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| Title | Igorrote child and Inuit child at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909. |
| Photographer | Nowell, Frank H. |
| Date | 1909 |
| Caption | The Inuit child pictured is Norman Smith, brother of Miss Columbia, who was named "Queen of the Pay Streak" and most beautiful woman at the AYPE. The Inuit ("Eskimos") and Igorrote groups were both featured at the Pay Streak (amusement area) of the AYPE.
One of the most popular attractions at the AYPE was an exhibit of a mock village of the Igorrote people, natives of the Philippine Islands. Igorrote men, women and children were displayed in a simulated "native" habitat, with typical Igorrote houses; they performed dances and demonstrated traditional crafts in their sometimes controversial traditional attire of loincloths.
Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was appointed the official photographer of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which took place in Seattle in 1909. Nowell's many AYPE photographs were displayed at the fair and used in many official publications. |
| Notes | Caption by MOHAI staff
Caption on image: x1109, [Photographer's mark:] F.H. Nowell, Official Photographer, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Copyright 1909 by A.M. Baber |
| Subjects | Igorot (Philippine people)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Inuit--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
University District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1990.73.19 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Photographs, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Frank H. Nowell Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Photographs |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass plate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original glass plate negative as
4350 pixel TIFF image as 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest
dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 1109 |
