exhibit, the Bureau of Engravings and Printing provided specimens of
bonds, notes, postage stamps, maps and portraits of the presidents. These
exhibits were in the northwest section of the main floor.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 576 | June 19090 | |
Navy Department The Navy display included 30 models of naval vessels, dry
docks, guns and ordnance equipment. Also exhibited were anchors, binnacles,
compasses, ropes, historic relics, and signal apparatus.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/5 | 577 |
Model ship in a glass case under
decorative arches and bunting (x1828) Model appears to be a ship called the
U.S.S. Washington, from small sign on case. If so,
it is possibly a model of the 7th U.S.S.
Washington, a revenue cutter, or the 8th U.S.S.
Washington, an armored cruiser launched in 1905 and later re-christened
the Seattle.
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June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 578 |
Model ship with model Dewey
Drydock, weapons and military attire (x1832) The Dewey Drydock, named for
Admiral Dewey of the Spanish-American War, was built in 1905 for the U.S. Navy
to handle fleet repairs and towed for use to the Philippines. The working model
of the Drydock was displayed in conjunction with a model of the ship
U.S.S. Illinois.
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June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 579 | June 1909 | |
| 4/5 | 580 |
Group of men posing with bow
ornament of the U.S.S. Olympia with a model of the
ship in the background (x1945) The U.S.S. Olympia was
Admiral Dewey's Flag Ship of the Asiatic Squadron in the Spanish-American War
Battle of Manilla.
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June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 581-582 |
Lighthouse machinery including
fresnel lenses and foghorns (x1951) (x1954) At the time of the AYPE, U.S. lighthouses were maintained
by the United States Lighthouse Board, consisting of trained naval officers.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/5 | 583 |
Painted panorama of ships in
water (x2271) The theater-in-the-round appearance suggests that this was
a scene from a cyclorama, possibly a painted re-enactment of Admiral Dewey's
fleet in the Battle of Manilla Bay.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 4/5 | 584 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/5 | 585 | Navy Department displays of model
ships in cases with decorative bunting overhead (x2345) |
June or July, 1909 |
| 4/5 | 586 | View of interior taken from above
the Navy Department display; large anchor in forefront, with display cases of
ship models and other military exhibits in distance on exhibition floor below
(x2347) |
June or July, 1909 |
Pan American Bureau |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/6 | 587 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 588 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 589 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 590 | June 1909 | |
Post Office The entire U.S. Government Postal Museum collection was
sent to the AYPE for display. The postal exhibit occupied 7,000 square feet on
the main floor, and included "dead letters" of historical interest, the latest
postal equipment, early American stamps, and models of postal transportation.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/6 | 591 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 592 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 593 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 594 |
Model of Rural Delivery Service,
featuring horse and delivery wagon, and a sign on wagon reading: "U.S. R.F.D.
Mail Route No. 1" (x1953) This western mail coach was actually used for many years
carrying U.S. mail across the Rocky Mountains.
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June 1909 |
War Department The War Department Exhibit was run by J.J. Hittinger, and
included the military divisions of the Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/6 | 595 |
Wagon from the Civil War exhibit
(x1935) This was probably located in the War Department, A small
plaque on the side of the wagon reads "Used by Gen. Geo. Thomas during the
Civil War". Thomas was a Union General in the Civil War known for his defense
at Chickamauga, Georgia. He was in command of the Army of the Cumberland.
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June 1909 |
| 4/6 | 596 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 597 | June 1909 | |
| 4/6 | 598 |
Gatling gun display
(x1955) This was probably located in the War Department. Sign on
gun reads: "Cal. 30. 800 shots a minute"
|
June 1909 |
| 4/6 | 599 |
War department display of model
soldiers, horses, and muskets (x2344) The gun rack in foreground possibly displayed the history
of the rifle.
|
June or July, 1909 |
Utah Building The Utah Building was a replica of a section of a Hopi Pueblo,
an adobe community dwelling built by the Bear and Snake families of the Hopi
Indians.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M75 | Utah Building with visitors walking
in front (x1988) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
Vancouver, B.C. Daily World
Headquarters A sign on front identifies this building as being a reproduction
of the Nanaimo Bastion of Nanaimo, British
Columbia, a Hudson's Bay Company outpost built in 1853. Still standing today,
the original Bastion is the oldest original freestanding Hudson's Bay Company
fort in North America, and was built to serve as a company office, arsenal,
storage facility, and safe-haven. The reproduction shown here was erected by
the Daily World of Vancouver, B.C.
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Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M76 | Fort building with few visitors and
cannons laying in front (x1286) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/7 | 600 | 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M77 | Front of building with 6th D.C.O.R.
Bugle Band in front (x3040) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 1909 |
| 4/7 | 601 |
Front view of building with group
of women in uniforms and one man posing (x3875) The women's dresses read "V.F.D.A. across the front. The man
is most likely L.D. Taylor, editor and director of the Vancouver World . The photo was probably taken on September 6, 1909, Vancouver
Island Day.
|
September 1909 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/7 | 602 | June or July, 1909 | |
Washington Restaurant This restaurant had two different incarnations, first appearing
(prior to the opening of the fair) in a rough-hewn, shack-like building between
the Manufactures Building and Geyser Basin when both were under construction,
then later relocating during the Exposition in a more refined building next to
the Fire Station and the Education Building. Some photos of the Manufactures
Building under construction also include views of the restaurant in its earlier
manifestation.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/8 | 603 |
Washington Restaurant in its first
location by the Manufactures Building The framing of the Manufactures Building appears to have just
begun, which places this photo in the early months of 1908. The restaurant is
housed in a wood shack with open porch, with a huge sign overhead: "Washington
Restaurant- Ice Cream Soda and Soft Drinks". Small signs visible in the
interior advertise sandwiches and candies. Men and ladies are seated at tables
in the open porch, and identifiable among them are AYPE officials Frank
Merrick, Henry Dosch, Godfrey Chealander, and John McGraw. Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell.
|
1908 |
| 4/8 | 604 |
AYPE officials and women (wives or
restaurant servers) standing on the steps of the Washington
Restaurant This photo was taken on the same day as the previous photo,
early 1908 and soon after the construction for the Manufactures Building has
begun. The men are all smoking or holding cigars, which might signify that this
is the first day of framing and construction on the building. Included in the
photo are Godfrey Chealander, Frank Merrick , Henry Dosch, and possibly John
McGraw. Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell.
|
1908 |
| 4/8 | 605 | June or July, 1909 | |
Washington State Building The second-most expensive structures at the AYPE. Designed in
French Renaissance style, the Washington Building was used as a reception
headquarters for visiting officials, the most prominent being President William
Howard Taft. The elegant building featured a pairing of formal architecture
with informal Mission Style furniture, and its deep porch was a favorite shady
resting place for fairgoers Post-fair, the building served as the University of Washington
Library until Suzzallo Library was built in the 1920's, then housed the
Washington State Museum's natural history collection until 1961. The building
was razed upon completion of the present day Burke Museum.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/9 | 606 | Spring 1908 | |
| 4/9 | 607 | August 6, 1908 | |
Exterior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/9 | 608 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M78 | Washington Building with board walk
out front (x1698) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/9 | 609 | June 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 610 | 1909 | |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/9 | 611 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 612 | June or July, July 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 613 | July 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 614 |
Main floor showing the Spokane
Delegation having a meeting (x2231) Possibly taken on or around Spokane Day, June 25, 1909.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 4/9 | 615 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 616 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 617 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 618 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 619 | Grand Staircase from the left side
showing piano and row of decorated columns (x2398) |
June or July, 1909 |
| 4/9 | 620 | View of the main floor ballroom
area taken from the center of the room looking across length of room
(x2718) |
July 1909 |
| 4/9 | 621 | July 1909 | |
| 4/9 | 622 |
Lumbermen's Ball in the main floor
with couples in formal dress on the ballroom floor (x2770) The Lumbermen's Ball was the culmination of a Lumbermen's
Convention held July 12 to 14.
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July 14, 1909 |
Washington State Dairy
Building The Dairy Building displayed products from dairies across the
state, operated a creamery, and worked in conjunction with the nearby model
dairy barn. There were daily demonstrations and several contests featuring
butter churning.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/10 | 623 | May or June, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M79-80 | Front of building (x3491)
(x4200) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
August 1909 |
Exhibits |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/10 | 624 | Exhibit of model creamery
(x2257) |
June or July, 1909 |
| 4/10 | 625 |
Exhibit of model creamery with sign
advertising "De Laval Dairy Supply Company, Seattle" (x2911) Also visible, a "Wizard Agitator", De Laval Dairy equipment,
and a "10 H.P. Stickney" engine
|
July 1909 |
Washington State Women's
Building Organized and operated by the Washington State Federation of
Women's Clubs and University of Washington Dean of Women Annie Howard, the
Women's Building displayed women's works and achievements, provided services
for female fairgoers, and addressed current issues such as women's suffrage.
The building was a modest two-story structure which featured a reception area
for teas and gatherings, and offered free childcare for thousands of children
during the fair. Post-fair, the Women's Building was turned over to the
University of Washington where it functioned for some time as a women's center.
In 1916, the building was requisitioned for the school's Mining Station, but a
resurging Women's Movement in the 1980's resulted in the building being turned
back into a Women's Information Center and re-christened Imogen Cunningham Hall
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/11 | 626 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M81 | Front of building and grounds
(x4195) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
Interior |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/11 | 627 | June or July 1909 | |
| 4/11 | 628 | July 1909 | |
| 4/11 | 629 | July 1909 | |
Yakima County Building This Yakima Building hosted fairgoers from Yakima and displayed
such Yakima products and resources as canneries and Native American crafts.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M82 | Building taken from right angle
(x1475) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/12 | 630 | June 1909 | |
| 4/12 | 631 |
Yakima County Delegation with AYPE
President Chilberg (x1873) The Yakima delegates are adorned with ribbons reading "Yakima
County", and stand in the doorway of the Yakima Building. June 11, 1909 was
Yakima Valley Day.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/12 | 632 | June 1909 | |
YWCA Building The YWCA Building, located near Rainier Vista and the Formal
Gardens, operated its own restaurant. The building was divided into a main
dining room and cafeteria connected by a kitchen, and also included an office,
check rooms, reception areas, and rest rooms.
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Construction |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/13 | 633 | May 1909 | |
| 4/13 | 634 | Exterior of the YWCA Building with
unfinished grounds showing two trees growing out of openings in the balcony
(x1096) |
May 1909 |
| 4/13 | 635 | May 1909 | |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/13 | 636 | May or June, 1909 | |
Buildings and Structures off of AYPE
grounds |
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Vancouver B.C. Welcome Arch |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/14 | 637 |
Vancouver B.C. Welcome Arch
(x2744) This large arch, reading "Welcome to the Pacific Northwest/
Vancouver B.C.", was located on the west side of 3rd Avenue and Marion Street,
spanning Marion and "visible from all business streets". The architect was A.A.
Cox, and the arch was a gift from Vancouver B.C. Coated in staff and tinted in
an ivory shade similar to AYPE buildings on the grounds, the arch was completed
July 1, 1909.
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July 1909 |
| 5/16 | M83 | Vancouver B. C. Arch with Canadian
military band (A-2) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
This is possibly the Dedication Ceremony for the Arch, which
would have probably been in July, 1909.
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c. 1909 |
Pay StreakReturn to Top
The Pay Streak, named for the area with the most payload in a gold mine, was the amusement and concession center for the Exposition. It was located in the southwestern part of the grounds, and offered thrill rides, museums, wild west shows, souvenir stands, refreshment areas, cycloramas, and ethnic villages, shops and shows such as the Streets of Cairo and the Igorrote Village. The Paystreak was the place '"where everything amusing, grotesque, hilarious, foolish, novel and absurd is foisted and intoned, and where all that ingenuity can devise, skill project, or daring accomplish is brought for the diversion of a summer's day.'"
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/15 | 638 |
Work teams of horses, men and equipment
grading the Pay Streak site Photograph possibly by Frank Nowell.
|
September 21, 1908 |
| 4/15 | 639 | September 1908 | |
| 4/15 | 640 | December 16, 1908 | |
General Views |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/16 | 641 | June 1909 | |
| 4/16 | 642 | June 1909 | |
| 4/16 | 643-644 | June 1909 | |
| 4/16 | 645 | June 1909 | |
| 4/16 | 646 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M84 | View of Klondike Circle in Pay
Streak, including Firmin Michel's Roast Beef Pavilion, the Eskimo Village and
Battle of Gettysburg (x1594) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/16 | 647 | June 1909 | |
| 4/16 | 648 | View south down Pay Streak with
Goldenrod Inn (Acme Tea Parlor) and Igorotte Village at left and Ezra Meeker's
Ranch and Streets of Cairo at right (x1709) |
June 1909 |
| 4/16 | 649 |
View of totem poles at entrance to
the South Pay Streak close to the main gate (x1744) This entrance consisted of an archway supported by totem poles
and strung with Japanese lanterns. The Battle of Gettysburg can be seen through
the center arch.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/16 | 649a | June 1909 | |
| XH5 | 649b-c |
Two part panorama of the University
District, the Pay Streak and grounds from across Portage Bay (x2002)
(x2005) The back of the photo has a detailed description of what is
shown in the panorama.Two prints of the photos that compose this panorama are
located in folder 16. These prints carry Nowell's stamp while the photos joined
in the panorama do not.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/16 | 650 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M86 | View of Pay Streak looking towards
Klondike Circle with Eskimo Village at left and Battle of Gettysburg at right,
and crowds walking the avenue (x3802) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
| 5/16 | M87 | Southernmost end of Pay Streak
showing Lake Union Gondola Landing, Tokio Village, the Bug House, the Foolish
House Lunch Counter and crowds of visitors (x3898) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
Alaska Theatre of
Sensations |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 651 | June 1909 | |
Arena |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 652 |
Wrestling Match (x2106) This is possibly a match between Dr. B.F. Roller of Seattle
and Big Yousitt, the Turk.
The Arena was also called John Cort's Arena, after a local
theater manager. In front of the theater was a statue of boxing champion John
L. Sullivan.
|
June 1909 |
Army & Navy Tea Room Advertised as being "among the first class refreshment stands on
the grounds", this café was very commodious and decorated with Mission Oak
furniture fashioned in a "military style".
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 653 | June or July, 1909 | |
Baby Incubator Exhibit An advertisement for this concession boasted that it was the
"Paystreak's scientific attraction showing the preservation of premature
infants. Living infants." The manager of the exhibit was M.E. FischerBaby incubator exhibits were a common feature of World's fairs,
and provided a social service to parents of premature infants, education to the
public on the proper care for these infants when treated at home, and a
promotion for hospitals and medical staff to purchase the equipment. The first
modern incubator was invented in 1891, but hospitals did not buy them because
they were expensive, and premature babies were encouraged to be treated at
home. Many of the first incubators used in hospitals were actually purchased
from the exhibits.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 654 | June 1909 | |
| 4/17 | 655 | June 1909 | |
| 4/17 | 656 | July 1909 | |
Battle of Gettysburg This concession was a "cyclorama", a large circular painting by
French artist Paul Dominique Phillippoteaux that wrapped around the walls of
its exhibit hall and depicted Pickett's Charge. The painting still exists and
is now housed at the Gettysburg National Military Park. It is currently
undergoing restoration efforts and is considered a national treasure.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 657 | June 1909 | |
| 4/17 | 658 |
Front of the round building showing
staff standing in the doorway (x2049) The side of the building reads "War! War! War! Replete with
the rush, roar, and rumble of battle"
|
June 1909 |
| 4/17 | 659 |
View of the building from left angle,
with automobile (possibly from the transcontinental race) passing in front of
it and large crowd of onlookers gathered around (x2201) If the car is one of the autos participating in the race, it
is neither the first or second place winning autos, both of those having had
their windshields removed.
|
1909 |
Charles H. Culp's California Indian
Museum |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 660 |
Front of the museum showing Indians
and staff (x1623) Building signs read:"Chas. H. Culp's Indian Museum. See the
Indian basket weavers at work. Over 10 tons prehistoric stone relics."
|
June 1909 |
Chinese Village The Chinese Village was done in "true Chinese style,
architecture, furnishings and in the goods displayed for sale." A theater was
one of its attractions.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 661 | June 1909 | |
| 4/17 | 662 |
View of the Chinese Village during a
parade (x3949) Possibly this parade was held on "China Day, September 6,
1909. A banner in the background declares a particular building as being the
"Headquarters for China Day".
Caption on the photo reads: "From Chin Fook Hing Chinese
Importer, 114 Second Ave South, Seattle, Wash, U.S.A. September 13, 1909"
|
September 1909 |
Dixieland According to a promotional pamphlet, Dixieland featured
something called the " bally-hoo" which was a " front show at the Pay Streak
attractions to gather the crowd to listen to the excellences of the performance
within." The Bally-hoo show included traditional plantation songs and dances.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/17 | 663 | June 1909 | |
| 4/17 | 664 |
Lacy's Band (the Dixieland Spectacle)
posing in front of Dixieland (x1842) James Lacy (sometimes spelled "Lacey") was the band leader for
a 30 piece traveling band and show troupe called the "Dixieland Spectacle". An
interesting side note is that Jimi Hendrix' paternal grandparents, Bertran and
Nora Hendrix, came to Seattle as members of the Dixieland Spectacle, and are
possibly somewhere in these photos.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/17 | 665 |
Close-up view of Dixieland Building
with Lacy's Band posing in front (x1846) Male band members stand in the front row with their
instruments and female entertainers stand in back, holding parasols. Bandleader
James Lacey stands in front of the large drum that reads: "The Great Dixieland
Spectacle- Lacy's Band".
|
June 1909 |
| 4/17 | 666 | Lacy's Band (the Dixieland Spectacle)
posing in front of Dixieland, similar to photo x1842 (x1961) |
June 1909 |
Eskimo Village This re-creation of a native Eskimo village with its inhabitants
included natives from Labrador, Siberia and Alaska who were gathered together
for the AYPE by a concessionaire named Capatain Baber. This real-life exhibit
included native dances, canoe racing, igloos made of caribou hide, native
artists at work, and sled dog rides.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/18 | 667 |
Eskimo Village ground breaking
ceremony showing Captain Baber, Eskimo Village Concessionaire, turning the
first sod (x56) Identified are Captain A. M. Baber (with shovel), Mrs. Baber
and Baber's mother, Mrs Minor. Men from the Dardenelles, Algeria, Persia and
Romania, "all in their native costumes", also took part in the ceremony.
Standing in the second row are AYPE officials, including Ira Nadeau and Godfrey
Chealander,
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April 28, 1908 |
| 4/18 | 668 |
Siberian natives "outside their
winter quarters" in Seattle 34 Siberian natives arrived before the fair opened and were
placed in off-grounds winter quarters, an old cold storage plant. A. M. Baber,
manager of the Eskimo Village Concession, took this group on promotional tours
prior to the AYPE.
|
1908 |
| 4/18 | 669 | September 24, 1908 | |
| 4/18 | 670 |
Main Entrance to the Eskimo Village
showing sled dogs and Eskimos posing in front (x1766) Popular "Queen of the Paystreak" Nancy Columbia, a member of
the Labrador Inuits, stands behind the dog seated on the ground. Columbia had
traveled with her mother and the Eskimo exhibit since her birth at the Chicago
World's Fair in 1893.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/18 | 671 | July 1909 | |
Caribou Bill Cooper and his Alaska
Yukon Exposition sled dog team Caribou Bill Cooper and his dog team started the 136 day long
trek to Seattle from Nome, Alaska. Accompanying him at the beginning was a
character named the Missouri Kid, who seems to have gone missing along the way.
A sled dog team ride was one of the concessions offered on the Paystreak,
probably provided by Bill and his team of Malamutes, the "Husky Express", along
a track in the Eskimo Village building. Bill and his team were also a feature
in the Elks' Parade.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/18 | 672 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M88 | Caribou Cooper, woman, and dog team
adorned with sled bells and pom-poms posing in the Eskimo Village
(x1894) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 5/16 | M89 | Nancy Columbia and woman posing
with Caribou Cooper's "Overland Dog Team" in front of a painted Alaskan
backdrop, probably in Eskimo Village Building (x3330) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
August 1909 |
Ezra Meeker's Ranch and Pioneer
Exhibit Born in Ohio in 1830, Ezra Meeker headed West by covered wagon
across the Oregon trail in 1852. Meeker was a prolific author and promoter of
the preservation of the Oregon Trail. He himself crossed the Oregon Trail many
times in his lifetime, by wagon, car, rail and finally airplane. Due to his
local renown, he was allowed to run a restaurant, concession and pioneer
memorabilia museum free of charge on the Pay Streak. Meeker's faithful oxen
Dandy and Dave were featured in his exhibit . Wishing to evoke a feeling for
1850's pioneer life, Meeker built five pioneer cabins, imported an original
blockhouse from Whidbey Island, and organized clambakes, barbecues, gatherings
for old pioneer reminiscences, and a Wild West Show that included Nez Perce
Indians.
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The Pioneers Restaurant and Ezra
Meeker's Ranch |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M90 | Ezra Meeker poses with his dog, ox
team and covered wagon in front of his ranch (x1264) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May or June, 1909 |
| 4/18 | 673 | June 1909 | |
| 4/18 | 674 | 1909 | |
| 4/18 | 675 |
Guggenheim luncheon at the Pioneers
Restaurant with Ezra Meeker and others; the Pay Streak's totem pole entry gates
are visible in the background This photo was probably taken near the completion of the
Transcontinental Auto Race on June 29th, during which time Robert Guggenheim
was known to the at the fairgrounds. The photo shows Guggenheim, Meeker,
several other men and a waitress on an open porch in Meeker's Pioneers
Restaurant.
|
June 1909 |
Ezra Meeker's Wild West
Show |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/18 | 676 | July 1909 | |
| 4/18 | 677 | July 1909 | |
| 4/18 | 678 |
Members of the Wild West Show and
Nez Perce Indians on Ezra Meeker's Ranch (x2875) The teepees behind this group suggest that the Nez Perce had
their lodgings along the northwest edge of Meeker's Ranch. The Battle of
Gettysburg Concession and possibly the back of John Cort's Arena are visible
behind the Ranch. Tom Mix and his wife Olive organized and performed in a Wild
West show in Seattle during the time of the AYPE. It is possible that they are
in this photo.
|
July 1909 |
| 4/18 | 679 | July 1909 | |
| 4/18 | 680 | July 1909 | |
Fairy Gorge Tickler ride The Fairy Gorge Tickler was described as "the most ridiculous,
laughable and tantalizing amusement on the Pay Streak." This ride consisted of
tubs spinning down the slope of a mechanical twisting slide.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 681 | June 1909 | |
| 4/19 | 682 | Entrance gates and crowd in front of
the ride, also showing the Mountain Slide and the Scenic Railway to the right;
"Tickler" sign cut out of the picture in this photo (x1493) |
June 1909 |
| 4/19 | 683 | Same view of the Tickler, Mountain
Slide and Scenic Railway as photo (x1489), taken at a different time
(x1497) |
June 1909 |
| 4/19 | 684 | June 1909 | |
Ferris Wheel |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 685 |
Visitors enjoying the Ferris Wheel
attraction- the "highest in the world" and "the safest ride on the grounds"
(x2801) Built by Eli Braxton in Roadhouse, Illinois, this was the
largest existing Ferris Wheel, a smaller, improved version of the first Ferris
Wheel that debuted at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Weighing 45 tons, it held
14 cars, each with an 8 person capacity. During an hour long power failure at
the AYPE, the Ferris Wheel was smoothly unloaded mechanically within six
minutes, the riders never noticing the failure. After the fair, the wheel
briefly operated in a Seattle park until being moved to the Pleasure Pier in
Venice, CA where it was destroyed by fire in 1920.This photo was possibly taken on Tacoma Day, July 16, 1909.
There are many banners on the Wheel exclaiming "You'll Like Tacoma".
|
July 1909 |
Foolish House Also called the Temple of Mirth.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 686 | June 1909 | |
| 4/19 | 687 | June 1909 | |
Gold Camps of Alaska |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 688 | June 1909 | |
| 4/19 | 689 | June 1909 | |
| 4/19 | 690 | Similar photo to (x2187) with Alkali
Ike's Wild West show in progress in the Gold Camps Arena (x2189) |
June 1909 |
| 4/19 | 691 | July 1909 | |
Goldenrod Inn Also called the Acme Tea Parlor.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 692 | June or July, 1909 | |
Grecian Lithographic Press |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 693 |
Front view showing merchants and
items for sale (x2031) A sign above proclaims, "Lost art discovered! Don't fail to
get a handsome souvenir handkerchief taken from stone. We print on your own
handkerchief or pillow tops while you wait."
|
June 1909 |
Guess Your Weight game |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 694 | July 1909 | |
Haunted Swing |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/19 | 695 | June 1909 | |
Igorrote Village One of the most popular attractions on the Paystreak was a
village of Filipino Igorrote tribe members. Similar villages had been sponsored
by the U.S. War Department in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St.
Louis, and again in 1905 by private management at the 1905 Lewis & Clark
Centennial in Portland. Because the Philippine Islands were a recently acquired
territory of the U.S., there was much curiosity at this time about the lands
and people. The Igorrote Village at the AYPE featured traditional dwellings
and agricultural operations, and the villagers wore native dress, including
loincloths for the men which were the source of much controversy among AYPE
officials and fairgoers. Igorrote villagers performed dances, made tools and
crafts, and engaged in everyday life.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M91 | Igorrote men dressed in coveralls,
carrying materials to construct their village (x727) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M92 | Igorrote men, women and children
standing on stone terraces in village (x1105) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M93 | Igorrote boy (x1108) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M94 | Two Igorrote and Eskimo children
looking towards camera (x1109) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
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May 1909 |
| 5/16 | M95 | Two Igorrote and Eskimo children
looking at each other (x1110) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May 1909 |
| 4/20 | 696 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M96 | Igorotte woman kneeling in front of a
bowl inside a structure identified as a "Typical Rich Man's House"
(x1640) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/20 | 697 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 698 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 699 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M97 | Igorrote pipe and chain makers at
work in village (x2145) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/20 | 700 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 701 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 702 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 703 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 704 |
Igorrote adults and children seated
inside of stone structure (x2164) A sign on the right of the structure identifies it as "A-TO
and PA-BA-FOO-NAN: assembly place for men's meetings, home of the ceremonials
and dormitory for boys and unmarried men."
|
June 1909 |
| 4/20 | 705 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 706 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 707 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M98 | Igorrotes and Shriners pose in
Igorrote Village in front of a grass hut (x3641) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
August or September, 1909 |
Governor Smith's Visit to Igorrote
Village |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/20 | 708 | Portrait of James F. Smith,
Governor of the Philippines, standing with hand in pocket in front of the U.S.
Government Building (x1720) Photo was probably taken on the same day as Governor Smith's
visit to the Igorrote Village.
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June 1909 |
| 4/20 | 709 |
Portrait of James F. Smith,
Governor of the Philippines, standing with both hands at his sides in front of
the U.S. Government Building (x1721) Photo was probably taken on the same day as Governor Smith's
visit to the Igorrote Village.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/20 | 710 |
Governor General James Smith of the
Phillippines, AYPE President J.E. Chilberg, and Secretary to General Smith
Lieutenant Greenwell posing on steps of New York Building Photo was probably taken on the same day as Governor Smith's
visit to the Igorrote Village.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/20 | 711 | June 1909 | |
| 4/20 | 712 | June 1909 | |
Igorrote Village Clothing Investigation Controversy about the clothing worn by the Igorrotes arose
from both the Women's Christian Temperance group who found the scant clothing
immodest, and Filipino natives visiting the fair who felt that the tribe was
not representative of modern Filipinos. Compelled to investigate the Igorrotes
to see if villagers were indeed "short of dry goods," a Committee of AYPE
officials arrived at the consensus that the G-strings worn by the Igorrotes
were indeed "scant" yet "barely noticeable" and not offensive. "If these people
are offending at all, it is in the breach of the sartorial law, not in its
observance" ruled Governor Hay. The Reverend Mark Matthews cast a final vote in
favor of letting the matter of the G-strings lie, stating that the Igorrotes
"are a simple and lovely people just as they are. Civilization might serve to
spoil them."
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/20 | 713 |
AYPE Committee appointed to look
into the matter of the loincloth controversy posing in village with Igorrote
boy From left to right: Judge Thomas Burke, R.C. Schneidewind
(of the Igorrote village management), Washington Governor M.E. Hay, Reverend
Mark A. Matthews, AYPE President J.E. Chilberg, John Kreider (also of the
Igorrote village management), and Igorrote boy Wy-il.
|
August 1909 |
| 4/20 | 714 |
AYPE officials visiting Igorrote
Village (x2922) Investigative Committee from left to right: Reverend Mark A.
Matthews, Igorotte Village manager R.C. Schneidewind, Washington Governor M.E.
Hay, AYPE President J.E. Chilberg and Igorrote Village Manager John Kreider.
Judge Burke stands in front of them, out of focus.
|
August 1909 |
Japanese Village (& Streets of
Tokio) Situated at the foot of the Pay Streak, the Japanese Village
consisted of shops, tea houses serving tea and rice cakes, and Japanese
Gardens. Geisha girls and Japanese dancers were some of the attractions.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/21 | 715 |
Tokio Café showing the south end of
the Pay Streak and crowds (x1656) Caption on back reads: "There were about eleven of these
little Oriental type booths running up the center of the Pay Streak."
|
June 1909 |
| 4/21 | 716-717 |
Geisha Girls in the Japanese Garden
including Yitsu Sato, Masu Osawa, and Sei Yasuda (x1923)
(unnumbered) Some of the Geisha girls working in the teahouses were
sorority girls from schools in Japan, while others were girls already living in
America.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/21 | 718 | Japanese Tea House with visitors
(x1933) |
June 1909 |
| 4/21 | 719 | July 1909 | |
| 4/21 | 720 | July 1909 | |
Klondyke Dance Hall &
Saloon At some point during the fair, the saloon was temporarily shut
down for being "too realistic".
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 721 | June or July, 1909 | |
The L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway
This roller coaster was a popular amusement on the Paystreak
and "a source of constant and entrancing thrills." The ride originated when
L.A. Thompson sold tickets for rides into an abandoned mine shaft in 1884.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 722 | July 1909 | |
Novelty Shop |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 723 | June 1909 | |
Palm Cottage Café |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 724 |
Front view of the café, with its
staff posing in the doorways (x2226) A sign on the café reads "Mrs. Corinne Simpson, Proprietress".
Directly to the right of the café is the California Indian Museum.
|
June or July, 1909 |
Pea Nuts Stand |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 725 | June or July, 1909 | |
Pony Rides |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 726 | July 1909 | |
| 4/22 | 727 | July 1909 | |
Prince Albert the Educated
Horse |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/22 | 728 |
Close up of Albert standing in the
doorway of his building (x1618) A sign offers fairgoers the opportunity to visit Albert for 10
cents.
|
June 1909 |
| 4/22 | 729 | June 1909 | |
| 4/22 | 730 | July 1909 | |
| 4/22 | 731 | July 1909 | |
Refreshment Stand |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 732 |
Refreshment stand in front of
entrance to the Igorrote Village (x2726) Signs advertise French Waffles, Root Beer, and Ice Cream
Sodas.
|
July 1909 |
Shingle Mill Souvenir Stand showing
merchants and machinery |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 733 | June 1909 | |
Shooting Gallery |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 734 |
Shooting Gallery concession
(x2230) Building features a large Bull's Eye on the front and the
words: "Hunting in the Cascades". A banner reads "2 shots for 5 cents".
|
June or July 1909 |
Spanish Theatre & the Jardin de
Paris One of the stars of the Spanish Theater was Nellie Brown, the
"Dancing Cockney".
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 735 | June 1909 | |
| 4/23 | 736-737 |
Actors from the Theatrical Mechanics
Association and AYPE Officials in costume at the Spanish Theatre (x2903)
(x2917) August 20 was both Theatrical Mechanics Association Day and
Pay Streak Day at the AYPE. At eleven P.M. on August 20, 1909, AYPE officials
Ira Nadeau and J.E. Chilberg, having been elected honorary members of the
Theatrical Mechanics Association two weeks previously, "received their
obligations into the T.M.A." This event involved an initiation and mock
ceremony, and apparently compelled Nadeau and Chilberg to don costumes. They
appear in this photo carrying tridents and wearing sashes.
|
August 20, 1909 |
Streets of Cairo and the Oriental
Village The Streets of Cairo was a lively Pay Streak attraction
featuring such "titillating" dances as Princess Lala's Death Dance of
Cleopatra, and La Belle Pia's famous Muscle Dance. Other points of interest of
the Streets of Cairo and the Oriental Village were musicians, camels, sooth
sayers, mosques, and bazaars and shops filled with Oriental wares. The Streets
were also one of the busiest beats for the AYPE police, who were occasionally
forced to conduct "liquor raids".
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 738-739 |
Ground breaking for the Oriental
Village, with N. Salih turning the first sod (x54) (unnumbered) N. Salih was the concessionaire for the Oriental Village. Men
from the Nile, the Dardenelles, Algeria, Persia and Roumania, all in native
costumes, also took part in the ceremonies.
|
April 28, 1908 |
| 4/23 | 740 | June 1909 | |
Temple of Palmistry The pyramid-shaped building for this fortune-telling
establishment featured six sphinxes- emblems of the riddle of life.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 741 | June or July, 1909 | |
Vacuum Tube Railway This ride involved a compressed air jet car. The vacuum tube
railway was advertised as promising to "revolutionize mail carrying" in the
near future.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 742 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 4/23 | 743 | June or July, 1909 | |
Vienna Café |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 4/23 | 744 | Front view of the café, overflowing
with customers (x1532) |
June 1909 |
| 4/23 | 745 | June 1909 | |
| 4/23 | 746 | Side view of the Vienna Café, looking
up towards a back corner of the Agriculture Building (x2385) |
1909 |
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| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lake Scenes |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/1 | 747 |
Lake Washington Boat Landing (x1998)
This dock, located on Union Bay near the South Gate Entrance,
was leased for the duration of the fair. The competing services of the
Laurelhurst and the Interlaken Steamships were granted co-privileges to use
this dock to provide passengers transportation to and from the fair. A fleet of
eleven steamships were used for fair travel. Gondolas and launches were also
located on Lake Washington and were provided by the Passenger and Row Boat
Company.
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June 1909 |
| 5/1 | 748 | June 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 749 | June or July, 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 750 | Lake Washington with path and empty
benches (x2475) |
June or July, 1909 |
| 5/1 | 751 | July 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 752 | July 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 753 | Log steps descending to path around
Lake Washington (x2783) Similar view as in photo (x2413), but closer to log steps.
|
July 1909 |
| 5/16 | M99 | Pathway and trees by Lake Washington
(x3336) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
August 1909 |
Live Game Exhibit |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/1 | 754 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M100 | AYPE Guard with 2 fawns in enclosure,
probably part of the Live Game exhibit (x3116) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July or August, 1909 |
Military Camp in South
Grounds |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/1 | 755 |
A view of the South Grounds, showing
military camp, the South Entrance Gate, and part of the stadium
(x1542) Military units were specifically chosen by AYPE Officials to
bivouac on the grounds, participate in drills and contests, and demonstrate the
techniques of warfare and the routine of military life.
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June 1909 |
Railway Exhibits and Views |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/1 | 756 |
Delivery of Canada Building exhibits
being unloaded from train (x537) See also photos in "Canada Building" group.
|
March 06, 1909 |
| 5/1 | 757 | June 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 758 | June 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 759 |
American Locomotive Company Exhibit
showing locomotives and station (x2996) One rail car reads "Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway"
|
July 1909 |
| 5/1 | 760 |
Rail car from the Atlantic Equipment
Company featuring a crane or steam shovel lifting a huge sandstone block
(x2997) The sandstone block reads "From Hercules Sandstone Co.,
Tenino, Wash. Wt 38,000 lbs." A small engine from the American Locomotive
Company is next to the crane car.
|
July 1909 |
| 5/1 | 761 |
Exhibit of Cactus Dahlias showing the
Great Northern Railroad exhibit in background (x3736) Cactus Dahlias were the official AYPE flower.
|
September 1909 |
Rustic Bridge |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M101 | Top of the Rustic Bridge, looking
toward Lake Washington (x702) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
May 1909 |
| 5/1 | 762 | June 1909 | |
| 5/1 | 763 | July 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M102 | Crowd of people on span or ascending
steps to the Rustic Bridge (x3655) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
August or September, 1909 |
Stock Exhibit The Livestock exhibit was allotted a large tract of land south
of the railway tracks which incorporated cattle sheds and stock yards. The Live
Stock Show was held from September 27-October 9th, 1909. Billed as the largest
show of its kind, cash prizes totaling $3,791.00 were awarded to the best in
show. President Taft himself served as one of the judges of the Livestock on
his last day of visiting the fair, October 1, 1909.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M103 | Dairy cow being shown in arena
(x4578) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
September 1909 |
| 5/1 | 764 | Prize winning stallion (x
R-1441) Caption reads "Aged Belgian Stallion "Azure", property of A.C.
Ruby of Portland Ore. Winner of 2nd prixe in Class and Reserve Champion."
This photo is credited to Frank Nowell but was probably taken
by Orville Rognon.
|
1909 |
| 5/1 | 765 |
Judging of Holstein Cows (x
R-1597) The judging appears to be taking place in the stock exhibit
arena. To the right is the Stockman's Restaurant and Cafeteria, advertising
steaks, chops and clam chowder.
This photo is credited to Frank Nowell but was probably taken
by Orville Rognon.
|
October 1909 |
| 5/1 | 766 |
Grand Champion Guernsey Cow (x
R-1658) Verso reads "Head of Grand Champion Guernsey Cow. Property of
Mr. Looney of Jefferson , Oregon."
This photo is credited to Frank Nowell but was probably taken
by Orville Rognon.
|
October 1909 |
United States Life Saving
Station |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M104 | Life Saving Station with visitors
strolling on the dock (x1357) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
June 1909 |
| 5/1 | 767 | June 1909 | |
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| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Auto Race On June 1, 1909, simultaneously with the opening of the AYPE, a
transcontinental auto race began from New York City to Seattle. The race was
promoted and sponsored by the Seattle Automobile Club, the AYPE, the Automobile
Club of America, Henry Ford and Robert Guggenheim. Guggenheim provided the
winning prize of $2,000 cash and a Transcontinental Trophy. The race was
intended to showcase the latest products of the automobile industry and to
emphasize the need for new and improved roadways across the nation. A heavily pared-down Ford #2 with driver Bert Scott and mechanic
C.J. Smith arrived on the fairgrounds June 23, capturing first prize. The 2nd
place winner was a Shawmut with A. Pettengill at the wheel, arriving later on
the same day. 3rd place initially went to another Ford Model T (#1) that
crossed the finish line on the next day, but was disqualified from receiving
the any cash prizes because it had to change a broken axel over the Snoqualmie
Pass. 3rd place then passed to an Acme car that reached the fair grounds on
June 30. Five months after the race, the first place Ford was discreetly
disqualified from the race when it was discovered that it had received a new
engine during the race. Henry Ford never publicly acknowledged the loss of the
trophy, and continued to herald its victory in his Ford Motors publicity
campaigns.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/2 | 768 |
Auto Race Trophy--the M. Robert
Guggenheim Transcontinental Trophy (x673) The trophy is inscribed: "Alaska-Yukon Automobile Race
Guggenheim Trophy New York to Seattle", has small figureheads of Chief Seattle
at its base and pictures of the Agriculture Building and a view of Seattle's
main street near its top.
A winner's banquet took place June 29, 1909, which included
the presentation of this trophy.
|
May 1909 |
Pace Car The Pace or Pathfinder car preceded the racers in order to
select the best routes . Robert Guggenheim procured the famous Thomas Flyer,
winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race, to be the pathfinder, and hired its
former mechanic, George Miller, as its driver. When the Thomas Flyer car took
two months to cross the country, there were clear indications that the roads
along the way were in bad shape.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/2 | 769-770 | May 1909 | |
| 5/2 | 771 | May 1909 | |
| 5/2 | 772 | May 1909 | |
Winning Ford Model "T" Car
#2 |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/2 | 773 |
Winning Ford #2 car on display
(x2192) The car appears to be parked within the Mines Building.
Driver Bert Scott is at the wheel with mechanic C.J. Smith seated beside him.
Robert Guggenheim stands to the car's right
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June 1909 |
| 5/2 | 774 | June 1909 | |
| 5/2 | 775 |
Front of Ford #2 car with driver
and mechanic, surrounded by onlookers including Robert Guggenheim and Henry
Ford (x2195) Robert Guggenheim is standing at left of the car with his
wife beside him. Henry Ford is immediately to the right, and the AYPE Guard is
identified as Officer Bloom.
|
June 23,1909 |
| 5/2 | 776 |
Spectators crowd around winning #2
Model T car and driver Bert Scott in the AYP stadium (x2200) Race cars entering the AYPE grounds had to complete five
laps around the AYPE Stadium before finishing the race.
|
June 23,1909 |
| 5/2 | 777 | June 23, 1909 | |
| 5/2 | 778 |
Side view of winning #2 Ford car
and driver surrounded by crowd (x2204) Robert Guggenheim (in cap) and his wife stand behind the car
at the mechanic's left, and Henry Ford (in bowler hat) stands at right of
driver Bert Scott.
|
June 23, 1909 |
| 5/2 | 779 | June 1909 | |
| 5/2 | 780 | June 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M105 | Winning autos on display in the
Mines Building with an Igorrote native bent over a wheel of the Shawmut car
(x2609) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 1909 |
Baby Show Baby Day was to have taken place on October 2, but numbers on
these photos indicate it may have taken place in July, instead. Prizes were
offered for "the finest infants in many classes" including special awards for
"children of foreign heritage". Events also included a parade of decorated baby
carriages.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/3 | 781 | View of a crowded stage of mothers
and babies in the Auditorium during the Baby Show (x2892) |
Probably July 1909 |
| 5/3 | 782-783 | Probably July 1909 | |
Bands & Choruses |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/3 | 784 |
Aberdeen Band from Long Beach
(x2787) Probably from Long Beach, WA. The band consists of two adults
and five children holdings drums and drumsticks.
|
July 1909 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/5 | 785 |
Innes' Band (x2364) Frederick Innes was the official AYPE Music Director, and The
Innes Band played 21 shows at the AYPE between June 22 and July 12, 1909.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 5/3 | 786 | July 20, 1909 | |
| 5/3 | 787 | July 20, 1909 | |
| 5/3 | 788 |
Kelly's Band of Tacoma posing in
front of Canada Building (x2795) Taken on Tacoma Day.
|
July 16, 1909 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| 6/5 | 789 |
Liberati's Band of New York City in
front of the Music Pavilion (x3053) Liberati's Band played for 31 days during the fair between
July 13 and August 14, 1909.
|
July 1909 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 5/3 | 790 | July 16, 1909 | |
| 5/3 | 791 | June 11, 1909 | |
| 5/3 | 792 |
Wagner's Band of Seattle posing on
the steps of the Forestry Building "AYP Band" is written on the bands of their caps, and their
bass drum features a portrait of Chief Seattle
|
1909 |
Children's Events |
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Children's Day The first Children's Day was June 5. There was at least one
more Children's Day (on August 21, 1909), if not more. The AYPE Committee
members were so intent upon having every child within King County visit the
fair that at one point there was talk of taxing all King County Bachelor's in
order to raise the admission funds.
|
June 5, 1909 | ||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/4 | 793 | June 1909 | |
| 5/4 | 794 | June 5, 1909 | |
| 5/4 | 795 | June 5, 1909 | |
| 5/4 | 796-797 |
Children's Chorus performing in the
Natural Amphitheater (x1696) (x1697) Caption on back identifies this group as "Seattle Public
School Children".
|
June 5, 1909 |
| 5/4 | 798 |
Children sitting on the "Big Stick"
lumber display on Children's Day (x2980) Verso identifies this as Children's Day. A photo from a AYPE
Guidebook explains that these children are holding diplomas they have received
for participating in an educational tour. All day children's educational tours
of the grounds, covering a variety of buildings and exhibits, were a daily
feature of the Expo.
|
June 5,1909 |
| 5/4 | 799-800 |
Children's tour group in front of
the Paraffine Paint Company Building (x2981) (x2982) The photo's caption identifies this as Children's Day on
June 5, but the photo's number suggests it was taken in July. It is possibly a
photograph of one of the daily educational children's tours of the grounds.
|
June 5,1909 |
Children of All Nation's
Day Also referred to as "Children of Many Climes Day", this event
involved international children living on the Pay Streak who participated in a
parade and luncheon.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/4 | 801 | July 24, 1909 | |
| 5/4 | 802 | July 24, 1909 | |
| 5/4 | 803 | July 24, 1909 | |
| 5/4 | 804 | July 24, 1909 | |
| 5/16 | M106 | Children of all Nations standing on
the steps of the Nikko Café, including Inuit natives Nancy Columbia and her
brother, Norman Smith (x3016) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 24, 1909 |
French Fete The French Fete was a reenactment of a traditional 18th
century French songs, dance and a pageant, and was staged twice at the AYPE.
The first show was on Children's Day August 21 and involved two parts: the
beginning of the pageant represented a holiday in France with peasants, dairy
maids, mountaineers and shepherds. In the second half, Marie Antoinette appears
with her court of pages and ladies-in-waiting. The Fete featured hundreds of
children and young adults in costumes, and prior to the first afternoon
performance, many participants rode around the grounds in an autos. Due to the
success of the first Fete, a second one was scheduled to coincide with Seattle
Day on September 6, and in keeping with the theme of the day, this Fete added a
third element of historical floats and tableau vivantes" featuring Chief
Seattle and Captain Vancouver. These historic elements recreated events in the
history of Seattle from the arrival of Captain Vancouver up to the event of the
AYPE.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/4 | 805 |
Children being driven about the
grounds dressed for the French Fete (x3455) The date would be either August 21 or September 6, 1909.
Based on photo number, August is more probable.
|
Probably August 1909 |
| 5/4 | 806 |
Children and young adult performers
of the French Fete posing on the Auditorium Steps Either the first Fete of August 21 or the Second on
September 6, 1909. This photo appears to be a part of a larger panorama of the
group.
|
1909 |
Salem Day |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/4 | 807 |
Salem, Oregon hostesses seated
outside at Salem Day Reception (x2870) The caption dates Salem day as July 21, but AYPE programs list
it as July 20, 1909.
|
July 20, 1909 |
Smith Day On September 2, 1909 "an army of Smiths invaded the AYPE
grounds" to celebrate Smith Day, which was also open to Smythes, Schmitzes, and
Schmidts. Contests were held to determine the prettiest Smith girl and matron,
the handsomest man, and the homeliest, shortest and thinnest Smiths.
Woodinville "produced the fattest clan of Smiths", while the tallest Smith
hailed from Idaho.
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| box-folder:oversize | item | ||
| 6/6 | 808 |
Huge group of Smiths on Auditorium
steps for Smith Family Day celebration (x3715) The prize winning Smiths stand in the front rows.
Many of the Smith prize winners are holding or standing next
to objects such as a small skull statue, a triangular shaped clock, and the
head of a clown figure which were probably part (if not all) of their prize
winnings.
|
September 2, 1909 |
| 6/6 | 809 |
Smith Family Day prizewinners on
steps (x3717) Also included on the back of this photo a short handwritten
essay by an anonymous Smith on the virtues of the great family name.
|
September 2, 1909 |
Swedish Day Swedish Day was billed as one of the biggest events of the AYPE.
The program was part of the United Swedish Singers' Convention, and involved a
Swedish chorus, native music and dance, a parade and exercises in the Natural
Amphitheater from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. Chilberg himself was of Swedish
origin, a founding member of the Seattle Swedish Club, and thus an active
participant in the day's festivities.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M107 | Huge crowds in Natural Amphitheater
listening to Swedish Choir (x3139) This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
|
July 31, 1909 |
| 5/6 | 810 |
J.E. Chilberg addresses an audience
from onstage in the Natural Amphitheater ®-856) The band seated around Chilberg is probably Liberati's Band.
This photo is credited to Frank Nowell but based on the
numbering system it was probably taken by Orville Rognon.
|
July 31, 1909 |
Visit by Japanese Ambassador Takahira Kogoro, Japan's Ambassador to the United States, was
the highest ranking Japanese Official to visit the AYPE grounds. The
Ambassador's visit took place August 16-17, 1909.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/6 | 811 |
Japanese Ambassador Takahira Kogoro,
Japanese delegates, and AYPE Officials posing on steps of Japan Building
(x3356) This photo includes Kogoro (third from left), Commissioner
Hajime Ota, Vice-Consul K. Hayashi , and Judge Thomas Burke. The two men at the
furthest left are possibly E.F. Blaine and J.D. Lowman of the Japanese
reception committee, and the man at furthest right might be Buei Nakano of the
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce.
|
August 1909 |
Visit by President William H.
Taft |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/6 | 812 | September 30, 1909 | |
| 5/6 | 813 |
President Taft, J.E. Chilberg and
other dignitaries and officials standing on the Auditorium steps reviewing the
Grand Military Parade (x4258) The Grand Military Parade was at the start of Taft Day,
September 30. The parade began at 9:30, and was scheduled to pass in front of
Taft at precisely 9:50 A.M.
|
September 30, 1909 |
| 5/16 | M108 | President Taft and J.E. Chilberg
sitting on stage in the Natural Amphitheater (x4288) |
September 30, 1909 |
| 5/6 | 814 |
President Taft and J.E. Chilberg and
other officials descending stairs outside of the New York Building
(x4306) Taft attended an AYPE luncheon in the New York Building at
1:00, September 30. This photo probably shows Taft leaving the luncheon at
2:00, walking down to the Natural Amphitheater below to give a speech.
Identified: Washington Governor Marion Hay, Presidential
Special Guard Archie Butt, AYPE President J.E. Chilberg, and AYPE Master of
Ceremonies Josiah Collins.
|
September 30 |
| 5/6 | 815 |
Taft posing with dignitaries and
horse, probably during the judging of the Livestock Show R-1525) Identified: Plain clothes detective Archie Butt, President W.
H. Taft, Washington Governor Marion Hay, AYPE President J.E. Chilberg, J.W.
Clise (AYPE Trustee and Animal Superintendent), and one of Clise's five horses.
A caption explains that Taft loved horses. The Livestock show was held in the
University Stadium on the south side of the AYPE grounds.
This photo is credited to Frank Nowell but was probably taken
by Orville Rognon.
|
October 1, 1909 |
| 5/6 | 816 |
President Taft posing in his Arctic
Brotherhood Parka (x8513) President Taft was initiated into the Arctic Brotherhood
during his visit, receiving an honorary crimson fur parka and a club membership
set in gold nuggets. Following a speech to a crowd of 25,000 in the Natural
Amphitheater, Taft immediately proceeded to the Arctic Brotherhood Clubhouse
for his initiation, where he was elected "Honorary Past Grand Arctic Chief".
Upon being presented with his ceremonial robe, Taft insisted upon donning it,
declaring that "I am not afraid to put on the robe of office. Never have been.
" According to a newspaper article, the only opening in the robe was at the
neckline, and after it had been slipped over the President's head, "things
seemed to get into a tangle, and the President was lost to view for two or
three minutes."There is some uncertainty about the date of this photograph.
While it is attributed to photographers Nowell and Rognon together, they were
not known to be in partnership until some years after the AYPE. Possibly this
photo was re-issued by Nowell and Rognon a few years after the AYPE.
|
September 30, 1909 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| OS4 | 816a | September 30, 1909 | |
PeopleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
A.Y.P.E. Officials and related
Individuals |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 817 |
Frank P. Allen, AYPE Director of
Works, standing outside the Administration Building (x985) Frank Allen was an architect and engineer. As AYPE Director of
Works, he oversaw all work done on the grounds before and after the fair's
opening. He had been previously employed at the 1905 Lewis & Clark
Centennial.
|
May 1909 |
| 5/11 | 818 |
AYPE policeman on horseback
(x2369) In addition to guards and police, ten Pinkerton detectives
were on the force. AYPE police authorities handled such troubles as
bootlegging, counterfeiting, thievery, bogus gatemen collecting fees,
shootings, and lost babies. According to one newspaper article, AYPE police
were given permission "to beat and maul" thieves caught on the grounds.
|
June or July, 1909 |
| 5/7 | 819 | June 1909 | |
| 5/7 | 820 | May 1909 | |
| 5/7 | 821 |
Robert.W. Boyce, Secretary to
President J.E. Chilberg, outside of the Administration Building "Bobbie Boyce" was also a member of the AYPE Executive
Committee, and appears in their group photo.
|
Circa 1909 |
Thomas Burke, AYPE Special Commissioner Judge Thomas Burke of Seattle, Washington was the AYPE
"Commissioner General to Asia and Oceania". He played a pivotal role in hosting
visiting Japanese Officials and delegations as well as performing the role of
good will ambassador to the many countries represented at the AYPE. Burke
appears in some of the group photos in this collection such as the Igorrote
G-String Investigative Committee and the Japanese Building Dedication photos,
but there is no individual portrait of him in this collection.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 822 |
Mrs. Thomas Burke and two other
women posing in Native American clothing (x3549) Taken on the porch of a residence, possibly the Burke home.
Caroline Burke is at left, and the woman at right is probably her mother, Mrs.
John McGilvra.
|
August or September, 1909 |
| 5/7 | 823 |
Mrs. Thomas Burke posing with
family and/or friends, and a group of Native Americans (x3551) Taken on the porch of a residence, possibly the Burke home.
Caroline Burke is at left, and the woman at right is probably her mother, Mrs.
John McGilvra. The occasion for this photo is possibly related to the
"Congress of Educators of Indians" that took place at the AYPE August 24-26,
1909.
|
August or September, 1909 |
John Edward Chilberg, President of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition J. E. Chilberg was a prominent member of the early Seattle
business and social community. He held important roles in the
Scandinavia-American Bank, Seattle Ship Yards, the Mines and Merchants Company
of Nome, the Century Company (a Seattle Investment firm), and had various
dealings in mining and insurance businesses in Alaska and the Pacific
Northwest. He was a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Swedish
Club, the Rainier Club, the Elks, Masons, and the Alaska Club. Because of his
interest in Alaska and his construction of Seattle's Alaska Building in 1905,
Chilberg was one of the original organizers and promoters of the AYPE.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 824-825 | John Edward Chilberg, President of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, studio portrait |
Circa 1909 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 826 |
Henry E. Dosch, Director of Exhibits
and Privileges, outside the Fine Arts Building (x990) Colonel Henry Ernst Dosch was a German immigrant who served in
the Union Army during the Civil War. Famous for his expertise in local
horticulture, Dosch applied his knowledge towards promoting the Pacific
Northwest in a variety of exposition appointments, beginning with his role as a
Commissioner at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and continuing through his work
at expositions in Osaka, Omaha, Charleston, St. Louis, Portland, and Seattle.
|
May 1909 |
| 5/7 | 827 | May 1909 | |
Marion E. Hay, Governor of
Washington Marion Hay, a Republican, was the seventh Governor of
Washington, serving from 1909 to 1913.
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 828 | May 25, 1909 | |
| 5/7 | 829 |
Marion E. Hay, Governor of
Washington with two other members of the Washington State Commission in front
of Nome Circle Bandstand (x613) These three men were members of the Washington State
Commission which was entrusted with $400,000 in appropriations for the State of
Washington exhibit. With Hay are AYPE Resident Commissioner and Secretary L.P
Hornberger, and Executive Commissioner W. A. Halteman.
|
May 25, 1909 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | M109 | Hostesses in front of the Alaska
Building This is a copy of a photograph from the Museum of History
& Industry for reference purposes only.
These are probably the women that served as official hostesses
for the various AYPE Buildings. The Hawaiian hostesses are present. Also
identified: Louis Buckley, Director of Ceremonies.
|
1909 |
| 5/7 | 830 |
A.W. Lewis, AYPE Director of
Concessions (x9340) As Director of Concessions, Lewis was in charge of the
Paystreak Concessions. Lewis was reported to be "an experienced and highly
skilled 'show man' who has drawn to the AYPE the brightest and best amusements
the world has to offer". During the AYPE, Lewis resigned to manage an upcoming
exposition in California, and was replaced by E. G. Mattox.
Photograph possibly taken by one of Frank Nowell's assistants.
The number does not match Nowell's numbering system.
|
1909 |
| 5/7 | 831 |
Frank Merrick (AYPE Chief of
Publicity) and two other AYPE Officials by the front door of the Administration
Building The other two men are possibly AYPE Board of Trustees Members
James Hoge and C.E. Fowler.
|
Circa 1909 |
James A. Moore This man is probably James A. Moore, a real estate developer
known for building Seattle's Moore Theater and naming "Capitol Hill". He served
on the AYPE Board of Trustees, and on the Grounds and Buildings Committee. Photograph probably by Frank Nowell.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 832 | Circa 1909 | |
| 5/7 | 833 | Close-up photo of James
Moore |
Circa 1909 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 834 |
Ira A. Nadeau, Director General of
AYPE (x1049) Ira A. Nadeau, like Chilberg, was one of the AYPE's original
innovators and promoters. Prior to his posting as AYPE Director General, he
served as the Vice President of Seattle's Chamber of Commerce, and as a general
agent for the Great Northern Rail Road. This photo of Nadeau was probably taken
on the back steps of the Fine Arts Building.
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May 1909 |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/7 | 835 |
Henry Dosch, George E. Boos and
Ira Nadeau George E. Boos was the Special Commissioner to Idaho,
Montana and Utah for the AYPE.Boos is identified instead as George Dickson on photo's
verso. This is possible, but research seems to support the identity of the man
in the center of this photo as Boos.
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Circa 1909 |
| 5/7 | 836 |
Frank H. Nowell, official AYPE
photographer, self-portrait in a gazing ball (x1144) The gazing ball reflects not only Nowell taking the
photograph, but also the Formal Gardens, Manufactures and Agriculture Buildings
behind him.
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May 1909 |
| 5/7 | 837 |
U.S. Commission for the AYPE posing
on steps of Administration Building Officials identified as: Henry Dosch (Director of Exhibits),
A. W. Lewis (Director of Concessions), probably R.A. Ballinger (Vice-President
before resigning to work on President Taft's Cabinet) , Ira Nadeau (Director
General), Merrick, probably John McGraw (Vice-President), and Frank P. Allen
(Director of Works).
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October 1908 |
| 5/7 | 838 |
Charles W. Wappenstein, AYPE Chief of
Police (x1019) Born in Ohio, Wappenstein had years of service behind him as a
policeman, Chief of Detectives in Cincinnati, and as a Pinkerton detective in
Chicago before coming to the Pacific Northwest and being appointed Seattle
Chief of Police in 1906. During the AYPE, he was Chief of Police of the AYPE
Guards. Listed as the Seattle Chief of Police from 1906 to 1907, and then again
for the year 1910, it appears likely Wappenstein temporarily resigned his
municipal duties to work solely for the AYPE during its preparation and
duration.
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May 1909 |
Ancient Order of United Workmen
(AOUW) |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/8 | 839 | July 1909 | |
| 5/8 | 840 |
Women's drill team in uniform
(x2961) The Women's division of the A.O.U.W. held competitive drills
at the Washington State Building on July 23, 1909.
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July 1909 |
| 5/8 | 841 | July 1909 | |
| 5/8 | 842 |
Men's drill team lined up on a wooden
stage outside while their rifles are inspected (x2963) The Men's division of the A.O.U.W. held their exercises at the
AYPE Stadium on July 23, 1909.
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July 1909 |
| 5/8 | 843-844 | Men's drill team lined up and facing
forward with swords at sides (x2964) (x2965) |
July 1909 |
| 5/8 | 845 | Men's drill team taken from right
angle, holding only rifles (x2966) |
July 909 |
| 5/1 | 846 | July 1909 | |
Bellingham delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/9 | 847 |
Bellingham delegation
(x2741) Group photo taken in front of the Washington State Building,
between two columns. Identified: Alfred Millican, Linton Bennett, Mr. Rhoades,
Juliet O'Hearn, and Miss Barrett, all later employed as educators at Ballard
High School in Seattle, WA.
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July 1909 |
Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago
Association of Commerce |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/9 | 848 |
Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago
Association of Commerce in front of the Forestry Building (x1769) According to the AYPE schedule of events, Chicago Day- possibly the occasion for this gathering- took place on June 7, 1909. Several of these Chicago area men appear in two photos filed under "Events prior to the Exposition", when the Chicago Board of Commerce made a 1908 visit to the grounds to select a sight for a Chicago Building that never materialized. |
June 1909 |
| 5/9 | 849 | Chicago Board of Trade in front of
the Forestry Building (x1784) Similar to photo (x1769). Possibly taken on June 07, 1909-
Chicago Day at the fair.
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1909 |
Chicago newspaper men |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/9 | 850 |
Chicago newspaper men
(x1737) Possibly the visit of the Chicago area newspaper men was
simultaneous with the visit of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago
Association of Commerce. They are seated and standing behind a bench outside
somewhere on the grounds.
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June 1909 |
Civil War veterans |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/9 | 851 |
Civil War veterans at the Battle of
Gettysburg Exhibit (x2737) Caption reads "Blue and Gray". These old soldiers are
tentatively identified as Private M.R. Hughes of the Confederate Army and
Lieutenant E.C. Johnson of the Union. They are standing beneath a painting of
General Robert E. Lee and his horse, Traveler, that hung over the doorway of
the Battle of Gettysburg Building on the Paystreak.
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July 1909 |
Delta Sigma Delta members Delta Sigma Delta is a fraternity for dentists that originated
in 1882.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/10 | 852 |
Delta Sigma Delta members viewed from
the back as they look towards the front door of the Fine Arts Building
(x2986) This photo was probably taken on Delta Sigma Delta Day, July
24, 1909.
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July 24, 1909 |
| 5/10 | 853 | July 24, 1909 | |
Dentists |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/10 | 854 | July 18, 1909 | |
Elks members |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/11 | 855 |
Elks members posing in, on and around
a car parked in front of Frank Nowell's Official Photography Studio. One Elk
member has a piglet in his arms (x3064) For two days in July, the Benevolent and Protective Order of
the Elks held riotous parades and an Elks' Society Circus on the fairgrounds.
The parade and side shows were said to feature Buster Brown and his dog Tige,
bearded ladies, tattooed men, the Wild Man of Borneo, an Albino Lady and a
Living Skeleton. Also starring in the parade was the official AYPE mascot- an
"unassuming" wiry-haired black dog named "Piggy". The two days of Elks
festivities were apparently rowdy, as newspaper articles mention the arrests of
several Elks including a Bill Copestruck and George Leghorn.
Close-up views of Nowell's Official Photographer's Building
are located in "Buildings", Box 3, Folder 28.
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July 28 or 29, 1909 |
Fraternal Brotherhood |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/11 | 856-857 |
Fraternal Brotherhood members (x2976)
(x2977) The photo was probably taken on Fraternal Brotherhood Day. The
fraternity held a large convention during the fair involving an encampment and
competitive drills.
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July 22, 1909 |
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/11 | 858-859 |
Grand Army of the Republic (x2213)
(x2214) Taken on Grand Army of the Republic Day at the AYPE, this
group photo is of hundreds of members, including men, women and children. In
the front row, young girls and women hold American flags.
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June 24, 1909 |
Improved Order of Red Men The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization, still
in existence, that can be traced back to a 1765 organization called the Sons of
Liberty. According to their website, they patterned themselves "after the great
Iroquois Confederacy and its democratic body", and they assumed customs and
terminology of Native Americans.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/12 | 860-861 |
Red Men Members standing on the steps
of the Auditorium Building (x2929) (x2931) This photo was probably taken on Redmen's Day, July 22, which
coincided with Fraternal Brotherhood Day. Members are in uniforms and in Native
American costumes, and a band stands in the front row.
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July 22, 1909 |
| 5/12 | 862 | July 22, 1909 | |
Los Angeles delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/12 | 863 |
Los Angeles delegation in front of
the South Gate water entrance (x3277) Photo was probably taken on Los Angeles Day, August 9, 1909.
Los Angeles sent a delegation of businessmen and Chamber of Commerce
representatives to the fair. California visitors were welcomed, free fruit was
distributed, and a reception, concert and steamer ride on Lake Washington
"filled the time".
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August 1909 |
National Editors Association |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/13 | 864 | July 20, 1909 | |
| 5/13 | 865 |
Photograph of the National Editors
luncheon menu and picture of the event itself (x2899) Servers were Gladys Mann and Elsie Leslie. The menu also
lists all the guests present, although the writing is barely legible.
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July 20, 1909 |
| 5/13 | 866 |
National Editors group posing on the
steps of the Fine Arts Building (x2939) Probably taken on July 19 or July 20, 1909.
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July 1909 |
| 5/13 | 867 | July 20, 1909 | |
Newspaper Contest Winners American newspapers ran contests during the AYPE offering group
trips to the fair. "Two hundred and eight newspaper parties from thirty-five
states as well as Canada, Alaska, the Yukon and Hawaii will visit the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition between now and Oct. 15. D.B. Duncombe, who
will have charge of the entertainment of these parties, has been assured of the
attendance of that number of delegations by the newspapers conducting contests,
which result in the winners getting a free trip to the exposition ." Many of
the contest winners were scheduled to visit the fair during the first week of
July, 1909.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/14 | 868 | July 1909 | |
| 5/14 | 869 | July 1909 | |
| 5/14 | 870-871 | Salt Lake City, Utah Contest Party
standing outside of the Swedish Building (x2868) (x2871) Caption on this photo reads July 19, but was taken at the same
time as photo (x2870), dated July 21.
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July 19 or 21, 1909 |
| 5/14 | 872 | July 1909 | |
| 5/14 | 873 | July 1909 | |
Pennsylvania delegation |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/14 | 874 |
Pennsylvania delegation standing on
the steps of the Fine Arts Building Possibly Pennsylvania Day, August 16, 1909. There was a
special dinner held for the Pennsylvania group on that day.
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1909 |
Royal Arcanum Royal Arcanum was (and still is) a fraternal organization
founded in 1877 in Pennsylvania to combine the ideals of fraternity with life
insurance for its members. Members posing in the picture include men, women and
children, many bearing small flags reading "Royal Arcanum June 23" and showing
the AYPE logo. June 23, 1909 was Royal Arcanum Day at the AYPE.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/14 | 875 | June 23, 1909 | |
San Francisco Examiner staff |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/14 | 876 | July 16, 1909 | |
Theater men |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/17 | 877 | Theater men posing against Alaska
Monument in front of the U.S. Government Building (x4647) Identified: Emil Ankermiller, John R. Rogers, Gilbert Barry,
John Cort, and Edward Batwill.
This photograph by Frank Nowell is a print of a photo located
in the J. Willis Sayre Photograph Collection (PH Coll 200, Print Number G-A-24)
at the University of Washington. It is included here for reference purposes.
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September 1909 |
United Commercial Travelers Association |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/15 | 878 |
United Commercial Travelers
Association members posing on the steps of the Auditorium Building
(x1930) This was (and still is) a fraternal benefit society founded in 1888 by traveling salesmen. |
June 1909 |
Washington State Pharmaceutical Society |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/15 | 879 |
Washington State Pharmaceutical
Society members posing in front of the New York Building (x2804) A luncheon was held in the New York Building on July 16, 1909
as part of the Druggists' Days festivities. Supposedly 300 guests were present.
This photograph was probably taken on this occasion.
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July 1909 |
Postcard AYPE ImagesReturn to Top
Large postcard images made from Nowell's photographs.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 5/16 | 880-896 | Large postcard images of Nowell's AYPE
photographs Includes image of entrances to various part of the fair, music
pavilion, California State Building, Agriculture Building, Hawaiian Building,
Pay Streak and other locations.
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1909 |
| 5/16 | 897 | The Forestry Building Callotype print of item 348.
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1909 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Chilberg, John Edward, 1867-1954--Photographs
- Dosch, Henry Ernst, 1841---Photographs
- Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931
- Meany, Edmond S. (Edmond Stephen), 1862-1935--Photographs
