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California. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition commission
An official report from California’s 1909 showing at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, this book offers a vivid snapshot of how the state wanted to present itself to the wider world. It blends civic boosterism, practical detail, and a revealing look at California’s ambitions in the early twentieth century.
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Report of Governor's Representatives for California at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Commission
by California. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition commission, J. A. (Joseph Adams) Filcher, Frank Wiggins
About the author
This is not a personal author but a state commission credited with producing the report on California’s participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Project Gutenberg lists California. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition commission as the author, alongside J. A. Filcher and Frank Wiggins, who are named as the governor’s representatives.
The report itself was issued in 1910 after the exposition in Seattle ran from June 1 to October 15, 1909. In the opening pages, the representatives explain that they were responsible for the details of California’s presence at the fair, including the state building and the exhibit meant to showcase California’s products, industries, and resources.
As an author credit, the commission stands for a piece of official public writing rather than a single voice. That gives the book its distinctive character: it reads as a formal record of planning, display, and promotion, while also capturing the confidence and image-making of California at the start of the twentieth century.