IMAGE
Church of the Messiah Item Info
- Title:
- Church of the Messiah
- Artist:
- Taylor, James E., 1839-1901
- Date:
- 1871
- Transcription:
- Recto: "The [illegible] church of the Messiah // Messenger handing the mayor a dispatch from the Prussian Queen offering a 1000 Thalers to the sufferers of Chicago // wall // over // Mayor Mason see [illegible].";Verso: "Rear basement room of the Church of the Messiah on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, showing Mayor Mason in his business office Receiving a dispatch from queen [sic] the Prussian Queen to draw upon her for relief of sufferes [sic] of Chicago fire, as all orders for relief in both money & goods pass through the mayor's hands & he sends the checks or orders direct to Standard Hall -- to Mr. Pullman who together with the relief comtee [sic] apply it to the proper use."
- Subjects:
- Mason, R. B.--(Roswell B.),--1805-1892 Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
- Condition:
- Torn on right edge; stains bottom center and left side; tiny holes on right side.
- Place:
- Illinois--Cook--Chicago
- Medium:
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions:
- 9.25 x 7.0 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 41.8781136, -87.6297982
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CF-JT-IL-71a (Box 14).
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5018
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CF-JT-IL-71a
- Collection:
- Chicago Fire
- Tags:
- Charity Chicago Fire Disaster aid Disaster relief Furniture Queen of Prussia Recovery Telegram
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Church of the Messiah", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2253.html