• Legacy of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
• Introduction
• The Exposition Beautiful
• Seattle and the World in 1909
• UW Campus In and Before 1909
• Conception and Planning
• Architects
• Construction
• Publicity
• Opening Day
• Geographic Scope
• Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines
• The Hoo-Hoo House and the Forestry Building
• Exhibits
• Diversions of a Summer's Day: The Pay Streak
• Igorrotes and Eskimos
• Special Days
• International Guests
• The Automobile Race
• The Dirigible
• Music
• The George Washington Statue
• Legacy of the Fair
• Resources and Links

The Exposition Beautiful

Welcome to the Exposition Beautiful!  We hope this exhibit helps you to experience a bit of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.  In this exhibit you will see what visitors to the Exposition saw, learn about how the Fair was created, and discover what remains of this wonderful world’s fair on the University campus.

The materials in this exhibit, unless otherwise designated, are from the holdings of the Special Collections Division of the University Libraries.

Court of Honor showing the Cascades	Court of Honor showing the Cascades
Bird's Eye view and list of trustees	AYPE pamphlet issued by Dept. of Publicity
Complimentary pass for Miss Nancy Banks	Invitation to attend AYPE
Invitation to Speakers' Platform	North Western Line
Monthly pass for Anna Earnest	Nome Circle

Items from other institutions:

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Reference Book(Seattle Public Library)

Exposition Beautiful(Seattle Public Library)