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DescriptionTHE GREAT FIRE AT ST. JOHN, N.B. JUNE 20TH 1877.jpg	English: From the Toronto Public Library website: Publisher: Currier & Ives Medium: Lithograph, water colour and touches of gum arabic on wove paper. Laid down on cardboard Dimensions: 241 x 325 mm. (with text); Sheet (trimmed) 320 x 417 mm Date: 1877 Notes: Catalogued Nov 19 1986; Reps 2188; Jefferys 613 Rights and Licenses: Public Domain Provenance: Gift of J. Ross Robertson Branch: Toronto Reference Library Location: Baldwin Room Call Number / Accession Number: JRR 44 Cab II Inscribed on the stone, lower left: PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES lower center: Copyright 1877, by Currier & Ives, N.Y. lower right: 115 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK bottom: THE GREAT FIRE AT ST. JOHN, N.B. JUNE 20TH 1877. 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 Music, 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 were lost. The total loss is estimated at $25,000,000.
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Author	Currier and Ives        Alternative names Currier & Ives Description American  printmaking firm founded by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824–1895). Work location New York City Authority file : Q1144898 VIAF:  131253569 ISNI:  0000000121586117 ULAN:  500034474 LCCN:  n80126271 Open Library:  OL1763934A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q1144898

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Inscribed on the stone, lower left: PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES lower center: Copyright 1877, by Currier & Ives, N.Y. lower right: 115 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK
bottom: THE GREAT FIRE AT ST. JOHN, N.B. JUNE 20TH 1877.
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 Music, 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 were lost. The total loss is estimated at $25,000,000.

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