Lot 86
Currier & Ives (Publishers)
Lot 86 Details
Currier & Ives (Publishers), American
THE BURNING OF CHICAGO, 1871 [CONNINGHAM, 738]
Colour lithograph with handcolouring with letters, published by Currier & Ives; “The Burning of Chicago.”, “Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1871 by Currier & Ives in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington”; “152 Nassau St. New York” on verso
8.1" x 12.6" — 20.5 x 32 cm.
Estimate $300-$500
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Courier & Ives recorded many catastrophes such as the Great Chicago Fire, one of the largest 19th Century US disasters. Courier & Ives documented the fire at the height of its fury in 1871 being the popular reporters of the day, they drew on the spot at the moment.