Pin commemorating the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held in Seattle, 1909
The 1909 Exposition celebrated the relationship between Seattle and Alaska in the wake of the Gold Rush of 1897. The top part of the pin is shaped like a gold pan on top of a crossed shovel and pickaxe. Below is a medal with images of Chief Seattle, Secretary of State William Henry Seward, a man pan...
Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
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Language: | unknown |
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1909
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Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/16333 |
Summary: | The 1909 Exposition celebrated the relationship between Seattle and Alaska in the wake of the Gold Rush of 1897. The top part of the pin is shaped like a gold pan on top of a crossed shovel and pickaxe. Below is a medal with images of Chief Seattle, Secretary of State William Henry Seward, a man panning for gold, and a ship in front of a sunrise. Seward (1801-1872) was Secretary of State from 1860-1869 and was involved in the purchase of Alaska in 1867. 1 Pin, Promotional; Materials: metal; Dimensions: 2.75 in.H x 1.75 in.W |
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