[Chicago Fire]. An extensive collection of approx. 250 stereoviews taken before and after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

All on 7 x 3 1/2 in. cardstock mounts, most with photographer/publisher's imprint, series title, and image title printed or written in period script on mount recto or verso. Photographers of note include J.H. Abbott, Chicago (22); Alschuler, Chicago (1); J. Battersby, Chicago (4); H.H. Denison, Elgin, IL (1); T.S. Johnson, Chicago (5); W.S. Wheeler, Chicago (6); Charles A. Zimmerman, St. Paul, MN (7); B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, NH (1); J. Bullock, Chicago (7); George A. Bacon, Pekin, IL (1); W.E. Bowman, Ottawa, IL (8); L. Dowe, Sycamore, IL (3); Irving, Troy, NY (2); McLeish & Cressey, St. Paul, MN (5); J. Mountford, Chicago (4); Purviance, Philadelphia, PA (1); Shaw, Chicago (5), including a view of the cat rescued from the ruins of the post office; Geo. Smith, Chicago (1); Tho. Sweeny, Cleveland, OH (2); J. Wakeman, Rockford, IL (3); Sawyer, Chicago (1); Andrew & Carson, Hillsdale, MI (1); R.H. Bliven, Toledo, OH (3); E.B. Ives, Niles, MI (1); H.H. Bennett, Kilbourn City, WI (6); Woodward, Rochester, NY (19); J.A. Pierce & Co., Chicago (1), featuring a view of the O'Leary house, where the Chicago fire originated; and G.N. Barnard, Chicago (1).

Also enclosed are 4 stereoviews of the Chicago ruins, each credited to Charles M. Clark, Rockford, IL, matted and displayed in a decorative gilt frame, 29 x 16 1/2 in. -- One stereoview of the ruins credited to Montgomery, Ward & Co., matted and displayed in decorative gilt frame, 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.

A large selection of stereoviews featuring street scenes, businesses, homes, institutions, landmarks, and waterways taken before and after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

This lot is located in Chicago.