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Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (Seattle, Wash.), United States Government Building, preliminary sketch
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| Title | Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (Seattle, Wash.), United States Government Building, preliminary sketch |
| Architectural Firm Name | Howard & Galloway |
| Architects | Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931
Galloway, John Debo, 1869-1943
Champney, Edouard Frere, 1874-1929 |
| Artist | Watmough, R. L. |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1908 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Graphite on tissue: 43 x 71 cm. |
| Building Street Address | University of Washington |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Design drawings
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| Representation | Sketches
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten on drawing:
Preliminary Sketch
Main U.S. Government Building, Seattle
Received Sept. 1, 1908
Signed: R.L. Watmough. 8/26/08
Scale: 1/32" to 1' |
| Building Style | Beaux-Arts
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| Building Notes | In 1909 Seattle hosted its first World's Fair on the University of Washington campus - the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYP). The AYP attracted more than 3.5 million visitors from around the world, giving Seattle much-needed prominence and attention as a leader in Pacific trade. The layout of the Exposition and its buildings were partly funded by the state legislature, so that they could later be used by the University. The San Francisco firm of Howard & Galloway was responsible for the design supervision of the fair's official buildings and sent their chief designer, Eduard Champney, to oversee the entire project. At the center of the Exposition was an area called the Arctic Circle, which featured six white buildings that arched around a mall and two fountains with a view of Mt. Rainier in the distance. The centrally placed U.S. Government Building featured exhibits from the nation's capital. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations; Sketches |
| Subjects (LCSH) | United States Government Building (Seattle, Wash.); Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0014
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Negative Number | UW28148z |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | U.W. Architect. Accession No. 73-28, Folder 22 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
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