[Chicago Fire]. A group of 10 prints and 2 paintings, showing views of Chicago before and after the Great Fire, including:

1) Adley, Henry. Masonic Temple, Dearborn St. [1871]. Watercolor on canvas. Sight, 6 x 8 in. Matted and framed. Overall, 15 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. Unexamined out of frame.

2) Die Ruinen von Chicago. [1871]. Hand-colored panoramic wood-engraving. Sight, 28 1/2 x 10 in. Matted and framed. Overall, 34 x 15 3/4 in. Unexamined out of frame.

3) State St. / Madison St. [1871]. Colored pencil on paper. Sight, 12 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. Framed. Overall, 20 x 26 1/4 in. Unexamined out of frame.

4) 2 prints originally published in the 28 October 1871 issue of Harper's Weekly, entitled "Burning of the Crosby Opera House" and "Burning of the Chamber of Commerce." Sight, 9 3/4 x 8 in. Matted and framed. Each overall, 13 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. Unexamined out of frame.

5) Currier and Ives, printers. 2 small-format hand-colored lithographs: The Burning of Chicago (G.0823) and Chicago in Flames: Scene at Randolph Street (G.1125), 1871. Sight, 9 1/4 x 13 in. Matted and framed. Each overall, 19 3/4 x 17 in. Some toning, minor spotting. Not examined out of frame. [With]: Chicago, As It Was (G.1124). 1871. Small format hand-colored lithograph. 10 x 14 in. Spotting, marginal creases. [With]: Another copy of The Burning of Chicago (G.0823). 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. Matted, unframed. Overall 16 x 20 in. Marginal creasing, some corner losses repaired with rice paper.

6) Jevne and Almini, printers. 2 small format lithographs: Michigan Ave. from Park Row. 13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.; Rush Street Bridge from State St. 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. Spotting and soiling to each, 1 1/2 in. marginal tear to bottom of Rush Street Bridge.

7) "The Great Fire at Chicago: Bird's Eye View of the City." From: The London Illustrated News, 21 October 1871. 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.

Together, 10 prints and 2 original artworks. Condition generally fine.

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[Chicago Fire]. A group of 10 prints and 2 paintings, showing views of Chicago before and after the Great Fire, including:

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