GREAT CHICAGO FIRE OF 1871
PRIMARY SOURCE ARTICLES FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
read fIREFIGHTER'S ACCOUNT of firePHOTO:
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 - By Neville Dear The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871 . Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/108_251575 read last surviving reporter's account of firePHOTO:
GREAT FIRE OF CHICAGO, 1871. - The Great Fire at Chicago, 8-10 October 1871. Lithograph, 1871, by Currier & Ives. The Great Fire At Chicago, 8-10 October 1871. Lithograph, 1871, By Currier & Ives.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web 18 December 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/140_1663630 rEAD HOW MRS. O'LEARY'S COW WAS ABSOLVEDPHOTO:
CHICAGO: FIRE, 1871. - The Great Fire in Chicago, 8-10 October 1871. Contemporary lithograph. The Great Fire In Chicago, 8-10 October 1871. Contemporary Lithograph.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/140_1629851 read reports of the fire from abroadCHICAGO: FIRE, 1871. - Citizens fleeing the Great Fire in Chicago, 7-10 October 1871, on the Randolph Street Bridge crossing the Chicago River./nWood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper.
Citizens Fleeing The Great Fire In Chicago, 7-10 October 1871, On The Randolph Street Bridge Crossing The Chicago River./nWood Engraving From A Contemporary English Newspaper.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/140_1685237 |
read a man's letter to his wife describing the fireCHICAGO: FIRE, 1871. - Ruins on the south side of Lake Street after the Great Chicago Fire of 8-10 October 1871. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper.
Ruins On The South Side Of Lake Street After The Great Chicago Fire Of 8-10 October 1871. Wood Engraving From A Contemporary English Newspaper.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/140_1690047 read a newspaper notice to those left homeless by the fireUNITED STATES - CIRCA 1871: The pastor of Grace Church in Chicago, along with his assistants, pass out rations for people made destitute by the Chicago Fire, 1871. First published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. (Photo by Chicago History Museum)
Rations For The Chicago Fire's Destitute. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/127_1586198 read a reprint of medill's original account of fireCHCAGO: FIRE, 1871. - The Great Fire in Chicago, 8-10 October 1871. Scene in Wells Street in front of Briggs House, which has just caught fire. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper.
The Great Fire In Chicago, 8-10 October 1871. Scene In Wells Street In Front Of Briggs House, Which Has Just Caught Fire. Wood Engraving From A Contemporary American Newspaper.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/140_1677990 read description of "the phantom city"Artist's rendering of the fire, published by Kellogg & Bulkeley, showing a northeast view faces across the Randolph Street Bridge and shows people racing across the bridge to escape the disaster, Chicago, 1871. (Photo by Chicago History Museum)
The Great Fire In Chicago. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 18 Dec 2012. http://quest.eb.com/images/127_1585873 |
video resources
The Weather Channel's short video clips on The Great Chicago Fire strung together.