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Title: Official catalogue and guide book to the Pan-American exposition ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
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Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y., C. Ahrhart
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rector-Cft) ^tu^L^ The Fan-American Official Catalogue and Guide.
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The Pan-American Official Catalogue and Guide. THE PAN-AMERICAN £~^carcely four years have elapsed since its conception, when it was1 f proposed to hold an Exposition which should be all-American inits scope. Its sole object, to promote commercial and social interests amongthe States and countries of the Western Hemisphere. Its fundamental idea, essentially different from that of any other ofthe great fairs, in that it commemorates no historical event. The citizens of Buffalo, in March, i8pp, raised by popular subscrip-tion the sum of $1,750,000, and because of this display of interest andthe belief in their ability to finance and produce a successful Exposition,Congress became convinced that the work would be well done anddesignated Buffalo as the most desirable locatio?i, and accordinglyassisted with an appropriation of $500,000. In 1899 the present business organization was effected, whichchose for the site of the Exposition its splendid location, occupying asit does jfo acres of

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