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[Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901] – Vintage 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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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 May 1901 to celebrate trade and friendship among the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Its most famous landmark was the illuminated Electric Tower, which drew crowds at night. The fair closed in November 1901 after President William McKinley was shot at its Temple of Music in September. The Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American cities, landscapes and events for decades, made this photograph, and the record's caption notes are brief, so the exact view is best understood as one of many images of the grounds that year.

Created / published1901
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 030597. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Exhibitions.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,336 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151761

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