Transformers in the electricity building

Buffalo(N.Y.)--Exhibitions

Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)

Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)--Electricity Building

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The General Electric Company's "exhibit" was a working display, transforming the electricity sent from Niagara to the lower current needed on the exposition grounds. Shown are the "great nickel-steel ring" and the 18 step-down transformers.

An industrial exhibition hall interior featuring large machinery components. A massive circular structure is positioned on the left, with smaller electrical machines displayed in the center. The walls are decorated with banners, including a visible General Electric (GE) emblem.

Everybody's Magazine, v. 5, no. 26 (October 1901) p. 396.

1901-10-00

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Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901

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