Description
This colorized postcard captures a dramatic mid-winter fire raging on Chicago’s Wabash Avenue, with snow-covered buildings adding to the scene’s intensity. The Kofilsaats Morris Book Shop, open for business despite the chaos, also sells typewriter supplies. This evocative image dates from approximately the 1910s-1920s.
Front Text (cleaned):
546 C Wabash Avenue
Mid-Winter Fire, Chicago.
Kofilsaats Morris Book Shop
Open for Business
Typewriter Supplies
Back Text (cleaned):
Postcard –
THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS.
PLACE STAMP HERE
DOMESTIC ONE CENT
FOREIGN TWO CENTS
