Souvenir handbell from the Chicago Fire, 1871
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumLeather case with small metal latch on side, embossed in gold: Souvenir/of/Chicago Great Fire/Oct. 8 - 9 - 1871/made from metal/of/Old Court House Bell. Inside lined with purple satin-like fabric hold…
Chicago Fire 1871
View Full Item in Eastern Illinois UniversityPicture postcards Captions in margin below picture on front of card: Clark Street [left], Dearborn Street [right]. Color postcard. Undivided back. Made in Germany. Illustration on front of card depict…
The Chicago Fire
Strickland, Agnes, 1796-1874View Full Item in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign LibraryThe Chicago Fire, October 8th & 9th, 1871, by Dr. A. Strickland, Chicago, 1872. Includes "a true and graphic account of the most terrible calamity by fire ever known". American Communities in History…
Chicago Fire Station 98
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoFront facade of the fire station located on the north side of East Chicago Avenue, east of the Water Tower Pumping Station.
Chicago Fire Station 98
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoView of the fire station located on the north side of East Chicago Avenue, east of the Water Tower Pumping Station. Water Tower Place rises behind it.
Chicago Fire Station 98
Brubaker, Charles William, 1926-2002View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoFront facade of the fire station located on the north side of East Chicago Avenue, east of the Water Tower Pumping Station.
The Great Chicago Fire
Robert Cromie, Shari Parker (sparker)View Full Item in Pullman State Historic SiteHistory of the fire with photos and maps
Fused Teacups, Chicago Fire, 1871
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumFour white china teacups fused together in a stack with numerous cup fragments fused to sides and top. Cups are discolored with brown, black, and yellow streaks.
Semi-Centennial Celebration Chicago Fire
View Full Item in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign LibraryText in image: "Chicago the Great Central Market. Semi-Centennial Celebration Chicago Fire October 2-15". Caption: "Poster proclaiming celebration of Great Fire anniversary. The personifying figure of…
Chicago Fire Department. Lake View
Hild, W. FView Full Item in Chicago Public LibraryExterior view, watch tower.
Horseshoe damaged in Great Chicago Fire
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumRusted metal horseshoe with four nails attached.