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1872
Boston Fire of 1872\n - Box 2 of 2 - J.W.\n Black
GUSN-225120
Six men pose outside the ruins of the H. & J. Pfaff Brewery after the Boston fire in 1872. Signs show businesses that have resumed operations at new locations.
fires (events)
disasters
rubble
ruins
breweries
commercial buildings
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
albumen prints
James Wallace Black collection number 25
James Wallace Black photo number 9
1 photographic print : albumen, black-and-white, mounted ; 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
PC013
James Wallace Black photographic collection of the Boston Fire, 1872
PC013.TMP.018
16.5 x 12.5 (HxW)(inches)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (Photographer)
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
albumen prints
H. & J. Pfaff Brewery (Boston, Mass.)
Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872
Item
Boston Fire of 1872
- Box 2 of 2 - J.W.
Black
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