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The Great Fire at St John New Brunswick, June 20, 1877

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Date:

1877

Reference:

R9266

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3030451

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

The Great Fire at St John New Brunswick, June 20, 1877
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Date(s):

1877

Place:

New York:

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No place, unknown, or undetermined

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1 Print / Estampe : Lithograph on wove paper
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This is an image of how rapid the great fire at St. John spread across the city, destroying many buildings in the process., There are brown stains that vertically cross this image. The edges are browned and the top left corner is torn., Ref: Hachey, The New Brunswick Landscape Print 1760-1880 (1980), p. 101,pl. 116

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Sotheby's inventory no. P487

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Inscribed., Inscription: on the stone: recto, l.c.: The Fire broke out on York Point at half past two P.M. and burned furiously until after midnight, consuming several hundred buildings among which were the Post Office, Custom House, Academy of Muisc, eleven churches, a number of Hotels, Banks and various public buildings, the entire business portion of the city, and vessels at the wharves. 13 lives total were lost. The total loss is estimated at $25,000,000. (partial transcription)
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01273
2002 DAP
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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-1273
Copyright: expired / périmé

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