[Firemen in the charred ruins of the water-intake crib off 71st Street]

Open URL [Firemen in the charred ruins of the water-intake crib off 71st Street]
  • Collection ID DN-0053857
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Firemen in the charred ruins of the water-intake crib off 71st Street] [graphic].
  • Dates 1909 Jan.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Portrait of firemen in the charred ruins of the temporary water-intake crib structure after the fire in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois. A temporary wooden structure involved in the construction of a new water-intake crib by George W. Jackson, Inc., in Lake Michigan off 71st Street burst into flame on January 20, 1909, and 70 workers died in the disaster.
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  • Names Chicago (Ill.). Fire Dept. Officials and employees.
  • Subjects
    • Water-intake Crib disaster, Chicago, Ill., January 20, 1909.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Ruins Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Intakes (Hydraulic engineering) Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
  • Geographic coverage
    • South Shore (Chicago, Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1910-1919. etc. 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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