Homeless tenants gathered near a building after their tenement building burned down due to an explosion - Chicago Daily News, Inc.

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Title: Homeless tenants gathered near a building after their tenement building burned down due to an explosion Description: 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 2 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 4 x 5 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: DN-0067599, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Catalog Record ID: 105634 Max Pixels - Width: 3021 Max Pixels - Height: 2407 Help improve this content