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Ruins of Chicago Fire

Original TitleStereoview Card: Great Chicago Fire of 1871

Photographer Unidentified Artist (American)

Dateca. 1871

Mediumtwo albumen prints on stereoview card

Dimensions3 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (8.6 × 17.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

DepartmentPhotography

Credit LineMuseum Purchase: The Friends of Photography

Accession Number2015.31

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Not on Display

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