Ribbon commemorating President Taft's visit to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909
This ribbon celebrates the visit President William Howard Taft made to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle on September 30th, 1909. Taft Day was attended by nearly 61,000 people, making it one of the most popular days at the fair overall. President Taft came to the fair heavily gua...
| 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/16346 |
| Summary: | This ribbon celebrates the visit President William Howard Taft made to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle on September 30th, 1909. Taft Day was attended by nearly 61,000 people, making it one of the most popular days at the fair overall. President Taft came to the fair heavily guarded as President William McKinley had been assassinated in 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. The ribbon also includes two dahlia flowers and the dahlia became the official flower of Seattle in 1913. 1 Ribbon, Commemorative; Materials: silk; Dimensions: 8.75 in.H x 2.25 in.W |
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