Photograph
After the fire
Chicago · 1871
What the picture shows
A long field of masonry shells, chimneys, and rubble. A street runs through the middle of the ruins.
Documented context
After the fire of 8–10 October 1871. A camera plate, not the Harper’s drawing of the city before the fire.
- Photographer
- Attributed to George N. Barnard
- Source
- Panoramic photograph of the burnt district. The Views shelf cites a Wikimedia scan of the plate. The same file is used here.
- License
- Public domain.
SCARCE connections
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