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Illinois During the Gilded Age

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
The Railroads of Chicago. Chicago: The Western News Company, 1872.
Largest Orange Tree in Florida.
Jelley, S. M. The Voice of Labor. New York: Burt Franklin, 1888, Northern Illinois University, From a photograph of the largest Orange Tree in Florida. Measures 8 feet 6 inches at base, is 37 feet high, and has a crop of over 9,000 sweet Oranges hanging on its boughs. The fruit from this tree brings from $150 to $175 every year. Situated near Waldo, on the Transit R.R.
Scene of the Chicago River; Grain Elevators on Fire
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Rescue of Children by Tying them in Beds and Thowing them from the Windows
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
The Desperate Attempt of a Father to Save His Children
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
View from the Court House Looking South-East
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Homeless Citizens in Camp on the Shore of Lake Michigan
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Scene in the German Cemetery: The Living Seeking Safety in the City of the Dead
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Map, Showing the Burnt District
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Kerfoot's Block After the Fire
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Exterior View of The Cincinnati Soup House at Chicago
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
The Rush for Life Over Randolph Street Bridge
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Erie Railroad Depot, New York City: Prompt Relief for Chicago
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
General Depot of Supplies for the Sufferers by the Fire
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
View From The Court House Looking South
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Interior View of The Cincinnati Soup House on Peoria Street
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Booksellers Row, State Street
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Laying the Corner Stone of the First Building After the Fire
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
J. N. Janes and Wife Trying to Save a Favorite Dog and Their Canary Birds
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Improvised Shanties After the Fire
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
A Fire Scene on the Prairies
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Chicago in 1820
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
The Burning of Peshtigo
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
Hon. R. B. Mason, Mayor of Chicago
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University
The Flames Communicating with the Shipping, and Destroying the Grain Elevators
Luzerne, Frank. The Lost City! Drama of the Fire-Fiend! Or, Chicago As It Was, and As It Is! New York: Wells and Co., 1872., Northern Illinois University