Series illustrating destruction caused by Chicago fire of 1871, Chicago, Illinois

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Title:

Series illustrating destruction caused by Chicago fire of 1871, Chicago, Illinois

Form:
books
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 book(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver prints

Dimensions:

album: 25.8 x 17.6 x 1.5 cm

Reference number:

PH1983:0285:001-012

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Contemporary binding consists of orange cloth with gold lettering and decoration, brown endpapers, and gilt-edged pages.

Inscription:

stamped, labelled - A.E. Dunn(printed label (yellow); affixed to L, front end paper); The/Lakeside Memorial/ of /the Burning of Chicago/AD 1871/ with illustrations/Chicago;/ The University Publishers monogram). stamped - Lakeside/Fire/ Memorial/Illustrated (stamped in gold fron cover); Lakeside/ fire (Memorial ( & Publishers monogram in gold frong on spine);A.E. Dunn C & decoration stamped in darker gold R & back covers);A.E. Dunn (stamped in black ink on first page of book;additional decorative stamp on 1/2 title page).

Location:

Chicago; Illinois; United States;

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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