Gilchrist Block after 1898 Fire

Photograph

Oberlin Heritage Center

R1995.063.39a

Name/Title

Gilchrist Block after 1898 Fire

Entry/Object ID

R1995.063.39

Description

One black and white photographic print of three of the damaged buildings after the 1898 fire on Gilchrist block. The back of the photograph reads: "Left to right Gilchrist block destroyed byfire New Years eve '98. 1- Steam Laundry [?] 2- Carpenter's Court 3- Ching Lum Laundry 4- CW Rowland, drugs 5- Crandall, restaurant 6- Ransom and Booth, furniture 7- Stairway to 2nd and 3rd floor of Gilchrist Block 8- Godley and Morris, hardware 9- L Wynn, barber shop 10- PR Tobin, Harness shop 11- GS Pay, meat market 12- Corner of awning [?] of building ED Dye, grocery, JP Tuck, shoe repair"

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Street

South Main

City

Oberlin

County

Lorain

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

R1995.063

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1898

Time Period

19th Century

Place