Expo '74 - Spokane's World's Fair, 1970-1979
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Expo '74 - Spokane's World's Fair
- Dates
- 1970-1979 (bulk)
- Quantity
- 0.75 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- GEN .10
- Summary
- This collection contains original postcards, pamphlets and ephemera from the fair. Also included in the collection are various news articles from 1974 and anniversaries of the fair.
- Repository
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Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research use
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Expo '74 was held in Spokane, WA, and ran from May 4 to November 3, 1974. It was the first environmentally themed world's fair and helped clean up the Spokane River and create Riverfront park. The current pavilion, recognized as a Spokane landmark was build for the fair and housed the US Pavilion.
Content Description
Postcards, news articles, photos, and reports
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
This collection is open for use
Preferred Citation
[Item]. Expo '74 GEN-10 Archives, Whitworth University (Spokane, WA).
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Introduction and Finding AidContainer: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: BrandingContainer: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: News ArticlesDates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: News ArticlesDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: News ArticlesDates: 1972Container: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: News ArticlesDates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/6
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Description: News ArticlesDates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/7
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Description: NewslettersContainer: Box/Folder 1/8
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Description: "Expo '74 News" PublicationsDates: 1972- April 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/9
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Description: Before and Demolition ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/10
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Description: Construction ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/11
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Description: Postcard Promotion (Pre-opening)Container: Box/Folder 1/12
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Description: Maps, Schedules, and OverviewsContainer: Box/Folder 1/13
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Description: Souvenir Program (original)Container: Box/Folder 1/14
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Description: Daily Bulletins of EventsContainer: Box/Folder 1/15
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Description: OpeningContainer: Box/Folder 1/16
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Description: Opening- President Richard Nixon Speech and ScheduleContainer: Box/Folder 1/17
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Description: Opening Day ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/18
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Description: Opening Day ProtestsContainer: Box/Folder 1/19
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Description: General Grounds ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/20
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Description: Aerial ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/21
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Description: Pavilions – BusinessContainer: Box/Folder 1/22
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Description: Pavilions – Businesses ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/23
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Description: Pavilions – InternationalContainer: Box/Folder 1/24
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Description: Pavilions – International ImagesContainer: Box/Folder 1/25
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Description: Pavilions – WashingtonContainer: Box/Folder 1/26
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Description: Pavilions – States and DomesticContainer: Box/Folder 1/27
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Description: U.S. PavilionContainer: Box/Folder 1/28
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Description: Whitworth PavilionContainer: Box/Folder 1/29
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Description: Whitworth Campus Planning and eventsContainer: Box/Folder 1/30
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Description: Folk Life FestivalContainer: Box/Folder 1/31
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Description: Native American's EarthContainer: Box/Folder 1/32
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Description: EntertainmentDates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/33
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Description: Postcards – Rides and MidwayContainer: Box/Folder 1/34
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Description: Restaurants and ConcessionsContainer: Box/Folder 1/35
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Description: Ephemera and Misc.Container: Box/Folder 1/36
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Description: Postcard SetsContainer: Box/Folder 1/37
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Description: Transportation and LodgingDates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/38
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Description: ClosingContainer: Box/Folder 1/39
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Description: Expo '74 Fairgoers SurveyContainer: Box/Folder 1/40
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Description: Photographs – DisassemblingDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/41
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Description: Office of U.S. Commissioner General/White House ReportDates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/42
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Description: Bureau of International Expositions ReportDates: Dec. 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/43
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Description: 1st year Anniversary News ArticleDates: May 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/44
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Description: Photographs – Riverfront ParkContainer: Box/Folder 1/45
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Description: Post-Expo PropertyDates: 1976-1979Container: Box/Folder 1/46
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Description: Riverfront Park Property InventoryDates: 2016Container: Box/Folder 1/47
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Description: Anniversaries and ArticlesDates: 1976 onContainer: Box/Folder 1/48
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Description: 40th AnniversaryDates: 2014Container: Box/Folder 1/49
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Description: 50th AnniversaryDates: 2024Container: Box/Folder 1/50
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1974 : Spokane, Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Spokane (Wash.)
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