USA postcard 1904 Great Fire of Baltimore, locomotive at Pratt St.

Postcard with a locomotive at Pratt East and Grant streets. Taken in aftermath of the Great Baltimore Fire of February 7^th and 8^th 1904 which destroyed much of central Baltimore.

In right border:

BALTIMORE GREAT FIRE. FEB 7^TH & 8^TH 1904

In lower border:

PRATT STREET EAST FROM GRANT. (A LOAD OF DEBRIS.)

In left border:

E.C. KROPP, MILWAUKEE, MADE EXP. FOR HENRY RINN JR.  PUL. NO. 304

Stamp on back ‘Hortobágyi Budapest’

Undivided back.

Unused.

Small paper chip lower border. Light creases corners.  Toned on back.

The Great Baltimore Fire raged in Baltimore, Maryland, United States from Sunday, February 7, to Monday, February 8, 1904. More than 1,500 buildings were completely leveled, and some 1,000 severely damaged, bringing property loss from the disaster to an estimated $100 million. 1,231 firefighters helped bring the blaze under control, both professional paid truck and engine companies from the Baltimore City Fire Department (B.C.F.D.) and volunteers from the surrounding counties and outlying towns of Maryland, as well as out-of-state units that arrived on the major railroads. It destroyed much of central Baltimore, including over 1,500 buildings covering an area of some 140 acres (57 ha).

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