Title:Homeless tenants gathered near a building after their tenement building burned down due to an explosionDescription:Image of homeless tenants gathered near a building after their building burned down due to an explosion. One man is carrying a bundle of material on his back. A man holding a tripod camera is visible on the left side of the image. The explosion occurred on February 2, 1917 at 12:50 a.m. at 813-823 West 14th Place and South Newberry Avenue in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The cause was believed to be a leak in the gas main and approximately twenty-five people died.Date Depicted:1917 February 2Creator:Chicago Daily News, Inc.Creator Role:photographerPhysical Format:glass negativesExtent:4 x 5 in.Copyright Notice:No Known CopyrightCredit Line:DN-0067599, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History MuseumAccession Number:1960.784Acquisition Source:Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc.Collection Type:Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily NewsStorage Location:Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History MuseumCatalog Record ID:105634Max Pixels - Width:3021Max Pixels - Height:2407Help improve this content
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