Exposition

The Temple of Music by night where Pres. McKinley was assassinated. 14615; Birdseye view of the Pan-American Exposition. 12419; The Ethnology Building at night. . . 14457; The National Guard in review before the President. . . 14551; In all its glory. 14513; The surging crowd eager to see our President. 14560; The Progress of Electric Science. 14617; Taking in the sights. 14473; The first photograph ever made showing the interior construction of a modern breech loader. 14487. . . Nine original stereoview photographs of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.

1901 · 60932 — Buffalo NY & Littleton NH: C.D. Arnold B.W. Kilburn 1901. Nine original stereoview albumen Woodburytype photographs sized 6 x 3 in. mounted on beige-coloured studio boards sized 7 x 3.5 in. all w/ printed captions & photographer’s imprints a couple w/ former ownership markings on versos in ink manuscript 7 w/ scalloped upper fore-edges minor dustsoiling minor wear to fore-edges still a VG set of images from the library of Prof. Marvin Nathan. Nine scarce and original albumen stereoview photographs detailing the exhibits sights and the sensational lighting effects achieved at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo NY in 1901. Many of the Exposition buildings including the prominent Electric Tower were covered in approximately 2 million 100 watt incandescent light bulbs producing an incredible display when turned on each night attracting millions of people who visited. This Exposition marked a defining moment in Buffalo history with the city becoming the focus of international architectural artistic technological and industrial attention at the Fair. Arnold 1844-1927 was previously the official photographer of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and it appears Kilburn contracted to produce and distribute stereoview images using Arnold photos. See: The Pan-American Exposition: Selected Sources in the Grosvenor Room RBR T485.C1 F5; Opening of the New York Electrical Society Season Electrical World & Engineer Vol. XXVIII No. 17 Oct. 26 1901 p. 674. [C.D. Arnold], B.W. Kilburn, hardcover