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Great Chicago Fire| If you had ancestors living in the city of Chicago, Illinois in 1871, they were surely affected by the events of Sunday, October 8 through the 10th in that year. That rather hot day for October, was when a fire started on the O'Leary property on DeKoven Street about 9 p.m. There have been many theories as to what started the fire including the O'Leary cow in their barn knock over an oil lamp, but to this day people are unsure. #GreatChicagoFire #history Chicago Fire 1871, Fire Concept, Great Chicago Fire, Dollhouse Art, Chicago Fire Department, Hidden History, The Great Fire, Chicago History, My Kind Of Town

Great Chicago Fire| If you had ancestors living in the city of Chicago, Illinois in 1871, they were surely affected by the events of Sunday, October 8 through the 10th in that year. That rather hot day for October, was when a fire started on the O'Leary property on DeKoven Street about 9 p.m. There have been many theories as to what started the fire including the O'Leary cow in their barn knock over an oil lamp, but to this day people are unsure. #GreatChicagoFire #history

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(animated stereo) Chicago river after the Great Fire, 1871 by Thiophene_Guy, via Flickr Great Chicago Fire, American Firefighter, Chicago Vintage, Chicago Pictures, Chi Town, The Great Fire, Chicago History, Chicago River, Chicago Photos

To animate view the image at original resolution (under "actions" menu) or simply scroll down. The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the Maritime History of the Great Lakes website, but to generate a downloadable animated gif to assist viewing and presentation. The website, maintained by Walter Lewis, collects a variety of Great Lakes themed images online, many in the public domain with no restrictions on redistribution. The 1871 J. H. Abbott stereoview is titled…

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