The card shows the Lafayette Hotel in Buffalo, New York, viewed from the Lafayette Monument, with the Buffalo Library at left and the Mooney Building at right; two cannons sit in the foreground square. The Lafayette Hotel opened in 1904 and was designed by Louise Blanchard Bethune, one of the first professional female architects in the United States. Lafayette Square was a civic and commercial center in early 20th-century Buffalo.
Borderless; red printed caption; rooftop hotel sign; two cannons in foreground.
No postmark, stamp, or handwriting. Undivided back with red "Post Card" heading, stamp box reading "DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS", and "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS." Imprint along left edge: Ernst Besser's Sons, Buffalo N.Y. No. 405, Printed in Germany. Light soiling, corners slightly worn.
Cite this card
Lafayette Hotel from Lafayette Monument, Buffalo, New York, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lafayette-hotel-from-lafayette-monument-buffalo-new-york-cir. Accessed October 25, 2026.
