Title
Harrisburg engine
Subject
Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.). Machinery Building
Buffalo (N.Y.)--Exhibitions
Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)--Photographs
Description
Interior view of the Harrisburg Engine with a large flywheel in the foreground housed within a wooden-beamed structure. Additional mechanical components and piping are visible in the background. The Harrisburg Engine was one of many gas and steam engines in the Power Plant in the Court of the Machinery Building. at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York. These working engines were not only exhibited to educate visitors, but also to provide supplemental power to run the fountain water pumps and other daily operations of the Exposition.
Source
Power, v. 21, no. 8 (August 1901), p. 3.
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1901-08
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.
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
LIB-005_0491
Is Part Of
Pan-American Exposition of 1901. LIB-005
Collection
Citation
“Harrisburg engine,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 1, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/95444.
