[Chicago after the fire] – Antique Print
![[Chicago after the fire], [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f6/f6d8ddf6487e-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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A window into the past: [Chicago after the fire], preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Chicago after the fire]
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The title places this print in the aftermath of a fire in Chicago. The most likely reference is the Great Fire of October 1871, which destroyed much of the city's central business district and left many thousands of residents homeless. The record gives no date, and the name A. Maas appears on the shelflist card without confirmation, so the maker and the exact year remain uncertain. Views of burned streets from this period are worth studying for how quickly the city rebuilt, largely in brick and stone in place of the wooden construction that had fed the flames.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Maas, A. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 856 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-117414 |
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