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1871 illustration from Harper's Magazine depicting a shocked Mrs. O'Leary seeing her cow kicking over the lantern while she is milking.
1871 illustration from Harper's Magazine depicting a shocked Mrs. O'Leary seeing her cow kicking over the lantern while she is milking.
O'Leary's grave at Mount Olivet Cemetery
O'Leary's grave at Mount Olivet Cemetery
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An artist's rendering of the fire, by Currier and Ives. The view faces northeast across the Randolph Street Bridge
An artist's rendering of the fire, by Currier and Ives. The view faces northeast across the Randolph Street Bridge
1871 Chicago view before the 'Great Conflagration'
1871 Chicago view before the 'Great Conflagration'
Aftermath of the fire, corner of Dearborn and Monroe Streets, 1871
Aftermath of the fire, corner of Dearborn and Monroe Streets, 1871
General Philip H. Sheridan, who saved Chicago three times: the Great Fire in October 1871, when he used explosives to stop the spread; again after the
General Philip H. Sheridan, who saved Chicago three times: the Great Fire in October 1871, when he used explosives to stop the spread; again after the Great Fire, protecting the city; and lastly in 1877 during the "communist riots", riding in from 1,000 mi (1,600 km) away to restore order.