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Identifier: officialcatalogu00pana (find matches)
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
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ksof the Ilissus, at Athens, 2200 years ago. It is situated to the left oreast of the Plaza as one enters by the railway gate. The dimensions of the ancient stadium were 680 feet in length and130 feet in breadth, while this modern copy is 840 feet long and 400feet wide. The present interest in athletic sports has been handsomelyrecognized in this fitting monument to their popularity. The nature of the sports planned is varied. Amateur as well asprofessional events of all kinds will be held, and will include baseball,football, cycling, shooting, lacrosse, Caledonian games, cricket, tennis,and other sports. The Stadium contains a quarter-mile racing trackand ample space for all the popular athletic games, with a seatingcapacity in the stands of over 12,000. Here also will be the displays of livestock, automobiles, and otherroad vehicles, farm and road machinery in motion. The structure was designed by Architect Walter Cook of BostonMass. 27 The Pan-American Official Catalogue and Guide.
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28 The Pan-American Official Catalogue and Guide. THE ART BUILDING. The extremely high character of this exhibit makes it especially-interesting to all art lovers. All that was best in ihe many Expositionsrecently held, has been obtained together with the choicest pictures inmany private American collections. The exhibit of paintings andsculpture though not as large and varied as that of the Worlds Fair,is thoroughly creditable, and the building of Fine Arts ought to be themost interesting spot on the ground to cultured people and especiallyartists. It is situated in the southeastern part of the grounds, directlyin front of the Meadow gate, a brick fireproof building 225x100 feet,provided with entrances on the north and south sides, and was designedby Green & Wicks, of Buffalo, N. Y. The Albright Art Gallery, which is in an unfinished condition andin the extreme southwestern part of the Exposition grounds, was tohave been used for the Pan-American gallery, but owing to some diffi-

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