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Great Fire in Chicago, October 9th, 1871. [Post Office]
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Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
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Date
1871
Source
J. Paul Getty Museum
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Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
