May Day fete celebrations on the University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington, ca. 1914

Buildings shown are (l to r) the U.S. Bureau of Mines Rescue Station, the Mines Building, the Armory (formerly the Oriental Building built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition), and the Music Pavilion in the background. PH Coll 778.54 In the summer of 1909, a world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-P...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boland, M. D.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1914
Subjects:
University of Washington > Buildings
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle
Wash.) > Buildings
May Day
Maypoles > Washington (State) > Seattle
Folk dancing > Washington (State) > Seattle
Yukon
Pacific
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/panoram/id/28
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Summary:Buildings shown are (l to r) the U.S. Bureau of Mines Rescue Station, the Mines Building, the Armory (formerly the Oriental Building built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition), and the Music Pavilion in the background. PH Coll 778.54 In the summer of 1909, a world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, took place on the grounds of the University of Washington. The fair shaped the campus in ways that are visible today, creating the Rainier Vista and Drumheller Fountain. For many years, some of the former fair buildings were used by the University; today only Architecture Hall and Cunningham Hall remain. The May Fete celebrations apparently started on the UW campus in 1910 and were organized under the auspices of the Physical Training Department and the Y.W.C.A.

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