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California. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition commission
A compact but vivid record of how California presented itself at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, this report mixes state boosterism with on-the-ground detail. It was written by the governor’s representatives who oversaw California’s exhibit in Seattle.
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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
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Published under the name of the California Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Commission, this book is credited in library and Project Gutenberg records to J. A. Filcher and Frank Wiggins, the governor’s representatives for California at the exposition.
The report was prepared after the 1909 fair in Seattle and issued in 1910. Rather than being a conventional single-author work, it reads as an official account of planning, display, promotion, and results, showing how California wanted to present its agriculture, industry, and public image to a wider audience.
Frank Wiggins is also known for his long work with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, where he became closely associated with promoting Southern California through large public exhibits. I wasn’t able to confirm enough biographical detail about J. A. Filcher from the sources reviewed here to add more with confidence, so it is best to think of this volume as a collaborative, state-sponsored document rather than a personal narrative.