(ILLINOIS) Group of 16 photographs of Chicago before and aft

Sale 2273 - Lot 197

Price Realized: $ 420

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

(ILLINOIS.) Group of 16 photographs of Chicago before and after the Great Fire. Albumen photographs (each about 3 x 3 inches) mounted on both sides of two stiff scrapbook pages, with manuscript captions; minor toning. Chicago, 1870-78

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4 of the photos depict Chicago in 1870, 6 show the desolation after the 1871 fire, and 6 show the rebuilt city in 1875 and 1878. Most are street or architectural views.