“Put me off at Buffalo!”
Subject(s): New York (State)--Buffalo, Pan-American Exposition, Porters, Railroad travel
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Passengers in a railroad sleeping car tell the porter to make sure to put them “off at Buffalo” so they can visit the Pan-American Exposition.
Comments and Context
The humor in this non-political cartoon is noting the various social types flocking to the fair in Buffalo: society snobs, pretty girls, rural types, foreigners, cowboys, old maids, and children. A point of irony, certainly no prediction of any sort, is the brandishing of a handgun; within four months President William McKinley would be assassinated by an anarchist with a handgun at that very fair.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-05-08
Creator(s)
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
“Put me off at Buffalo!”. [May 8, 1901]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275840. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937. “Put me off at Buffalo!”. [8 May. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275840.
APA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937., [1901, May 8]. “Put me off at Buffalo!”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275840.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
