Men posing in front of Japan Exhibit Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909

• Main Author: Nowell, Frank H.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle; Wash.) Exhibition Buildings > Washington (State) > Seattle Fairs > Washington (State) > Seattle; Pacific; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8876

The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape Architecture firm and located on the campus of the University of Washington. Several of the buildings and the landscaping survive, continuing to shape the layout of the campus. This photo shows a group of men of Japanese heritage posing in front of the Japan Exhibits Building. Clear here is an effort by landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers to pay tribute to the magnificence of the natural setting of the fair. At the bottom right of the frame a young boy holds a stack of newspapers. Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was the official photographer of the AYPE, and his photographs were displayed at the fair and used in many official publications. 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.