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Jewett & Bush Getting Out their Safes by Means of a Double Team of Oxen Item Info

Title:
Jewett & Bush Getting Out their Safes by Means of a Double Team of Oxen
Artist:
Taylor, James E., 1839-1901
Date:
1871
Transcription:
Recto: No text.;Verso: "Jewett & Bush getting out their safes by means of a double team of oxen. They claim to have hauled out the first safe which was done on Monday morning // Their store is on Summer St. near Kingston though you can use your pleasure about giving the firm name."
Subjects:
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
Condition:
Tears on right edge; staining around drawing; vertical and horizontal fold marks.
Place:
Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Medium:
graphite on paper
Dimensions:
6.25 x 8.5 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
41.8781136, -87.6297982
Source:
Original drawing location: CF-JT-IL-71f (Box 14).
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5015
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CF-JT-IL-71f
Collection:
Chicago Fire
Tags:
Chicago Fire Great Fire Ox Cart Salvage
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Jewett & Bush Getting Out their Safes by Means of a Double Team of Oxen", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2256.html