[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Courthouse] – Historic Reproduction
![[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Courthouse], 1871 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/90/901a7d8d141e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Courthouse] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Courthouse]
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The ruins pictured here are of the Cook County Courthouse, which stood at the corner of Clark and Randolph streets in the heart of Chicago's downtown. The Great Chicago Fire broke out on the night of October 8, 1871, and burned for roughly two days, destroying about 3.3 square miles of the city and leaving many public buildings reduced to shells. This stereograph was made as the city was beginning to sort through the wreckage, and paired views like this one were sold to a public eager to see the damage for themselves. The courthouse's gutted walls stand out as a stark reminder of how much of the civic core was lost.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Courthouses; Ill.--Chicago--Hist.; Ill.--Chicago--Bldgs.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 797 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132846 |
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