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Stereo view of Milk Street before and after the fire, Boston, Mass., Nov. 9 and 10, 1872.

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GUSN

GUSN-269293

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Description

Combination view of before and after views of the Great Boston Fire of 1872 showing Milk Street from Washinton St. before the fire on the front, and of Milk Street after the fire on the reverse. The image shown is before the fire.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fires (events)
disasters
ruins
cities
commercial buildings
black-and-white photographs

Additional Identification Number

Copy negative number 9415-B

Physical Description

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0410.001

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Milk Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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