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Photograph

Date:	1871
Description:	Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left.

Date:	1871
Description:	Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River.

Photograph

Date:	1871
Description:	Elevated view of men and ships near the McCormick Works and the Chicago River during the Chicago Fire of 1871. The original caption reads: "Reproduction o...

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