Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
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- Feb 10, 1909Seattle Will Sell Itself With a Coast-to-Coast Motor RaceBoosters lay plans for a New York-to-Seattle endurance run timed to the opening of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, with Robert Guggenheim putting up a $2,000 trophy and $5,300 in prizes for the first five cars home.Seattle, WA
- Feb 13, 1909Three Thousand Boosters Eat, Cheer, and Rebrand TacomaOne night in February 1909: 3,000 boosters packed the armory, picked a new city slogan — 'You'll Like Tacoma' — and got sermons on land, liquor, and who should own the tide flats.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 3, 1909The 1825 Millstones That Fed the Oregon Country Headed for SeattleA Stevens County man sent the Hudson's Bay Company's oldest Pacific Coast millstones to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, where they joined the state historical exhibit.Meyers Falls, WA
- Oct 14, 1909The Man Who Sold Seattle's World's FairWith the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition struggling for attention, newspaperman James A. Wood made every outgoing letter a billboard and helped draw nearly four million visitors.Seattle, WA
- Oct 28, 1909Seattle's World's Fair Exceeds All ExpectationsThe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition closed with record attendance, a profit for stockholders, and a lasting gift to the University of Washington campus.University of Washington campus, Seattle, WA