Expo ’74 - Spokane's World's Fair
Collection
Identifier: GEN -10
Scope and Contents
Postcards, news articles, photos, and reports
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1970-1979
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for use
Biographical / Historical
Expo ’74 was held in Spokane, WA, and ran from May 4 to November 3, 1974. It was the first environmentally themed world’s fair and helped clean up the Spokane River and create Riverfront park. The current pavilion, recognized as a Spokane landmark was build for the fair and housed the US Pavilion.
Extent
0.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains original postcards, pamphlets and ephemera from the fair. Also included in the collection are various news articles from 1974 and anniversaries of the fair.
- Title
- Expo '74 - Spokane's World's Fair
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections Repository