Text from various works surrounds illustrations of a fire that broke out in the Southern Hotel on the morning of April 11th, 1877. The text and captions are in German. The illustrations deal mainly with the victims of the fire and their rescuers.
Illustrations of the Southern Hotel Fire in 1877 in St. Louis, Mo
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Lifesaving at firesHotelsFiresBuildingsSouthern Hotel (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
1870-1879
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