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Put me off at Buffalo : the one and only Buffalo song


Sheet music cover for Put Me Off at Buffalo with caricatured figures behind a large open songbook.
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Title

Put me off at Buffalo : the one and only Buffalo song

Subject

Buffalo(N.Y.)--Exhibitions
Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.) --Songs and music

Description

On Exposition Grounds
The color illustration of this sheet music shows four stereotypical representations of five ethnic groups, African, Turkish, Native American, Asian, and Southern American.
A sheet music cover titled Put Me Off at Buffalo shows a group of caricatured figures standing behind an oversized songbook with the title written across its pages. The words are by Harry Dillon and the music by John Dillon, as noted at the bottom. The design uses bold red and blue tones.

Source

Courtesy of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.

Rights

Type

Text
Book covers, Book illustrations, Sheet music covers

Identifier

LIB-005_0461

Alternative Title

Put me off at Buffalo : the one and only Buffalo song

Is Part Of

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

Citation

“Put me off at Buffalo : the one and only Buffalo song,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 21, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/95414.