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View of the burned out sections of the city of Quebec, Canada, following the great fire of October 14, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.

View of the burned out sections of the city of Quebec, Canada, following the great fire of October 14, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.Download Original Image
Scanned by: 
Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College
Scan date: 
11/13/2015
Notes: 
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 12, 2016.
Image type: 
engraving
Courtesy of: 
Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Original caption: 
The scene of the great conflagration at Quebec, Canada, Sunday, Oct.14th, by which 2,500 buildings were destroyed and 18,000 people rendered homeless - From a sketch by our Special Artist, C.E. Bonwill.
Source citation: 

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 3, 1866, p. 105.