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City on Fire: Chicago 1871 (Web Resource)
Title: City on Fire: Chicago 1871
Author: Heidi Samuelson
Abstract: CHM created a digital hub for the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. It includes an events calendar, educational resources, and more.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://www.chicago1871.org/about
Primary URL Description: Home page of City on Fire microsite, designed and managed by Chicago History Museum
The Great Fire's recovery embedded inequalities into Chicago's built environment (Article)
Title: The Great Fire's recovery embedded inequalities into Chicago's built environment
Author: Julius Jones
Abstract: A historian looks back on the city's rebirth after the destruction of 1871 and how monied interests worked to maintain divisions that still persist today.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/forum-ideas-chicago-fire/chicagos-post-great-fire-rebirth-maintained-inequalities
Access Model: Available without subscription
Format: Magazine
Publisher: Crain's Chicago Business
Chicago 00: 1871 Chicago Fire (Web Resource)
Title: Chicago 00: 1871 Chicago Fire
Author: Geoffrey Alan Rhodes
Author: Carl Smith
Abstract: This immersive resource provides a close look at a large (4'x40') painting of the Great Chicago Fire, created in 1891 as a study for a cyclorama attraction that was 10 times its size. Viewers can take a guided "tour" of the painting, exploring the important sites and overall geography of the fire.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://1871.chicago00.org/
Primary URL Description: Direct website for the 1871 Chicago Fire painting activation.
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