Title

The burning of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1871 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Caption

The burning of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1871 (c1880). The Great Fire of Chicago destroyed a third of the city including the whole of the business district. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C49_375

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (6,9Mb) / 16,1in x 12,1in / 4826 x 3620 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation city skyline water people destruction country lake pier ship ships watching burning fire geography waterfront Chicago Illinois location disaster century catastrophe Lake Michigan concept B&W MONOCHROME United States of America United States 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century American America USA The Print Collector ablaze geographical feature TGN engraving Unknown Edmund Edmund Ollier Ollier Great Chicago Fire Edmund Ollier engraving