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Chicago Fire of 1874...
Item #698692
August 15, 1874
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Aug. 15, 1874
* 2nd great Chicago fire disaster (1st report)
Here is a uncommon publication from the capital of the Confederacy just a decade earlier. This issue measures 25 x 18 inches.
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Chicago Again In Flames"with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 4 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Attack by Mormon gang... The Great Chicago Fire of 1857...
Item #698403
October 27, 1857
THE NORWALK EXPERIMENT, Huron County, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1857
* Mormon gang attacks traveler (?)
* Brigham Young mentioned
* Great fire in Chicago
Page 2 has: "The Mormons", which is an article describing a letter from a W. P. Landon who tells of being attacked by a gang of Mormons in Salt Lake City, which necessitated his fleeing to Placerville, California, leaving his wife and chi... See More
The Chicago Fire...
Item #697373
October 14, 1871
THE EVENING NEWS, Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1871
* The Great Chicago Fire
The top of the front page has a column with heads: "THE CHICAGO FIRE!" "Measure For the Relief Of The Sufferers" "The Chicago Fire" with related reports taking over a full column. Also on the ftpg: "FROM CHICAGO--Plenty of Rain--No More Fires Apprehended--Excitement Over Report... See More
The "prelude" to the Great Chicago Fire, plus the most devastating of them all...
Item #693238
October 09, 1871
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 9, 1871 Page 7 has most of a column taken up with reports on a fire in Chicago. This would seem to report on the 'Great Chicago Fire', but they do not. That event would happen 24 hours later.
These heads include: "THE CHICAGO FIRE" "The Flames Finally Extinguished" "Four Blocks o Houses Burned" "The Entire Loss Over a Quarter ... See More
Mrs. O'Leary's cow and the Chicago Fire...
Item #692190
November 29, 1871
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 29, 1871
* Catherine O'Leary's cow legend
* Chicago fire started from her barn
Page 3 has a very interesting article headed: "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" "Attempt to Get at the Truth as to the Origin of the Chicago Fire--Statement of Neighbors".
Keep in mind that this was just 7 weeks after the fire, and it is rare to find contemporary... See More
Rebuilding after the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #684851
June 01, 1873
THE LAND OWNER, Chicago, June, 1873 Subtitled: "Journal of Real Estate, Building & Improvement." An interesting periodical focused mostly on architecture in the Chicago vicinity with many prints of buildings of this era. The focus is on newly-constructed, beautiful, & ornate buildings following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as well as building art the "Great Chi... See More
Much on the great Chicago Fire...
Item #682769
October 17, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 17, 1871
* Chicago fire disaster
* Old wild West original
* Interesting advertisements
Not only a very early San Diego newspaper (pop. was just 2300), but the front page has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with fine & detailed reporting on the great Chicago Fire.
Top of a column as: "THE CHICAGO FIRE" "Full Details--The Begin... See More
Early from San Diego... The Peshtigo Fire...
Item #682768
October 20, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 20, 1871
* Peshtigo fire disaster - Wisconsin
* Old wild West original
* Interesting advertisements
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
The front page has a full column taken up with: "A More Dreadful Calamity" "The Fires in Wi... See More
The Chicago fire...
Item #680690
October 16, 1871
NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 16, 1871
* Great Chicago fire
The front page first column has nice heads on the Great Chicago Fire, including: "THE CITY OF CHICAGO" "A Quiet & Peaceful Sabbath Yesterday" "How the Citizens Observed the Day" "Rapid Growth of the Temporary Dwellings & Stores" "Interesting Resume of the Effects of the Great Fire&qu... See More
Follow-up reports on the Chicago Fire...
Item #679769
October 26, 1871
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Oct. 26 1871
* The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
The front page has several reports on the Chicago Fire of 2 weeks previous, with various subheads as shown in the photos.
Four pages, rejoined at the spine, nice condition.... See More
Dramatic issue illustrating the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #678808
October 28, 1871
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 28, 1871
* Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Much of the illustrative focus is on the Great Chicago Fire, including a full front page: "...The Terrified Populace in Front of the Briggs House...".
Inside has more with two half page prints; "The Great Fire at Chicago" and a great & dramatic doublepage centerfold: "...Panic-Stricken Ci... See More
The Chicago fire...
Item #677071
October 13, 1871
THE DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13, 1871
* The great Chicago Fire
* Rare mention of the cow & lantern
The two middle columns on the front page are taken up with some nice, coverage of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, with heads: "Ruins Of Chicago" "A Storm of Rain" "The Conflagration at An End" "Eight Incendiaries Hanged&q... See More
Two eye-witness accounts of the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #674672
October 29, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 29, 1871
* The great Chicago fire
* Accounts by eyewitnesses
The top of the middle column has: "LETTER FROM CHICAGO" "Desciption of the Fire by an Eye-Witness--A Graphic Account--After the Fire--The Future--A Hopeful Outlook". This is followed by another letter with column heads.
The text concerning the historic Chicago Fire... See More
Very early from San Diego, and with good content...
Item #670489
October 12, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 12, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Not jusst a very early newspaper from San Diego (a vol. 2 issue) but with nice content as well, as the front page has column-wide heads: "CHICAGO" "The Latest News--Extent of the Burnt District--The Entire Northern Division Swept Clean--The People Camped on the Prairie".
In... See More
The Great Chicago Fire...
Item #645216
October 16, 1871
ONEIDA CIRCULAR, New York, Oct. 16, 1871
* The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Page 4 has over one-third of the page on: "The Great Fire" which begins: "Chicago in Ashes -- Fire and death sweeping everything before them - 150,000 people houseless & homeless - Hundreds of millions of property burned - Fearful loss of life apprehended. These are the announcements tha
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* The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Page 4 has over one-third of the page on: "The Great Fire" which begins: "Chicago in Ashes -- Fire and death sweeping everything before them - 150,000 people houseless & homeless - Hundreds of millions of property burned - Fearful loss of life apprehended. These are the announcements tha
LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge fire in Chicago...
Item #599669
June 05, 1946
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 5, 1946
* LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge fire
* Chicago, Illinois (early, same day 1st report)
The front page has a five column headline: "57 Die In Chicago Fire; Fitchburg Man Escapes" with subheads. This is 1st report coverage of the fire at the LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge in Chicago, IL.
Other news, sports and adv... See More
Chicago's old water tower... Survived the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #597469
May 07, 1881
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 7, 1881
* Chicago's old water tower
* Survived the Great Chicago Fire
Almost the entire front page is taken up with 2 prints captioned: "North Side Waterworks, Chicago" and an inset showing the "Pumping Engine Room".
There is a related article on the front page as well, continuing on an inside page.
This now-famous Water Tower is ... See More
The Chicago fire...
Item #581285
October 16, 1871
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 16, 1871 The front page first column has some nice heads on the Great Chicago Fire, including: "THE CITY OF CHICAGO" "A Quiet & Peaceful Sabbath Yesterday" "How the Citizens Observed the Day" "Rapid Growth of the Temporary Dwellings & Stores" "Interesting Resume of the Effects of the Great Fire" "Scenes &I ... See More
Chicago Fire... William Wiberforce...
Item #580293
November 18, 1871
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, November 18, 1871 The frontpage of the issue features a fullpage illustrations "'Divine Service,' by H. Ochmichen". Within the issue are three pages of illustrations from Chicago referring to the Chicago Fire. Fullpage illustrations "'The Gate of Victory,' Cairo", "Scene in a Cabaret in the North of France", "Th... See More
The burned district of Chicago...
Item #173848
August 01, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 1, 1874 Full ftpg: "The College Regatta--The Winner Crew" and a fullpg. inside: "The College Regatta--The Finish".
Doublepage centerfold: "The City of Chicago, Showing the Burnt District" is a nice panorama. Fullpg "Caesarphobia" by Nast. Fullpg "Archbishop Manning".
Complete in sixteen pages.
Chicago in ruins...
Item #173562
November 04, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 4, 1871 Full ftpg: 'Chicago In Ruins--Laying The Cornerstone of the First Building After the Fire' 3 other fullpgs. of fire scenes, plus a dramatic doublepage centerfold on the 'Ruin & Desolation Of Chicago'. Good issue on the Chicago fire. Dramatic fullpg: 'A Prison Van Discharging At The Tombs'.
Allege Woman Threatened to Kill Einstein...
Item #161980
January 31, 1925
THE LANCASTER DAILY GAZETTE, Lancaster, OH., January 31, 1925. Small headline half way down the page, "Allege Woman Threatened To Kill Einstein". Also, "EIght Known Dead in Chicago Fire". Paper is in nice condition. See photo for additional details.
The Meropolitan Fire Brigade...
Item #173574
December 16, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 16, 1871 Nice large ftpg. illus: 'Review of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade' shows an early horse-drawn engine. Fullpg. Nast political cartoon. 'Market Scenes in Richmond, Va.' shows 3 Blacks.
Tornado in Pomeroy, Iowa...
Item #175832
July 22, 1893
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 22, 1893 Front full pg. illus. of "On the Way to Chicago - The Observation Car." Inside is a full pg. of illus. of "Our Russian Visitors." Full pg. of illus. of "The Recent Cyclone at Pomeroy, Iowa." Full pg. of illus. of "The Englishmen in Egypt."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Anniversary of the Fall of the Ba... See More
Scenes of Sydney, Australia...
Item #175598
April 25, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 25, 1891 Full front page: 'The Observation Car of the Presidential Train'. Nice full page: 'The Columbian Fair, Chicago' shows 4 scenes. Full page with 6 scenes: 'Ship Building in Nova Scotia'. Supplement issue Has a great double page centerfold of eleven: 'Views of Sydney, Australia' which are displayable.
Complete in sixteen p... See More
Chicago fire department...
Item #173888
December 19, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY Dec. 19, 1874 Nice fullpg: "Children Who Go To Public Schools" & "Children Who Do Not Go To Our Public Schools" shows dramatically different results! Very nice fullpg: "The Chicago Fire Dept." shows 5 men & 4 scenes. Ftpg "Shall Teacher's Salaries be Lowered?" by Nast. 3/4 pg "The Chess-Players". Two full pg "Ch... See More
The Great Peshtigo Fire more tragic than the Chicago fire... Victorial Woodhull...
Item #173568
November 25, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 25, 1871 The significant print is the very dramatic doublepage centerfold captioned: "Forest Fires In The West--The Burning of Peshtigo", Wisconsin. This fire, which occurred on the same day as the more famous Chicago Fire & consequently received much less press attention, was actually much more of a disaster,as Peshtigo suffered over 1500 de... See More
Aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #173564
November 11, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 11, 1871 The full front page is taken up with 9 scenes of: "The Ruined Churches of Chicago". Another fullpg. shows the ruins of Chicago after the fire, plus a halfpg. as well.
The doublepage centerfold is a very famous political cartoon by Thomas Nast: "The Tammany Tiger Loose" which is tipped-in (desired). Another political cartoon by... See More
A dramatic issue on the Chicago fire...
Item #173560
October 28, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 28, 1871 The full front page is a dramatic print: 'The Great Fire in Chicago--Group of Refugees in the Street'. Prints inside include a nice fullpg: 'Chicago In Flames--The Rush for Life over Randolph St. Bridge' plus a very dramatic doublepage centerfold: 'Chicago In Ruins' which is a large overview showing the city in flames. Two more f... See More
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