CGR Publishing and writer, Mark Bussler (1915 San Francisco World's Fair in Color: Grandeur of the Panama-Pacific Exposition) assembled a gorgeous collection of curated images to transport readers back in time to 1901. Experience the Pan-American Exposition as though you were there!
Though the assassination of President William McKinley, in the Temple of Music, cast a dark cloud over the event and remains the Fair’s most notable occurrence, its beautiful buildings, lighting effects, and elegant lagoons remain a vivid memory thanks to the miracle of photography.
In 1901, electricity was still in its infancy. The creators of the Fair artistically used electric lights on the Electric Tower and throughout the fairgrounds.
The Temple of Music, pictured with fairgoers for scale, was one of many fabulous buildings created for the 1901 World's Fair.
The Pan-American Exposition covered 350 acres in the City of Buffalo and played host to roughly 8 million people between May 1st and November 2nd, 1901.
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