File:Official emblem of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1908 (MOHAI 3409).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Official_emblem_of_Alaska-Yukon-Pacific_Exposition,_Seattle,_1908_(MOHAI_3409).jpg (640 × 403 pixels, file size: 55 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
English: Official emblem of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1908   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Unknown authorUnknown author
Title
English: Official emblem of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1908
Description
English:

The official emblem of Seattle's 1909 Alaska-Yukon Exposition was designed by Adelaide Hanscom of Seattle. The emblem, with its three female figures, was used on programs, souvenirs, and other items. The woman on the left holds a ship and represents the Orient. The central figure holds gold nuggets and symbolizes Alaska. The one on the right holds a railroad engine, symbolizing commerce with Seattle and the rest of the United States.

Caption on image: Official Emblem Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, U.S.A. 1909. Official Post Card. Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. Caption by MOHAI staff.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Sculpture--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date 1908
date QS:P571,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: 1 postcard: color
Dimensions height: 3.5 in (88.9 mm); width: 5.5 in (13.9 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,3.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,5.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
3409
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Credit Line
InfoField
Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current05:24, 17 November 2020Thumbnail for version as of 05:24, 17 November 2020640 × 403 (55 KB)BMacZeroBot (talk | contribs)Automatic lossless crop (watermark)
05:24, 17 November 2020Thumbnail for version as of 05:24, 17 November 2020640 × 433 (57 KB)BMacZeroBot (talk | contribs)Batch upload (Commons:Batch uploading/University of Washington Digital Collections)

You cannot overwrite this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Official_emblem_of_Alaska-Yukon-Pacific_Exposition,_Seattle,_1908_(MOHAI_3409).jpg&oldid=623726784"