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Great Chicago Fire Painting 4
It was possibly the greatest U.S. disaster of the 19th century, and only from the immediate rebuilding of the city and support from cities all over the world was Chicago able to emerge as global...
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The ruins
THE CHICAGO FIRE, OCT. 8, 1871. THE RUINS OF THE SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE BACKGROUND, CORNER OF WABASH AND WASHINGTON STREETS,Tribune photo (Tribune file) (history)If you were standing at the corner of Wabash and Washington Streets in Chicago in 1871, this is what you would see: piles of rubble, with the ruins of the Second Presbyterian Church in the...
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Courthouse and City Hall
..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT.. ..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT.. Tribune archive photo of the aftermath of the Chicago Fire in 1871. The ruins of a courthouse and Cit(Tribune archive photo / June 25, 2008)
The ruins of a courthouse and City Hall (in background) in the days after the 1871 Chicago Fire. There are workers walking through the wreckage in the area ...
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Valuables Recovery
Chicago Fire
Illustration of workers recovering valuables from the vaults of a bank destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire.
Location: Chicago, IL, US
Date taken: October 1871
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Chicago showing burnt district
On Sunday, October 8, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 began in the barn behind Patrick O’Leary’s home at 137 (now 558 West) De Koven Street. The fire burned an area four and three-quarter miles long...
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Views of the Great Fire - Trinity Church
From stereoview. Not dated. Copelin & Hine, Photographers, Chicago, Ill. Views of the Great Fire in Chicago, October, 1871. Hand written at the bottom is "N.W. from Mich Ave Hotel."
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St. James Episcopal Church
..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT.. Tribune archive photo of the aftermath of the Chicago Fire in 1871. The wreckage of St. James Episcopal Church looking north on Rush street from Huron in the aftermath of the 18(Tribune archive photo)
The wreckage of St. James Episcopal Church looking north on Rush Street from Huron Street after the Chicago Fire of 1871.
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Men screaming
The fire in Chicago, northern Illinois, destroyed much of the city and left about 90,000 people homeless. Pictures gathered from many places in memory of one of the greatest fire in metropolitan area.
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The Tribune building
The Tribune building at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets after the great fire of Oct. 9, 1871..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT.. 00276876A TribHistoryThe Tribune building at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison Streets after the Chicago Fire of 1871.
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Halt! Who Goes There?
The Waud DrawingsA soldier, his overcoat ruffled by the hot wind, questions two citizens trying to make their way across the city. This armed presence enforced the widely expressed comparison of fire-devastated...
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View at Wacker & Lake Streets
..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT.. Tribune archive photo of the aftermath of the Chicago Fire in 1871. The ruins of a courthouse and City Hall (in background) in the aftermath of the 1871 "Great" Chicago(Tribune archive photo)
The roads and ruins of Chicago in the aftermath of the 1871 Chicago Fire. You can see the Chicago River in the background.
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