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 The Escape over the Randolph Street Bridge   The Escape over the Randolph Street Bridge  
The Escape over the Randolph Street Bridge
The Escape over the Randolph Street Bridge
Variations on a Theme: The Escape over the Randolph Street Bridge
Arresting Images
Here the Harper's Weekly illustration, based on a sketch by John R. Chapin, which appeared in the October 28 issue, is obviously the source for the others. The major variation is the handling of the flames. The image on the left is from the Illustrated London News of November 11. The middle image on the right is from the Kellogg & Bulkeley series of fire lithographs, the one on the bottom right by Currier & Ives.


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The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
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