[Mayor William Hale Thompson, standing with Fire Chief Thomas O'Connor, amidst the debris left after a tenement building explosion]

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  • Collection ID DN-0067614
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Mayor William Hale Thompson, standing with Fire Chief Thomas O'Connor, amidst the debris left after a tenement building explosion] [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 William Hale Thompson (1869-1944), mayor, standing with Thomas O'Connor, the fire chief, amidst the debris left after the tenement explosion that occurred on February 2, 1917 at West 14th Place and South Newberry Avenue in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Names
    • O'Connor, Thomas.
    • Thompson, William Hale, 1869-1944
    • 813-823 West 14th Place (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Chicago (Ill.). Fire Dept. Officials and employees.
  • Subjects
    • Mayors Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Municipal officials and employees 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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