Senbei iron from the Sagamiya Bakery with the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) seal, ca. 1909

The Sagamiya Confectionery, founded in 1904 by Unosuke Shibata, was formerly located at Sixth and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, now Seattle's International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi, pastries and other wagashi (confections). T...

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Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1909
Subjects:
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)
Immigration
turn of the 20th century
Pacific
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/14344
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Summary:The Sagamiya Confectionery, founded in 1904 by Unosuke Shibata, was formerly located at Sixth and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, now Seattle's International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi, pastries and other wagashi (confections). The bakery was a popular neighborhood establishment until it closed in the 1970s. This particular senbei iron featured the logo for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held in Seattle in 1909 on what is today the University of Washington campus. 1 Iron, Wafer; Materials: iron; Dimensions: 20.5 in.H x 5 in.W

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