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Currier & Ives
The Great Fire at Boston1872

Not on view
Color lithograph of a city burning at night, flames and black smoke rising over a harbor filled with steamboats and sailing vessels; text below reads 'THE GREAT FIRE AT BOSTON, NOVEMBER 9TH & 10TH 1872'

Currier & Ives, The Great Fire at Boston, 1872, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Carl G. Riegé in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zieget of Philadelphia, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Publisher
Currier & Ives
United States, New York, 1835-1907
Title
The Great Fire at Boston
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1872
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 x 12 3/4 in. (20.32 x 32.39 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Carl G. Riegé in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zieget of Philadelphia
Accession Number
M.77.58.11
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings