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Photographer: Sean Flynn
Taken: October 18, 2023
Caption: St. James Cathedral
Additional Description: The bell tower, to the left, was the only portion of the church to survive the Great Chicago Fire. It was incorporated into the rebuilt post-fire church; note the blackened, soot-stained stones at the very top. The Civil War memorial inside the foyer, where the Lincoln plaque is located, also survived the fire.
Submitted: October 20, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
Database Locator Identification Number: p755598
File Size: 0.198 Megabytes

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