Records relating to allegations of the Russian charge d'affaires that Captain A.M. Baber of the schooner, Sophie Johnson, had seized thirty-four Siberian Eskimos and brought them to the United States for an exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1908-1909.

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Records relating to allegations of the Russian charge d'affaires that Captain A.M. Baber of the schooner, Sophie Johnson, had seized thirty-four Siberian Eskimos and brought them to the United States for an exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1908-1909.

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Letters, telegrams, and typescript of interviews with Siberian Eskimos allegedly kidnapped for the exposition; also includes cover letter from Robert M. Warner, Archivist of the U.S., regarding the resolution of the case.

1 v. (20 leaves) : typescript.

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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)

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Register sign-in for visitors to the Alaska Building at the AYP Exposition, University of Washington, Seattle, summer 1909. From the description of Visitors' register, Alaska Building, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909 Jun-Nov. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 50018045 Anna Earnest appears to have been an employee at Ezra Meeker's Pioneer Exhibit during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909. Meeker, who was then active in promoting ...