Pay Streak at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909

• Main Author: Oakes Photo Co.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Midways > Washington (State) > Seattle; Exhibitions > Washington (State) > Seattle; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle; Wash.); Mohai; Pacific; Yaku; Yukon; Ketchikan; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/2813

Visitors to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition crowded to the concessions on the Pay Streak. Here they could enjoy exciting rides, visit a reconstruction of the Streets of Cairo, buy snacks at the Tokio Cafe, and look at native people of the Philippines in a reconstructed village. The Pay Streak was named after concentrated streaks of gold or other valuable ore. This photo shows a section of the Pay Streak at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909. Signs in image: Igorotte Village - 50 Primitive Wild People in a Typical Village from the Philippine Islands - 50 Dog Eaters, Head Hunters from Mountain Fastnesses of Philippine Islands. The House that Jack Built. Polly. Gus. Oh Joy. World's Greatest Attraction - Pharaoh's Daughter - Great European Success. Caption on image: House That Jack Built, Pay Streak, A.Y.P. Oakes Photo Co. Handwritten on image: Seattle 1909. Postmarked October 29[?], 1909, from Seattle; two-cent stamp. Handwritten on verso: W.S.S. Gedney, H12 Federal Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Oct 29/09. Dr Liz: We arrived safely in port yesterday. Had a fine trip down. Guess you know something about this picture; am going to see how much there is left of the Fair. Coming along? The "Yaku" is staying close to us. Kind regards to Marie & [D.]. L.G. Howes. Addressed to Miss Lizzie Pankratz in Ketchikan, Alaska. Caption by MOHAI staff. 1 photographic postcard: b&w; 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.