The picture shows Machinery Hall of the Pan-American Exposition, a long, many-windowed exhibition building with a domed corner pavilion, seen from the grounds. The Pan-American Exposition ran in Buffalo, New York, from May to November 1901, and its Machinery Hall was among the largest structures, filled with working industrial machinery and electrical exhibits. The fair is also remembered as the site where President William McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
My dear Mrs. McCann -
I am sure you feel lighthearted, but please
pardon me for not having shown
you attention and making it more
harmonious. I made an early de-
parture not encouraged by my letters
but more likely coming from Chicago is
quiet. Some would rather have Buffalo or
Chicago in place of the Fair has lately
the celebrated display
was successful. Both
Chicago and this
is all I know about
so grand. Chicago
has gained the
reputation
and it is not at
all in my opinion
any more than a
then having a
unfortunately I am
very busy, but I
with more great share
of the labor. Every
ing is interesting
here. With your kind
ness I shall get
with me. While
make you take
everything passes
you & then trouble and the...
Undivided-back era card; the picture side is almost entirely covered by a handwritten message and a Buffalo, N.Y. postmark; no white border; halftone screen visible.
Postmark: NEW YORK N.Y. NOV 8 1900 (machine cancel over stamp). Private Mailing Card stock ("Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19, 1898"), undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; card is toned, soiled and edge-worn with a crease at lower right.
Cite this card
Machinery Hall, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901, postcard, c. 1898. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/machinery-hall-pan-american-exposition-buffalo-new-york-1901. Accessed October 25, 2026.
