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Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A Souvenir of Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara Falls and the Great Pan-American Exposition ...
Author: A Souvenir of Buffalo, N.Y., Niagara Falls and the Great Pan-American Exposition : Held in Buffalo, N.Y. Commencing May 1, 1901 and Continuing Until Nov. 1, 1901
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Category : Electronic book
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Pan-American, Buffalo and Niagara Falls; a Picturesque Souvenir
Author: Charles CutterPublisher:
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Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Pan-American Buffalo and Niagara Falls: A Picturesque Souvenir
Author: Charles CutterPublisher: Media Hatchery
ISBN: 9781955180054
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Pan-American Buffalo and Niagara Falls - A Picturesque Souvenir is a reproduction of Charles Cutter's beautiful booklet originally sold at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo, NY between May 1 and November 1. This publication contains images from three different versions of the same title. As the Exposition progressed, Cutter acquired new images and replaced those of lesser value in the next printing. We have incorporated all common and unique images from these three editions. Included in this work is a tribute to US President William McKinley, who was assassinated at the Exposition on September 6, 1901, and passed away on September 14, 1901. Like all Media Hatchery public domain publications, the text has been reset and formatted with Adobe InDesign, the images meticulously restored and enhanced with Adobe Photoshop, and the pages printed on the highest quality paper to ensure a truly enjoyable reading experience.
The Pan-American Exposition
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition
Author: Thomas E. LearyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780752409818
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
An engaging pictorial history that explores the triumphs and tragedies of a historic exposition hosted in Buffalo a century ago. About 330 vintage photographs, postcards and sketches are paired with an informative text by Thomas Leary and Elizabeth Sholes. They worked with the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and Arcadia Publishing to create a unique snapshot of a prospering region at turn of the century.
The Mighty Niagara
Author: John N. JacksonPublisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615929029
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
...makes some notable contributions to the popular and scholarly literature about the Niagara region...a welcome addition to the literature of US-Canada cross-border studies. -The Canadian Historical Review...provides a most engaging and eloquently written story, a learned tale of the Niagara region's associated historical triumphs and abiding challenges. The book's geographical and social histories will be of interest not only to residents of the Niagara Frontier but to anyone who has ever been fascinated by the complexly related natural and technological wonders that have helped to make Niagara one of the world's most famous and enduring icons. -ISLEThis in-depth regional study of the Niagara Frontier traces the evolution of landscape and patterns of settlement on both sides of the Niagara River extending from St. Catharines, Ontario, to Lockport, New York. This significant region, astride an international frontier, both connects and separates, unites and divides Canadian and American territories bordering the Niagara River.Like map overlays that build on an underlying base geography, Professor Jackson's chronological approach begins with the qualities of the physical background and their ongoing ramifications up to the present for the use and development of land. He then adds the Native settlements, showing their trails and economic activities, while highlighting the amazing fact that certain Native features remain an intrinsic part of the modern landscape. The next time period reveals that the previous human landscapes, once continuous across the Niagara River, became acutely discontinuous with the creation in 1783 of an unseen but divisive international boundary.Subsequent chapters follow the changes over the course of time as canals, railways, hydroelectric power, and the dominance of the automobile in the present era all transform the environment. Jackson also discusses Niagara Falls as the fulcrum around which the Niagara Frontier has developed and the impact of the tourist industry on the region. This thorough analysis of an important international region will be of great use to students of regional, urban, and historical geography as well as to anyone involved in cross-boundary trade, education, or tourism.John N. Jackson (St. Catharines, Ontario) is professor emeritus of applied geography at Brock University and the author of fourteen previous books on regional geography and history.John Burtniak (St. Catharines), now retired, was the special collections librarian and university archivist at Brock University.Gregory P. Stein (Buffalo, NY) is associate professor of geography and planning at SUNY College at Buffalo.
The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 Worlds Fair
Author: Margaret CreightonPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393247511
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“A marvelous recounting of the 1901 World’s Fair. Every chapter sparkles.… The Buffalo-Niagara Falls extravaganza comes alive in these pages. Highly recommended!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, dazzled with its new rainbow-colored electric lights. It showcased an array of wonders, like daredevils attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, or the “Animal King” putting the smallest woman in the world and also terrifying animals on display. But the thrill-seeking spectators little suspected that an assassin walked the fairgrounds, waiting for President William McKinley to arrive. In Margaret Creighton’s hands, the result is “a persuasive case that the fair was a microcosm of some momentous facets of the United States, good and bad, at the onset of the American Century” (Howard Schneider, Wall Street Journal).
The Rand-McNally Hand-book to the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo and Niagara Falls ...
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Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Description of exhibits includes a Venetian glass factory, souvenirs, glass dress.
City of Light
Author: Lauren BelferPublisher: Dial Press
ISBN: 0307764028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK It is 1901 and Buffalo, New York, stands at the center of the nation's attention as a place of immense wealth and sophistication. The massive hydroelectric power development at nearby Niagara Falls and the grand Pan-American Exposition promise to bring the Great Lakes “city of light” even more repute. Against this rich historical backdrop lives Louisa Barrett, the attractive, articulate headmistress of the Macaulay School for Girls. Protected by its powerful all-male board, “Miss Barrett” is treated as an equal by the men who control the life of the city. Lulled by her unique relationship with these titans of business, Louisa feels secure in her position, until a mysterious death at the power plant triggers a sequence of events that forces her to return to a past she has struggled to conceal, and to question everything and everyone she holds dear. Both observer and participant, Louisa Barrett guides the reader through the culture and conflicts of a time and place where immigrant factory workers and nature conservationists protest violently against industrialists, where presidents broker politics, where wealthy “Negroes” fight for recognition and equality, and where women struggle to thrive in a system that allows them little freedom. Wrought with remarkable depth and intelligence, City of Light remains a work completely of its own era, and of ours as well. A stirring literary accomplishment, Lauren Belfer's first novel marks the debut of a fresh voice for the new millennium and heralds a major publishing event.
