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Clark Street, Looking North

Artist George N. Barnard (American, 1819 - 1902)
Date1871
MediumAlbumen stereograph
DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 13/16 × 6 3/16 inches (9.68 × 15.72 cm)
Mount: 3 15/16 × 7 inches (10 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3672
SignedOn mount verso, center, white label, in black type: "Photographed and Published by / G.N. BARNARD, No. 376 VAN BUREN ST., CHICAGO, ILL."
InscribedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "LOVEJOY & FOSTER, 309 W. RANDOLPH ST. / CHICAGO"; On mount recto, right edge, in black type: "GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO, OCT. 9, 1871."; On mount verso, center, white label, in black type: "AMONG THE RUINS IN CHICAGO. / No. 63 / CLARK STREET, LOOKING NORTH.".
MarkingsOn mount verso, top, in blue pen: "Bequest of Edgar J. Rollins / May 27 1946"
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DescriptionImage of architectural ruins with part of a stone wall along the right and construction debris (stones, bricks, metal framework) in the foreground. A multi-story stone building is still standing in the background near left.
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