1871 fire threatened city : this scene of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

A scene of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by an artist for the London Illustrated News, depicts people fleeing over the Randolph Street bridge. Accompanies an article about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Publication date: 1947-06-10

Size: 14.5 x 9.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Fires--Illinois--Chicago--1870-1880
• Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (June 10, 1947), Part 2, p. 9

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg