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Front of the Electric Tower


Fountain with multiple water jets in front of an ornate building façade at the Pan-American Exposition.
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Title

Front of the Electric Tower

Subject

Architecture--New York(State)--Buffalo
Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)--Buildings
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)--Photographs

Description

On Exposition Grounds
Exterior views
Frontal view of the Electric Tower taken during the day. Off centered shot of the middle of the water.
A view of a large decorative fountain at the Pan-American Exposition. Jets of water rise in arcs from several smaller fountains in the pool, while water also cascades from sculpted figures and an arched opening on the building’s façade. Ornamental statues flank the central water feature.

Source

Source: The Pan-American and its Midway, Philadelphia : J. Murray Jordan, 1901, p. [23.]

Rights

Type

Image
Photographs

Identifier

LIB-005_0008

Coverage

Buffalo (N.Y.)
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:BuffaloN.Y.)--Electric Tower

Is Part Of

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
LIB-005

Citation

“Front of the Electric Tower,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 25, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/94779.