#51 Two boys sit on top of a partial stone wall in the wreckage of a burned-out building at Madison and Clark Streets, with the Court House in the background following the fire.

The Great Chicago Fire 1871: Historical Photos that Depict the Destruction caused by the Great Disaster

#51 Two boys sit on top of a partial stone wall in the wreckage of a burned-out building at Madison and Clark Streets, with the Court House in the background following the fire.

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