Grain elevator and harbor with steamboats, Buffalo, New York, circa 1905
- Card type
- Private mailing card
About this postcard
The picture shows Buffalo's harbor dominated by a massive grain elevator with a cupola and smokestacks, surrounded by the masts of sailing vessels and steam-powered lake boats at the wharves; the card's own caption names it "The Harbor of Buffalo, N.Y." Buffalo was the western terminus of the Erie Canal and one of the great grain ports of the Great Lakes, and its waterfront was lined with huge steam-powered elevators that transferred grain between canal boats, lake freighters and railroad cars. A decorative emblem at upper right, with an eagle, a classical figure and an American flag, reads "Greetings from Picturesque America."
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Buffalo, NY |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Arthur Livingston |
| Series | Picturesque America, 129 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Hassett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Buffalo, NY, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Halftone print with a white margin at the bottom carrying the caption and publisher line; light soiling and minor edge wear; decorative patriotic emblem printed at upper right. Postmark: BUFFALO N.Y. 1908 — Private Mailing Card stock ("Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19, 1898"), undivided back, Pan-American Exposition 1901 imprint; light corner/edge wear, small crease at right. |
Cite this card
Grain elevator and harbor with steamboats, Buffalo, New York, circa 1905, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grain-elevator-and-harbor-with-steamboats-buffalo-new-york-c. Accessed October 24, 2026.