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1871 fire threatened city : the fire scarred building of the Chicago Tribune

1871 fire threatened city : the fire scarred building of the Chicago Tribune

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

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

After the great fire

After the great fire

Area devastation of 1871 Chicago fire

Area devastation of 1871 Chicago fire

Ashes from which a phoenixlike city was to rise again

Ashes from which a phoenixlike city was to rise again

Burning of the Crosby Opera House

Burning of the Crosby Opera House

Chicago firemen of the 1871 period

Chicago firemen of the 1871 period

Chicago in flames, 1871

Chicago in flames, 1871

Early morning scene at the Rush Street Bridge Oct. 9, 1871

Early morning scene at the Rush Street Bridge Oct. 9, 1871

Fire survivor

Marine hospital near the mouth of the river

Marine hospital near the mouth of the river

Matthias Schaeffer

Matthias Schaeffer

Michael Ahern

Mouth of the Chicago River the morning of Oct. 9

Mouth of the Chicago River the morning of Oct. 9

Northern end of Michigan Avenue

Northern end of Michigan Avenue

Old Marine Hospital

Old Marine Hospital

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computer monitor displaying Chicago Tribune

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