Cotton souvenir banner from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), 1909

• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1909
• Subjects: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE); Princess Angeline (Kikisoblu); Yukon; Pacific; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13511

This highly stylized and romanticized image of a giant Princess Angeline waving a banner over Seattle is meant to instill a feeling of bold ingenuity and progress, big themes for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Princess Angeline, also known in Lushootseed as Kikisoblu, Kick-is-om-lo, or Wewick, was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle and a beloved local icon. She was born around 1920 and lived until she was in her mid-seventies. The poem is adapted from "Excelsior" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1 Banner, Promotional; Materials: cotton; Dimensions: 34 in.H x 25.25 in.W