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View of Chicago before Fire of 1871

View of Chicago before Fire of 1871
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The City of Chicago as It Was before the Great Conflagration of October 8th, 9th, & 10th, 1871, by William Flint. Chicago's population at the time of this bird's-eye view looking southwest from Lake Michigan was approximately 334,000.