Kuppenheimer
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B. Kuppenheimer & Co., or simply Kuppenheimer, was a men's clothing manufacturing and retail operation based in Chicago, Illinois and later Atlanta, Georgia.
1921 advertisement
Kuppenheimer store in Chicago in 1900
Ad from Country Gentleman in 1920
Ad from Saturday Evening Post in 1920
Great Chicago Fire
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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in Chicago, Illinois, United States, during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed 17,000 structures across roug
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…Einstein, Kuppenheimer, and Lindauer continued to operate the company without changing the name. They operated out of the Lake Street location until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when their building was burnt to the ground and they suffered losses totaling $200,000 (equivalent to $5,375,000 in 2025). After rebuilding…
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'
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 Great Fire, protecting the city; and lastly in 1877 during the Chicago railroad strike of 1877, riding in from 1,000 mi (1,600 km) away to restore order.