In 1909, more than three million people attended the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which was held in Seattle on the grounds of the University of Washington campus from the 1st of June 1 through the 16th of October, a World's Fair that was the first of its kind in the Evergreen State. 
The Pay Streak was located in the middle of the A-Y-P Exposition's midway area. It offered a bewildering selection of carnival rides, souvenirs, beverages, and quasi-educational exhibitions, all of which were available for a fee, of course.
These last ones concerned the portrayal of human beings in varied degrees of their (purportedly natural) environments, going about their (allegedly) regular routines. A living human baby was used as the (passive) performer in the Baby Incubator Exhibit, which introduced fairgoers to an early version of mechanical controlled environments for the benefit of premature infants. 
The exhibit demonstrated applied science in the nursery decades before such technology was commonly integrated into neonatal care in hospitals.
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