Title
Tower and boating platform
Subject
Architecture--New York(State)--Buffalo
Exhibition buildings--New York (State)--Buffalo
Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)--Buildings
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)--Pictorial works
Description
On Exposition grounds
Detail views
This is a sketch of the tower and boating platform. There is no date, caption, or source. The height of the tower will be 878 feet and the length of the platform will be 490 feet.
An architectural drawing of a tall domed tower with a detailed framework and supporting cables extending outward. The structure includes a multi-story base and an ornate upper dome capped with a decorative element. Smaller sectional views of the tower’s interior framework and design details are shown around the main elevation.
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Type
Text
Architectural drawings, Blueprints
Identifier
LIB-005_0042
Coverage
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:BuffaloN.Y.)--Buildings
Is Part Of
Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
LIB-005
Collection
Tags
Citation
“Tower and boating platform,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 21, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/94812.
