A detailed listing of A.Y.P.E. resources featured in The Seattle Public Library's collections including 1) descriptions of items in the digital collection, 2) resources available for viewing at the library such as postcards and images, and 3)...
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Hawaiian Building (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909, Seattle, Wash.); Hawaii -- Exhibitions.; Exhibition buildings -- Washington (State) --...
A brief article describing the Hawaiian Building including its features, exhibits, furnishings, etc. Particular attention is paid to the exports on display such as pineapple, coconut, hardwoods and sisal (a fiber made from plants). In the...
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Allen, Frank Phillip, 1880 or 81-1943.
A brief article reporting on the progress being made in terms of appropriation of funds to the A.Y.P.E. by participating states. Also includes biographical notes about the new director of works for the Exposition, Frank P. Allen, Jr. Coast 13.3...
Philippine Building (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909, Seattle, Wash.); Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibition buildings -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.;...
A brief article describing the Philippine Exhibit. Includes an overview of the history of the occupation of the Philippines by Spain and the U.S. and the gradual change in the relationship between the Philippines and the U.S. to a more favorable...
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.
Address given by Frank Drake Davison for the Seattle Historical Society Luncheon at the Olympic Hotel on 1 June 1959, honoring the 50th anniversary of the A.Y.P.E. Discusses the cultural factors at play that made both time and place ripe for an...
Includes statement of exposition mission, suggestions for touring the exposition, information on surrounding points of interest, photographs and information about exposition buildings and exhibits, and a program of special days and events. 6 pages,...
Booklet describing the plan, scope and aims of the A.Y.P.E. Also descriptions of the environs and features of Seattle, the grounds, building plan and funding of the exposition as well as the states and foreign countries that will be featured....
Booklet distributed by the H.J. Heinz Company that includes three kinds of essays. The first type discusses the A.Y.P.E. and its purpose and scope. The second type relates to the Pure Food Movement and makes a case for the elimination of...
An article describing the preparations underway for the A.Y.P.E. including exhibits planned and buildings under construction as well as the passage of a bill by Congress to appropriate funds for government displays. Also included are more detailed...
An article discussing the importance of completing preparations for the exposition by the projected opening day (June 1, 1909). From page 131, "all buildings that are not finished by [opening day] will be removed and the grounds restored to their...
A brief article in which the author contends that the A.Y.P.E. will serve the purpose of uniting the Pacific states in the pursuit of trade relations with the Pacific nations of the East ("what is known as the Orient and Oceania" (p. 344)). Author...
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Olmsted, John Charles, 1852-1920.
A brief article in which the design for the preliminary ground plan for the A.Y.P.E. by J. C. Olmsted is presented and discussed. From page 79, "twelve large exhibit palaces arranged in an unique manner will form the nucleus of the exposition."...
Colored plan and map of A.Y.P.E. grounds distributed by the city of Tacoma and Pierce County. On the verso is a description of Tacoma urging the visitors of A.Y.P.E. to visit the city. Includes a list of reasons why Tacoma is a must-see and a...
Hand-typed letter dated 24 December 1957 from librarian Beatrice Hager of the Municipal Reference Library to Mr. H. E. Hibler of Cambridge, Massachusetts answering a series of questions posed by Mr. Hibler to the library regarding the A.Y.P.E....
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Stock options -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.
An article describing the purpose and scope of the A.Y.P.E. The author expresses favorable views on the fair and notes that based on the amount of exposition stock purchased by Seattle citizens, the rest of the city is in favor of the fair as well....
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Hawaiian Building (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909, Seattle, Wash.); Exhibition buildings -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Hawaii --...
A brief article describing the Hawaiian Exhibit. Includes descriptions of maps (including a large, plaster-cast relief map), a series of oil paintings of the Hawaiian landscape as well as displays of the prime exports of Hawaii including coffee,...
Pamphlet depicting the Century Vase made in sterling silver by the Gorham Company. From the title page, "to Commemorate the Completion of the First Century of the Republic of the United States of America." Exhibited by Albert Hansen, jeweler and...
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Exhibition buildings -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; United States Government Building (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909, Seattle,...
A brief article describing the exhibit of the United States Navy Department. Includes a description of the location within the Government Building and descriptions of various models of U.S. Navy ships such as the U.S.S. Connecticut. Also described...
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle.; Money -- United States.
From the entry on the A.Y.P.E.: "The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill (S. 627) to encourage the holding of an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at the city of Seattle, State of Washington, in the year 1909, which...