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1872
Boston Fire of 1872\n - Box 2 of 2 - J.W.\n Black
GUSN-225012
Onlookers sit and stand in ruins from the Great Fire of Boston in 1872. A sign visible in the rubble says "Smolander's." There are signs, planted in the rubble, stating where businesses have relocated due to the fire.
fires (events)
disasters
rubble
ruins
commercial buildings
albumen prints
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
James Wallace Black collection number 26
1 photographic print : albumen, black-and-white, mounted ; 17 x 12 1/2 inches
PC013
James Wallace Black photographic collection of the Boston Fire, 1872
PC013.TMP.009
17 x 12 1/2 (HxW)(inches)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (Photographer)
albumen prints
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872
Item
Boston Fire of 1872
- Box 2 of 2 - J.W.
Black
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