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[Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901] – Historic Print

[Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901], 1901 — historic photograph
[Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901], 1901. Historic photograph from the World's Fairs collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901]

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The Pan American Exposition opened in Buffalo, New York, in 1901 as a showcase of the Western Hemisphere's industry and art, and this view belongs to the fair's more exotic side, where the caption card tags it under "Orient" and "Amusement Parks." The Detroit Publishing Company, which sent photographers across the country and sold its views widely, documented the fair's crowds and exhibits for a public eager to see such spectacles. The Exposition is remembered today partly because President William McKinley was shot there in September 1901, and it closed later that year. Note that the caption data is unverified, so details of this particular scene should be checked against the catalog record.

Created / published1901
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 030624. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Exhibitions; Orient; Amusement Parks.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,352 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151762

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