Jacksonville in flames : Florida's metropolis in sack-cloth and ashes : an artistic description of a gloomy affair

Name/Title

Jacksonville in flames : Florida's metropolis in sack-cloth and ashes : an artistic description of a gloomy affair

Entry/Object ID

Library.606

Tags

Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

69] p. : chiefly ill. (front. fold); 15 x 24 cm. Jacksonville in flames : Florida's metropolis in sack-cloth and ashes : an artistic description of a gloomy affair by Walter S. Wagstaff. "A list of the sufferers: public and private buildings destroyed; churches and schools; banks--hotels--clubs; along river front; blocks and buildings--public and private; companies and business firms; citizens whose homes were destroyed:" [15] p. at end. Cover title. At head of cover title: Artistic description of a gloomy affair. Advertising matter at end. Illustrated with photographs taken by Joseph A. Ingram. Copyrighted by Ingram & Wagstaff. Photos include: Hon. D.U. Fletcher -- Capt. C.E. Garner -- Hemming Park -- St. James Hotel -- Windsor Hotel -- County Court House -- Duval County Armory -- St. Joseph Convent School -- Col. Lovell and staff at headquarters -- Chief of Police Vizant -- Wilson Battery -- Steamer Pelton -- Joseph A. Ingram -- Keene residence -- Cummer residence -- Elks new club house. Contents include: Officers Jacksonville Relief Association -- Officers Ladies Auxiliary Relief Association. Ads include: O.L. Keene -- Travelers Hotel -- Franklin Printing and Publishing Co (Atlanta) -- Wrigley Engraving Co. (Atlanta) -- Kimball House (Atlanta) -- Chas. Blum & Company -- Seaboard Air Line Railway "Intro: The editor and publisher of this booklet, together with his family, are among the unfortunates, and would have been greater had they anything more to lose. It is hoped that the returns from this little booklet will enable the publisher to purchase a cooking stove, flat irons, wash tubs, and other ornamental necessities..."

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History., Fires -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Great Fire, Jacksonville, Fla., 1901., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Fire, 1901.

Publication Details

Author

Wagstaff, Walter S. ed, Ingram, Joseph A.

Publisher

Walter S. Wagstaff,

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Jacksonville, Fla.

Call No.

Rare Book F319 .J1 W3