Marbles fused in the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1871
- Description
A group of three glass marbles fused together. Largest marble is misshapen and mostly opaque, but some interior colors are visible. Attached are two smaller marbles: one clear with colored interior swirls, the other black with yellow spots
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Artifacts (object genre)
Marbles (game pieces)
Great Fire (1871 : Chicago, Ill.)
Disasters
Fires (events) - Location
- United States
Chicago (Ill.) - Type
- physical object
- Format
- Height: (1.125 in)Width: (1.75 in)Depth: (1.625 in)Glass (material)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Marbles fused in the Great Chicago Fire, 1871. 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1687. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1871) Marbles fused in the Great Chicago Fire, 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1687
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1687>.