The picture shows Machinery Hall at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, a long exhibition building with rows of windows and a domed corner pavilion, viewed across the fairgrounds. The Pan-American Exposition ran from May to November 1901, and Machinery Hall was one of its 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. McGorran: —
I suppose you feel lonesome, but I hope
[illegible] you are having [illegible]
you are [illegible] and making it nice.
I have [illegible] from [illegible] each day [illegible]
came [illegible] accompanied by my letters &
[illegible] more [illegible] coming from Chicago [illegible]
and I would rather be in Buffalo or
Chicago than [illegible] The fair has [illegible]
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[illegible] grand [illegible]
[illegible] begins the
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with me great [illegible]
[illegible] the [illegible]
this is [illegible]
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Undivided-back era card; the picture side is almost entirely covered by a handwritten message and postmarks (New York, N.Y. and Chicago); no white border; halftone screen visible.
Postmark: NEW YORK, N.Y. NOV 8 (machine cancel over stamp); additional postmark: CHICAGO NOV 9 5:30 PM. Publisher imprint (Niagara Envelope Manufactory, Buffalo, N.Y.) printed vertically along the right edge. 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, NY, 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/machinery-hall-pan-american-exposition-buffalo-ny-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.
