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The terrible conflagration at Ninth and Washington Streets, Philadelphia. On the morning of Wednesday February 8th 1865. [graphic].

View of the ruins caused by the great fire northeast corner of Sixth and Market st. which began on the night of Weds. April 30, 1856 - From the northwest. [graphic].

Independence Hall or State House, from the N.E. across the ruins made by the great fire N.W. corner of Chestnut & Fifth St. [graphic].

Ocean County forest fire, New Jersey. [graphic].

[Man among fire ruins of a building] [graphic].

[Fire ruins of a building] [graphic].

[Election night mob] [graphic].

Conflagration of the steam boat New Jersey on the Delaware River opposite Philada. March 15 1856 in which 50 persons lost their lives.

[The Morro Castle (ship) beached near shore at Asbury Park, New Jersey]

The terrible conflagration at Ninth and Washington Streets, Philadelphia.

Crawford, Martha, d. 1844

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall. On the night of the 17th May, 1838. [graphic].

Allemannia Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. Jos. Abel, president. G.W. Hammer, secretary.

Broad Street Independant [sic] Church, Philadelphia.

[Ruins of William C. Patterson & Co.'s bonded warehouse, South Front and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia]

Terrible conflagration and destruction of the steamboat "New Jersey," on the Delaware River, above Smith's Island, on the night of March 15th, between 8 and 9 o'clock, in which dreadful calamity over 50 lives are supposed to have been lost.

Brud's block, Toledo, O. Burned Feb. 23d 1868.

The darktown fire brigade - saved! [graphic] / Thos. Worth.

1227-1229 Market St. after the great fire at Hunt, Wilkinson + Co's 1212-19 Market St., [Philadelphia, PA] [graphic].

Conflagration of the steam boat New Jersey on the Delaware River opposite Philada.

Ruins of St. Augustines Church North 4th Street Phila. Destroyed by a mob on the evening of the 8th of May 1844. [graphic] / L.F.

In commemoration of the great parade of the Philadelphia Fire Department October 16th 1865 [graphic] : Dedicated to the Philadelphia firemen and their visiting brethren / on stone by Jas. Queen; designd. by Schell; P.S. Duval & Son lith. Philada.

Terrible conflagration and destruction of the steam-boat "New Jersey," [graphic] : On the Delaware River, opposite Philadelphia, on the night of Saturday, March 15th, 1856, between 8 and 9 o'clock, by which dreadful calamity sixty-one lives were lost. Nam

Dr. Jayne's Building, Carter's Alley, March 5th 1872.

715-17-19 Arch Street after fire of 2/23/1900 [graphic].

715-17-19 Arch Street after fire of 2/23/1900 [graphic].

[Fire] Ruins of 715-19 Arch St. from Garner's window, [possibly] 710 Arch, [Philadelphia] [graphic].

[Ruins of 715-19 Arch St. from Garner's window. Possibly 710 Arch, Philadelphia] [graphic].

Front of father's building 715-719 Arch St., the morning of the fire, [Philadelphia] [graphic].

[Fire] Ruins of 715-19 Arch St. from [George S.] Harris [& Sons, lithographers] 2nd story, [Philadelphia] [graphic].

[Fire] Ruins of 715-19 Arch. From a window of [George S.] Harris [& Sons, lithographers] 2nd story, [Philadelphia] [graphic].

[Ruins of 715-19 Arch. From a window of (George S.) Harris' (& Sons, lithographers) 2nd story, Philadelphia] [graphic].

Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall. On the night of the 17th May, 1838.

United Firemen's Insurance Company, Philadelphia. Office no. 723 Arch Street

Ruins of the National Theatre, s.e. cor. of Chestnut and Ninth St. [graphic] / Painted & presented to C.A.P. by R.H. Wells, Esq.

The great conflagration in Philadelphia on Tuesday July 9th 1850.

At a fire. What boys may expect when they get in firemen's way.

America Fire Engine Co. of the city of Philadelphia.

Ice scenes after the burning of the Jayne Building on March 5, 1872, Philadelphia.

[Fire] ruins part of Father's & May's property, No. 721 Arch [Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].

[700 block of Arch Street with fire ruins of Morris building] [graphic].

Good Intent Hose, Hook & Ladder Company of Philadelphia.

Good Will Fire Company of Philadelphia.

Washington Hose Company of Philadelphia [certificate]

Washington Hose Company of Philadelphia.

Mechanic Fire Engine Company.

[The Morro Castle (ship), near Asbury Park Convention Hall, New Jersey]

At a fire. What boys may expect when they get in firemen's way.

[Ruins of the Hall]

[Destruction of the hall]

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