American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

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[CHICAGO]. A group of 2 items involving the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, incl. Waukegan Gazette--Extra . 12 October 1871. [ With :] Great Fire aquatint.

[CHICAGO]. A group of 2 items involving the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, incl. Waukegan Gazette--Extra. 12 October 1871. [With:] Great Fire aquatint.

Waukegan Gazette--Extra. Waukegan, IL, 12 October 1871. Folio, visible 12 1/8 x 15 3/4 in., 1 sheet (some soiling on old folds, toning).

From the industrial northern suburb of Chicago, printed 2 days after the Great Fire. With headlines and reporting on the inferno including: "The Fire King. Later Details of the Destruction of the Great City of the West. Terrible Scene of Desolation. Fearful Loss of LIfe. Estimated Amount of Losses. SUmmary punishment of Incendiaries and Thieves..."

[With:] VARIN, Raoul (1865-1943), artist. Ernest BYFIELD, engraver. A. ACKERMANN & SON, Inc., publisher. Chicago in 1871 The Great Fire at the junction of the north and south branches of the Chicago River. Engraved equating with hand-coloring, 1928, image 12 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (visible 13 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. visible sheet), on wove paper, minor even toning, matted and framed to 20 1/4 x 18 1/4 in., not examined out of frame. Signed by Varin and numbered 81 of 100.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[CHICAGO]. A group of 2 items involving the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, incl. Waukegan Gazette--Extra. 12 October 1871. [With:] Great Fire aquatint.

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