1934 conflagration raging

View of the stockyard fire of May 19, 1934, with a plume of smoke overshadowing Chicago, Illinois. 2,200 firefighters fought the blaze that caused $8 million in damage.

Publication date: 1936-05-17

Size: 19.7 x 20.7 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1934-05-19

Subject(s):

• Fires--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Stockyards--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Bird's-eye views
• Photographs
• Then & now comparisons

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 Sunday Tribune (May 17, 1936), p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)