• Collection ID DN-0067613
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Man carrying a victim of a tenement building explosion in his arms, with a policeman walking beside him] [graphic].
  • Dates [1917 Feb. 2]
  • 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 Image of a man carrying a victim of the tenement building explosion in his arms. A policeman is walking beside him, and a crowd of people is visible in the background and on the right side of the image. The remains of the destroyed building are visible on the right side of the image. Firemen's hoses are visible on the ground in front of the man and policeman.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names
    • 813-823 West 14th Place (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago (Ill.). Police Department Officials and employees.
  • Subjects
    • Rescue work Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Disaster victims Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Spectators Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Explosions Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Tenement houses Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Newberry Avenue (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1910-1919.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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