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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Chicago fire of October 8, 1871. The hand-colored lithograph was published by Currier and Ives. |
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| Description: | John L. Lewis, in miner's hat, after West Frankfort, Illinois, mine disaster. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 1926 |
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| Description: | A man burns rubbish close to the house. |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| Description: | Smoke rises from the remnants of a barn and silo ruined by fire. |
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| Description: | Men and fire fighters are gathered around burning building attempting to extinguish flames with an International fire truck. The truck is labeled "Engine N... |
| Date: | 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Deering Works at Fullerton and River, as a crew of firemen works to extinguish a fire i... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | A boy dumping ashes against the side of a house. This photo was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrate potenti... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Collage depicting multiple McCormick buildings reconstructed or built after the Chicago Fire. The caption at bottom reads, "Rebuilt Chicago. — Buildings Er... |
| Date: | 01 28 1918 |
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| Description: | Streams of water from fire hoses are trained into the upper windows of a storefront which is encased in thick ice. A written description of this photograph... |
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