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Newhall House Fire
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Photograph of an engraved image showing an elevated view of the Newhall House fire. A large crowd is gathered in the foreground observing the fire and firefighters' rescue efforts. Many people can be seen in windows attempting to escape the blaze. Debris and smoke fill the air. Caption reads: "Wisconsin. — Destruction of the Newhall House, Milwaukee, by fire, with great loss of life, Jan. 10th, From Sketches by Landis. — See Page 358."
January 1883
Landis
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Rescue of Woman by Firemen
January 1883
Photograph of an engraved image showing fire fighters rescuing a woman from the burning Newhall House.
Clinging to Windowsills
January 1883
Photograph of an engraved image showing people clinging to a windowsill on the Newhall House attempting to escape the burning building. One woman in the foreground is falling.
Caught in the Canvas Held by Citizens
January 1883
Photograph of an engraved image showing a man leaping from the burning Newhall House and being caught in a large canvas held taut by a group of men.
Escaping by Means of Blankets
January 1883
Photograph of an engraved image showing two women attempting to escape the burning Newhall House by lowering themselves from a window using blankets tied together to form a rope. A man is holding t...
Newhall House - Anaglyph
1880
Stereograph of elevated view of Newhall House which was destroyed by fire in 1883.
Newhall House Fire
January 9, 1883
A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group of fire fighters have a sheet to catch fa...
