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"Giving the Elbow" to Major Taylor
A white cyclist shouldering/jostling/bullying his competitor - the "Black Cyclone", Major Taylor. Taylor was an amazing cyclist, competing and excelling on the world stage before the age of 20. He was subjected to a lot of abuse and discrimination…
"Eskimo" Children in Traditional Dress
Offical AYP Expo postcard depicting five "Eskimo" children in traditional dress.
"Eskimo" Baby in Fur Outfit
Caption on image: "Raltugia" takes life easy in her teddy bear costume. Eskimo village, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Seattle, Wash. 1909
"Baby Girl Dies on Train While Being Brought to Seattle: It Was Said to Have Been Placed in a Baby Incubator Here."
Newspaper article about a premature baby that died on her way to the Infant Incubator exhibit at the AYP Expo. The parents had hoped that the exhibit could save her, but they arrived too late.
