King County Building at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, October 4, 1909

• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Portland Post Card Co. (Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.) 1909
• Subjects: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle; Wash.); Exhibitions > Washington (State) > Seattle; Exhibition buildings > Washington (State) > Seattle; Buildings > Washington (State) > Seattle; King County Building (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition; 1909; Seattle; Seattle. Expositions. A.Y.P; Pacific; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16118coll3,1978

Transcribed from the Official Guide to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: "Ranking with the main exhibit palaces and state buildings In size and beauty, the King County building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is thoroughly representative of the county which contains almost a third of the wealth of the entire State of Washington. And in addition to the distinction which its size and cost will give to the structure. King County's headquarters has the advantage of a number of novel and interesting plans of exhibiting which will draw visitors to view its exhibits. The King County building, situated on Tanana avenue just east of the Manufactures palace, is two stories high and covers 100x200 feet of floor space on each story. The style is simple renaissance, the construction of the usual type, frame, with staff and plaster, and the cost about $30,000. Of the interior the first floor level Is sunk a few feet below the street. This floor is devoted to the great cyclorama of King County, depicting on canvas and in built-up foreground the entire county, its cities, rivers and mountains, its natural beauties and the developments of man, factories, railroads, tunnels, etc., complete and true to life. This cyclorama thoroughly depicts the resources and development of King County. The main exhibit hall above is devoted to a complete display of the products of the county, agricultural, manufactures, mines, fisheries and the like. Exhibit space is free to King County producers. The object sought by Commissioner E. L. Reber, who has charge of the building, and his assistant. Col. H. B. Hardt, an exposition expert, has been to secure live, moving exhibits, which have an attractiveness aside from their commercial interest. Besides the exhibits of various firms, communities and individuals, there are a number of representative exhibits by the county, such as a thorough exhibit of its fish, its mineral products, animal life, etc." Recipient: "Miss K.M. Lowell, Brasher Falls, St. Law. Co., N.Y." Recipient: "Mon - no time ...