Newhall House Hotel Fire
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- Created Date
- 1857
- Description
A depiction of the 1883 fire that destroyed the Newhall House hotel at the NW corner of Broadway and Michigan. The drawing shows people leaping from windows as flames shoot from the building. 75 people died.
Destruction of the Newhall House, Milwaukee, by fire, with great loss of life. Jan 10, 1883. Landis sketch shows hotel in flames. Copied from Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Jan 20, 1883, vol 55-5.
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Milwaukee Public Library
- Subjects
- Newhall House
Newhall House (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
East Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) - Location
- 611 N Broadway
- Type
- image
- Format
- Etching
- Language
- English
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- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
- Chicago citation style
- Newhall House Hotel Fire. 1857. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/3168. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1857) Newhall House Hotel Fire. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/3168
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/3168>.